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    Tuesday, 3 February 2015

    Reddit's first transparency report reveals requests for user data

    The site has been requested that their data do not know when they ignore calls that say this is usually the last year, the social news site, the user comply with requests for information, 55 to 32.


    In a blog post on Thursday, social news site regular users of the data on government agencies and law enforcement, as well as requests for applications is specific material removal. Reddit will also send sometimes by private individuals and legal documents receives such requests.

    In 2014, the site user information, Google, Facebook and other tech players received a small number compared to the volume received 55 applications. It must decide whether to comply or to reject it, but it is still up to each request is a challenge.

    Reddit mainly cover a host of topics that subreddits, or publish content to a range of topics people, as well, as a community message board works. Reddit also ask me anything (AMAs) is known for, live, online events, celebrities and other VIPs in which people get to ask questions.

    Last year, 55 requests for user information face, Reddit provide some information in their 32's and 78 user accounts have been designated in applications. The company successfully over a dozen anonymous user was looking at the data and said that the challenge of civil trials.

    The company is requesting the data when users try to inform.

    "We have received many requests from the public that demands no legal weight and stop notices are composed by consumers," it is said in the blog. is prohibited by a court order or delayed until I decide where appropriate on the basis of clear criteria. "

    Last year, it is also 218 requests to remove specific content. Of those, most of the applications it is alleged copyright and trademark violations were for compliance with 68.. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) did not contain the information required by many were rejected.

    Broad understanding shifts the entire subreddits, or removal of threads, some called for the deletion requests. Links usually do not violate copyright because their applications were trickier than others. As a result, it is "for links to additional scrutiny to determine takedowns." Had to

    Lose the "real man" to take down content added every application review.
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