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# Transparency Reports |
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What we will publish about moderation and legal requests. |
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> **Status: pre-launch.** No transparency reports have been published yet. The first report will appear once moderation volume is high enough to anonymize effectively (see [Pre-Launch Note](#pre-launch-note)). This page describes the program we are committing to, not reports that already exist. |
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## Our Commitment |
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We will publish regular transparency reports so you can verify that our enforcement matches our stated policies: |
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- Content moderation actions |
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- Account enforcement |
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- Legal and government requests |
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- DMCA notices |
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## What We Report |
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### Moderation Statistics |
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- **Content removed** - Total pieces of content removed, by category |
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- **Accounts warned** - Number of accounts receiving warnings |
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- **Accounts suspended** - Temporary suspensions issued |
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- **Accounts terminated** - Permanent terminations |
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- **Appeals received** - How many decisions were appealed |
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- **Appeals overturned** - How often we reversed our decisions |
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### Legal Requests |
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- **Subpoenas received** - Requests from courts or government |
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- **Requests complied with** - How many we provided data for |
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- **Requests rejected** - How many we challenged or refused |
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- **User notifications** - How many affected users we notified |
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### DMCA |
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- **Takedown notices received** - Total valid DMCA notices |
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- **Content removed via DMCA** - Items taken down |
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- **Counter-notifications filed** - Disputes by creators |
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- **Content restored** - Items put back after counter-notification |
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## Report Format |
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Each report covers a calendar quarter and includes: |
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- Raw numbers for each category |
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- Comparison to previous quarters |
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- Notable trends or changes |
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- Explanation of any anomalies |
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Reports are published as blog posts and archived in this documentation. |
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## Publication Schedule |
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Once reporting begins, reports will be published quarterly, within 30 days of quarter end: |
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- Q1 (Jan-Mar): Published by April 30 |
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- Q2 (Apr-Jun): Published by July 31 |
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- Q3 (Jul-Sep): Published by October 31 |
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- Q4 (Oct-Dec): Published by January 31 |
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## What We Don't Publish |
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- **Specific content details** - We don't republish removed content |
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- **User identities** - We don't name individuals involved in moderation actions |
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- **Ongoing investigations** - We don't disclose active legal matters |
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- **Security vulnerabilities** - We don't detail exploitation attempts |
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## Pre-Launch Note |
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Reports will begin once moderation volume is high enough to anonymize effectively. |
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## Source-Available Transparency |
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Beyond reports: |
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- **Policies are public** - All moderation criteria are documented here |
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- **Code is public** - Automated systems can be inspected |
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- **Decisions are explained** - Users receive specific reasons for actions |
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## See Also |
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- [Content Moderation](./moderation.md): how we moderate |
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- [Privacy Policy](./privacy-policy.md): how we handle data requests |
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