Remove NovelAI content from Yandex

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 Yandex, 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 Yandex specifically, yandex images has historically had weaker filtering than google or bing, and surfaces results that are deindexed elsewhere. this makes yandex a critical second pass for any ncii removal effort.

How removal proceeds

Yandex accepts removal requests through its abuse contact at copyright@yandex-team.ru. Yandex Images is particularly important because it indexes adult content that Google and Bing exclude. 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.