Our commitment to openness and accountability
Calendar Year 2025 - Annual Report
At DDownload, we believe in operating with complete transparency. This report provides detailed statistics on our content moderation efforts, DMCA compliance, and platform integrity measures. We publish this data annually to demonstrate our commitment to maintaining a safe and legal platform for all users.
We take intellectual property rights seriously and respond promptly to valid DMCA takedown requests from rights holders and their authorized representatives.
| Quarter | Requests Received | Files Removed | Counter-Notices | Avg. Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | 198,547 | 196,892 | 312 | 18 hours |
| Q2 2025 | 214,823 | 213,104 | 287 | 16 hours |
| Q3 2025 | 221,456 | 219,783 | 341 | 21 hours |
| Q4 2025 | 212,467 | 210,832 | 298 | 19 hours |
| Total 2025 | 847,293 | 840,611 | 1,238 | 18.5 hours |
Our Process: All DMCA requests are reviewed by our compliance team within 24 hours. We verify the legitimacy of each request and remove infringing content promptly. Users whose content is removed are notified and may file a counter-notice if they believe the removal was in error.
Our content moderation combines automated scanning systems with human review to ensure platform safety and compliance with our Terms of Service.
| Action Type | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warnings Issued | 4,287 | 4,612 | 4,893 | 4,521 | 18,313 |
| Temporary Suspensions | 1,893 | 2,104 | 2,287 | 2,019 | 8,303 |
| Permanent Bans | 892 | 978 | 1,042 | 931 | 3,843 |
| Appeals Received | 487 | 523 | 561 | 498 | 2,069 |
| Appeals Granted | 89 | 97 | 104 | 92 | 382 |
Our Commitment: We continuously invest in improving our content moderation capabilities. In 2025, we increased our automated detection accuracy by 12% and reduced false positive rates by 23% through advanced machine learning models.
We comply with valid legal requests from law enforcement and government agencies while protecting user privacy to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Our Policy: We carefully review all legal requests to ensure they are valid and properly scoped. We only disclose user information when legally required and notify affected users unless prohibited by law or court order.
For questions about our content moderation policies, to report concerns, or to request additional information about this transparency report, please contact our Trust & Safety team.
[email protected]Disclaimer: All data presented in this report is aggregated and anonymized. Numbers may vary slightly due to rounding and data processing. This report covers the calendar year 2025 (January 1 - December 31). We publish transparency reports on an annual basis.
This report is published annually to provide accurate information about our platform's content moderation and compliance efforts.