The combined situation

NovelAI is a paid image generation service that originated as a text generation platform. The image generator supports explicit output and was an early target of leaked model weight redistribution. When NovelAI output appears on Google, removal proceeds through the statutory takedown process under 47 USC 223a combined with source attribution to strengthen the legal claim.

Why this combination is high risk

The 2022 NovelAI weight leak created a long tail of derivative models that continue to produce explicit content using the original training characteristics. On Google specifically, google search and google images are the discovery layer for nearly every ncii case. removing the underlying content does not always remove the cached version from google, and reverse image search can surface mirrors.

How removal proceeds

Google accepts NCII removal requests through its dedicated NCII removal form for Search and Images. Approved requests result in URL deindexing from Google Search results within 12 hours typically. Source attribution to NovelAI is documented through novelai uses a custom finetuned model with a recognizable rendering style, which strengthens the takedown notice and supports parallel legal action.