| Country | Number of requests | Percentage of requests where some or all information was produced | Number of sites specified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andorra | 1 | 0% | 1 |
| Argentina | 1 | 0% | 1 |
| Austria | 4 | 0% | 4 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 0% | 1 |
| Brazil | 2 | 0% | 1 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 0% | 1 |
| Colombia | 1 | 0% | 1 |
| France | 2 | 0% | 2 |
| Germany | 9 | 0% | 9 |
| India | 20 | 0% | 19 |
| Italy | 3 | 0% | 3 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 0% | 1 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 0% | 1 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 0% | 1 |
| Portugal | 1 | 0% | 1 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 0% | 1 |
| South Africa | 1 | 0% | 1 |
| Spain | 1 | 0% | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 | 0% | 1 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 0% | 6 |
| Turkey | 1 | 0% | 1 |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 0% | 2 |
| United States | 45* | 96% | 61 |
| Total | 102 | 42% | 121 |
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.
Brazil
- A police officer requested information in order to identify a user whose site allegedly caused “damage to images of political and governmental authorities in [the] state.”
Germany
- Cybercrime police requested user information relating to an investigation involving the apparent distribution of “incriminated contents via e-mail.”
- A police department requested user information and asked that we keep the request confidential, but they did not provide any valid legal process or sufficient reasoning to justify the confidentiality.
India
- Law enforcement requested user information related to multiple sites which they say published defamatory content “with the purpose to create unrest and breach of peace.”
Slovakia
- A police officer requested user information as part of an investigation into an alleged “offense against civic coexistence.”
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