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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. DMCA (Copyright) 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. ​Apple’s proposed new child safety features and the problems with privacy tradeoffs Shreya Tewari on September 8, 2021
  2. ​ "Holly+" unsettles narratives of voice ownership and offers a vision of communal music making Gina Markov on September 3, 2021
  3. ​Germany’s Apex Federal Court voids parts of Facebook’s Term of Services Shreya Tewari on August 23, 2021
  4. The Olympics, the IOC, Streaming and Copyright Gaby Papper on August 22, 2021
  5. Right to be Forgotten in India Shreya Tewari on August 13, 2021