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. Defamation Complaint to Google
  3. DMCA (Copyright) Complaint to Google
  4. DMCA (Copyright) Complaint to Google
  5. Defamation Complaint to Google

From the Blog

  1. Spurious DMCAs Suppress Election Coverage Lumen Team on August 11, 2026
  2. "From Shield To Sword: Abuse of the DMCA In Information Warfare" Lumen Fellow Shreya Tewari on August 5, 2026
  3. A Strange Group of Emails to Lumen and What They Might Mean: Part 2 Adam Holland on March 18, 2026
  4. A Strange Group of Emails to Lumen and What They Might Mean Lumen Team on March 3, 2026
  5. The year in review: Lumen Statistics 2025 the Lumen Team on February 17, 2026