First and foremost, if this happens to you and you encounter a business offering its services to have these photos removed, don't buy it. These are almost always fake, sometimes even false legal credentials involved, and usually run by the same people hosting the photos in the first place. Sadly, and kind of shockingly, right now there's no legal channel to have this stuff removed (though criminal penalties are in the works in many states). According to
The Guardian, hosting sites are protected by the Communications Decency Act, which holds the creator of the content liable. So, if you sent your boyfriend a personal photo because you loved and trusted him at the time, and then he posts it to a certified community of pervs after you break up, that's your fault. Right. Makes perfect sense.
Image: Via The Guardian.