Transparency Report

January 1, 2018 – June 30, 2018

Released: November 28, 2018

Updated: November 28, 2018

Snapchat Transparency Reports are released twice a year. These reports provide important insight into the volume and nature of governmental requests for Snapchatters' account information and other legal notifications.

Since November 15, 2015, our policy has been to notify Snapchatters when we receive legal process seeking their account information, with exceptions for cases where we are legally prohibited from doing so, or when we believe there are exceptional circumstances (like child exploitation or an imminent risk of death or bodily injury).

For more information about how we handle law enforcement data requests, please take a look at our Law Enforcement Guide, Privacy Policy, and Terms of Service.

United States Criminal Legal Requests

Requests for User Information pursuant to U.S. legal process.

Category	Requests	Account Identifiers	Percentage of requests where some data was produced
Total	7,235	12,308	85%
Subpoena	1,944	4,103	82%
PRTT	68	97	96%
Court Order	219	441	85%
Search Warrant	4,241	6,766	88%
EDR	755	885	77%
Wiretap Order	8	16	100%
Summons	73	337	89%

International Government Information Requests

Requests for User Information from government entities outside the United States.

Country	Emergency Requests	Account Identifiers for Emergency Requests	Percentage of emergency requests where some data was produced for Emergency Requests Percentage of emergency requests where some data was produced	Other Information Requests	Account Identifiers for Other Requests	Percentage of other information request where some data was produced
Total	211	247	67%	424	669	1%
Argentina	0	0	N/A	3	5	0%
Australia	1	1	100%	8	10	0%
Austria	0	0	N/A	3	6	0%
Brazil	0	0	N/A	2	5	0%
Canada	65	72	75%	5	5	0%
Denmark	2	2	50%	16	23	0%
France	23	30	65%	89	108	0%
Germany	0	0	N/A	48	69	0%
Iceland	0	0	N/A	2	2	0%
India	0	0	N/A	15	21	0%
Ireland	3	3	100%	0	0	N/A
Israel	1	1	0%	0	0	N/A
Lithuania	0	0	N/A	1	1	0%
Luxembourg	0	0	N/A	1	1	0%
Netherlands	1	5	0%	0	0	N/A
Norway	2	1	0%	13	71	0%
Oman	0	0	N/A	1	1	0%
Pakistan	0	0	N/A	1	1	0%
Paraguay	0	0	N/A	1	4	0%
Poland	1	1	0%	2	3	0%
Singapore	1	1	0%	4	4	0%
Spain	0	0	N/A	3	3	0%
Sweden	1	2	0%	20	38	0%
Switzerland	4	6	100%	4	5	25%
UK	106	122	63%	175	244	2%
Ukraine	0	0	N/A	1	29	0%

United States National Security Requests

Requests for User Information pursuant to national security legal process.

National Security	Requests	Account Identifiers*
NSLs and FISA Orders/Directives	O-249	0-249

Governmental Content Removal Requests

This category identifies demands by a government entity to remove content that would otherwise be permissible under our Terms of Service or Community Guidelines.

Reporting Period	Removal Requests	Percentage of requests where some content was removed
January 1, 2018 - June 30, 2018	0	N/A

Note: Although we do not formally track when we remove content that violates our policies when a request has been made by a governmental entity, we believe it is an extremely rare occurrence. When we believe it is necessary to restrict content that is deemed unlawful in a particular country, but does not otherwise violate our policies, we seek to restrict access to it geographically when possible, rather than remove it globally.

Copyrighted Content Takedown Notices (DMCA)

This category reflects any valid takedown notices we received under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

DMCA Takedown Notices	Percentage of requests where some content was removed
43	70%

DMCA Counter-Notices	Percentage of requests where some content was reinstated
0	N/A

* “Account Identifiers” reflects the number of identifiers (e.g. username, email address, phone number, etc.) specified by law enforcement in legal process when requesting user information. Some legal process may include more than one identifier. In some instances, multiple identifiers may identify a single account. In instances where a single identifier is specified in multiple requests, each instance is included.