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Posted on the Tea App or AWDTSG? What to do in the first 24 hours

The first day matters more than the post. The moves that feel natural in the first few hours — replying, confronting, denying it in public — are the ones that turn one post into several. Here is what to do instead, in order.

Last checked September 2026 · Shield Date does not contact posters or remove posts — we explain how it works

Before you start

Slow down for one hour

A post is one person's account. It might be fair, it might be unfair, and now and then it's about someone else using your photo. Whichever it is, the steps below are the same — and none of them has to happen in the next ten minutes.

What you can't take back is anything you send while you're angry.

The first 24 hours

  1. Don't reply, and don't go after anyone

    Don't message whoever you think posted it, the group admins, or her friends, and don't post a denial on your own profile. Every one of those can be screenshotted and added to the thread — and a reply is the fastest way to turn a quiet post into a busy one.

  2. Save the link and a screenshot

    Get the direct link to the post and a screenshot that shows the date. Every report and every removal starts from the link, and posts get edited or deleted — once it's gone, so is your chance to point at it.

    If a friend told you about it, ask her for the link, not a description.

  3. Find out whether it's more than one post

    The Tea App and the AWDTSG groups are separate places, and a post in one is often shared to the other. Dealing with the one post you know about while a second one keeps running elsewhere wastes the day. Check the Tea App and the AWDTSG group for your area before you file anything.

  4. Match the post to the route that fits

    What's in the post decides what you can do about it:

    What's in the postRoute
    A photo of you that you took yourselfCopyright — the strongest route
    Your phone number, address or workplaceA report for private information
    Threats against youA report, and the police if they're serious
    Unflattering opinions about you as a dateNo route — opinions stay up
    A specific false claim, such as a crimeA lawyer, not a form

  5. File it the same day

    Removal is cleanest while it's still one post in one place. Every hour it stays up, more people read it and some of them screenshot it, and a screenshot sitting in a group chat is beyond the reach of any form. Both routes are free:

  6. Then leave it alone

    Once it's filed, the platform decides, usually within a few days. Checking the post every hour changes nothing. If the first filing is turned down, the guides above explain how to resubmit. The police are for threats, not for the post itself.

What not to do

These make things worse
  • Don't try to work out who posted it. Posters are anonymous, a guess isn't proof, and acting on one is how this gets worse.
  • Don't make a fake account to see it. It breaks the platform's rules, and if it's spotted it becomes the story.
  • Be hesitant paying anyone who guarantees a removal. The platform decides, not them — and the forms are free.

Heard about it but haven't seen it? Start with checking the Tea App or checking AWDTSG without joining.

Find out everywhere you're posted, today

Step 3 is the one men can't do themselves. A person searches the Tea App and the AWDTSG group covering your region by hand and sends you screenshots, the direct links, and proof of where they looked. $49 once, usually back within a few hours.

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This guide describes publicly available platform processes and is not legal advice. For a specific false claim, speak to a lawyer. Shield Date does not contact posters, negotiate with group moderators, or attempt removals on anyone's behalf — and no one can guarantee a removal, because the platform makes that decision.