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Remove yourself from Social Catfish
Social Catfish has a free opt-out at socialcatfish.com/opt-out. Note the URL of each page that shows your information, then follow the instructions there to remove URLs, emails, phone numbers and addresses. Confirm the email link to finish.
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Email linkVerification
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How to remove yourself from Social Catfish
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Search yourself
Search your name, email, phone and photo on socialcatfish.com, and save the URL of each page that shows you.
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Open the opt-out page
Go to socialcatfish.com/opt-out and scroll to the removal instructions.
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Request removal
Submit the URLs, email addresses, phone numbers and addresses you found. Only list items you've actually seen on the site.
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Confirm by email
Click the confirmation link Social Catfish sends.
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Recheck
Repeat your searches after a week.
Official page: Social Catfish opt-out ↗
What Social Catfish shows about you
Social Catfish can show your photos, social profiles, email, phone number and home address. Social Catfish is built for checking whether online profiles are real, so it leans on photos and social accounts more than most people-search sites. If someone is using your photos, also see our Instagram impersonation guide.
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Finds every listing
We search Social Catfish for every profile tied to your name, phone, email and past addresses, including duplicates and family listings the opt-out form won't show you.
Files and confirms the opt-out
We submit the removal, handle the verification steps, and check that the listing is actually gone.
Watches for it coming back
People-search sites re-add records from public data. We recheck Social Catfish and file again whenever your listing returns.
Covers the copycat sites
The same records show up on other people-search sites. One scan covers them along with Social Catfish.
Social Catfish: frequently asked questions
Is it free to remove yourself from Social Catfish?
Yes. Social Catfish's opt-out is free. You never need to buy a report or a subscription to remove your information.
How long does Social Catfish take?
Social Catfish doesn't publish a timeframe. Search again after a few days, and follow up if your information is still there after two weeks.
Will my information come back on Social Catfish?
It can. Social Catfish keeps adding records from public and commercial sources, so a new listing can appear after a move, a new phone number or a data refresh. Check again every few months.
Does removing myself from Social Catfish remove me from Google?
Not right away. Google can show an old snippet until it recrawls the page. Once the Social Catfish page is gone, you can ask Google to refresh the result. See our Google removal guide.
Sources
Last reviewed . Removal processes change often; if a step looks different, follow the site's current instructions.
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