The Lumen database collects and analyzes legal complaints and requests for removal of online materials, helping Internet users to know their rights and understand the law. These data enable us to study the prevalence of legal threats and let Internet users see the source of content removals.

Recent Takedown Notices

  1. DMCA (Copyright) Complaint to Google
  2. Defamation Complaint to Google
  3. DMCA (Copyright) Complaint to Google
  4. DMCA (Copyright) Complaint to Google
  5. DMCA (Copyright) Complaint to Google

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From the Blog

  1. Lumen Researcher Interview Series: Phineas Rueckert - Forbidden Stories on November 21, 2024
  2. More Local News Caught in Flood of Unrelated Copyright Takedown Requests Hewson Duffy on August 15, 2024
  3. What’s Behind The Unusual DMCA Notices From “Crowdstrike”? Hewson Duffy on August 12, 2024
  4. Takedowns: Olympic Edition Hewson Duffy on August 1, 2024
  5. Tell Them To Bring Out The Whole Ocean Hewson Duffy on July 30, 2024