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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 Bing
  2. DMCA (Copyright) Complaint to Bing
  3. DMCA (Copyright) Complaint to Bing
  4. DMCA (Copyright) Complaint to Google
  5. DMCA (Copyright) Complaint to Bing
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@lumendatabase on twitter

  1. RT @TimCushing: stupid stupid stupid https://t.co/CIU9iBlPJ3 https://t.co/rqzZgAmLFK
  1. "Bill to Ban VPNs & Unmask Operators Submitted to Russia’s Parliament" Yandex suggests search eng rules superfluous https://t.co/mEPdg7Fyok
  1. "R.I. House approves measure to allow purging more crimes from state records" https://t.co/1sionEYKq5
  1. ""There are seven rights under GDPR, the Right to be Forgotten is just one." https://t.co/JJWY4YkhRQ

From the Blog

  1. An Overview of Research Conducted on U.S. Attitudes About "The Right To Be Forgotten" Mostafa El Manzalawy - 2017 Lumen Summer Intern on
  2. Parallel Response Paradigms: Governments and Copyright Enforcement Broadly Chris Crum - 2017 Lumen Summer Intern on
  3. Twitter Publishes Declassifed National Security Letters Lumen Team on
  4. Exploring Periscope Notices On Lumen Sabina Hartnett - 2016 Lumen Summer Intern on
  5. Let the Olympic [Trademark] Games Begin Sabina Hartnett on
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