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Transparency Reports

What we publish about moderation and legal requests.

Our Commitment

We publish regular transparency reports so you can verify that our enforcement matches our stated policies:

  • Content moderation actions
  • Account enforcement
  • Legal and government requests
  • DMCA notices

What We Report

Moderation Statistics

  • Content removed - Total pieces of content removed, by category
  • Accounts warned - Number of accounts receiving warnings
  • Accounts suspended - Temporary suspensions issued
  • Accounts terminated - Permanent terminations
  • Appeals received - How many decisions were appealed
  • Appeals overturned - How often we reversed our decisions

Legal Requests

  • Subpoenas received - Requests from courts or government
  • Requests complied with - How many we provided data for
  • Requests rejected - How many we challenged or refused
  • User notifications - How many affected users we notified

DMCA

  • Takedown notices received - Total valid DMCA notices
  • Content removed via DMCA - Items taken down
  • Counter-notifications filed - Disputes by creators
  • Content restored - Items put back after counter-notification

Report Format

Each report covers a calendar quarter and includes:

  • Raw numbers for each category
  • Comparison to previous quarters
  • Notable trends or changes
  • Explanation of any anomalies

Reports are published as blog posts and archived in this documentation.

Publication Schedule

Reports are published quarterly, within 30 days of quarter end:

  • Q1 (Jan-Mar): Published by April 30
  • Q2 (Apr-Jun): Published by July 31
  • Q3 (Jul-Sep): Published by October 31
  • Q4 (Oct-Dec): Published by January 31

What We Don’t Publish

  • Specific content details - We don’t republish removed content
  • User identities - We don’t name individuals involved in moderation actions
  • Ongoing investigations - We don’t disclose active legal matters
  • Security vulnerabilities - We don’t detail exploitation attempts

Pre-Launch Note

Reports will begin once moderation volume is high enough to anonymize effectively.

Source-Available Transparency

Beyond reports:

  • Policies are public - All moderation criteria are documented here
  • Code is public - Automated systems can be inspected
  • Decisions are explained - Users receive specific reasons for actions

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