| Country | Number of requests | Percentage of requests where some or all information was produced | Number of sites specified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 1 | 0% | 1 |
| Austria | 1 | 0% | 1 |
| Brazil | 3 | 0% | 3 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 0% | 1 |
| France | 10 | 0% | 11 |
| Germany | 11 | 0% | 13 |
| Greece | 1 | 0% | 1 |
| India | 4 | 0% | 5 |
| Israel | 2 | 0% | 2 |
| Italy | 2 | 0% | 2 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 0% | 2 |
| Spain | 1 | 0% | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 | 0% | 1 |
| United States | 30 | 90% | 36 |
| Total | 70 | 39% | 80 |
Recent Examples
Here are a few recent examples of requests for user information that we received from government sources. We did not provide information in response to any of these requests.
France
- Law enforcement requested information about a site owner for allegedly engaging in public defamation and public insults.
Germany
- Law enforcement made several requests for information about various site owners for posting allegedly defamatory content.
- Law enforcement requested information about a site owner who posted “symbols and unconstitutional organizations that are forbidden in Germany.”
India
- The government’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology’s Department of Information Technology’s Computer Emergency Response Team needed user information to investigate a “cyber incident” that have “a bearing on National Security.”
Italy
- Law enforcement requested user information for an investigation of copyright infringement.
Pakistan
- The government’s National Response Centre for Cyber Crimes’ Federal Investigation Agency requested user information for allegedly damaging someone’s “family’s repute in society and using [the site] for wrongful gains.”
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