Transparency Report

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.

DMCA & Copyright Takedowns

We take intellectual property rights seriously and respond promptly to valid DMCA takedown requests from rights holders and their authorized representatives.

847,293
Total Requests Received
2025 Year-to-Date
99.2%
Compliance Rate
Valid requests processed
<24h
Avg. Response Time
For valid requests
6,778
Invalid/Rejected
Incomplete or fraudulent

Quarterly Breakdown

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

Top Request Sources

Entertainment Industry (Film/TV/Music) 42%
Software & Gaming Publishers 28%
Publishing & E-Books 15%
Individual Rights Holders 9%
Other Industries 6%

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.

Content Moderation

Our content moderation combines automated scanning systems with human review to ensure platform safety and compliance with our Terms of Service.

2.4M
Files Scanned Daily
Automated systems
99.7%
Detection Accuracy
AI-powered scanning
18,492
Manual Reviews
Human verification
124,837
Content Removed
Policy violations

Removal Categories (2025)

Malware & Phishing
47,293
Files containing viruses, trojans, ransomware, or phishing content detected and removed before user access.
CSAM & Exploitation
0
Zero tolerance policy. All detected content immediately reported to NCMEC and relevant authorities.
Violent & Extremist
8,412
Terrorist content, violent extremism, and graphic violence promoting harm to individuals or groups.
Spam & Abuse
52,847
Spam uploads, abuse of service, duplicate/fake files, and automated bot activity.
Privacy Violations
3,891
Non-consensual intimate images, doxxing, and unauthorized personal information sharing.
Other ToS Violations
12,394
Other violations of our Terms of Service including fraud, impersonation, and illegal content.

Account Enforcement Actions

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

Detection Methods

Automated AI/ML Detection 73%
Hash Matching (SHA1, PhotoDNA) 14%
User Reports 8%
Manual Review & Proactive Monitoring 5%

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.

Legal & Government Requests

We comply with valid legal requests from law enforcement and government agencies while protecting user privacy to the fullest extent permitted by law.

4
Subpoena Requests
Received in 2025
4
Requests Processed
100% compliance rate
0
Requests Challenged
Invalid or overbroad
2
Jurisdictions
EU, US

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.

Report History

January 2026
Q4 2025 data added. Annual totals updated. New detection accuracy metrics included.
October 2025
Q3 2025 data added. Enhanced breakdown of content categories.
July 2025
Q2 2025 data added. Added account enforcement statistics.
April 2025
Q1 2025 data added. Transparency Report page launched.

Contact Trust & Safety

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.

Commitment to Transparency

This report is published annually to provide accurate information about our platform's content moderation and compliance efforts.

Last Updated: January 2026