Even though Snapchat has promoted user privacy and autonomy since its founding, we’ve only recently been able to systematically track and report requests for user information. Beginning in July 2015, we will publish a bi-annual Transparency Report, which will explore government requests we have received for users’ account information, government demands to remove users’ content, and requests to takedown content for alleged copyright violations.
But in the interest of transparency, we figured why wait until we had a full six months of data before publishing our first Transparency Report. So what you’ll see here in our inaugural report covers all the various requests we received from November 1, 2014 through February 28, 2015—and how often we honored those requests.
For more information about how we handle these sorts of requests, please take a look at our Law Enforcement Guide, Privacy Policy, and Terms of Service.
Reporting Period
Requests
Account Identifiers*
Percentage of requests where some data was produced
November 1, 2014—February 28, 2015
375
666
92%
Subpoena
159
326
89%
Pen Register Order
0
N/A
N/A
Court Order
24
33
88%
Search Warrant
172
286
96%
Emergency
20
21
85%
Wiretap Order
0
N/A
N/A
National Security
Requests
Account Identifiers*
November 1, 2014—February 28, 2015
FISA
0-499
0-499
NSL
0
N/A
Reporting Period
Requests
Account Identifiers*
Percentage of requests where some data was produced
November 1, 2014—February 28, 2015
28
35
21%
Belgium - Emergency
1
2
100%
Canada - Emergency
3
3
100%
France - Other
9
9
0%
Hungary - Other
1
1
0%
Ireland - Other
2
2
0%
Norway - Emergency
1
2
100%
Norway - Other
1
1
0%
United Kingdom - Emergency
3
3
33%
United Kingdom - Other
7
12
0%
Reporting Period
Removal Requests
Percentage of requests where some content was removed
November 1, 2014—February 28, 2015
0
N/A
Reporting Period
DMCA Takedown Notices
Percentage of requests where some content was removed
November 1, 2014—February 28, 2015
0
N/A
Reporting Period
DMCA Counter-Notices
Percentage of requests where some content was reinstated
November 1, 2014—February 28, 2015
0
N/A