United States
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Explore requests from January to June 2015
Request: We received a court order from the state of New York where the government of Kazakhstan sued 100 unnamed individuals ("Does 1-100 Inclusive"). The lawsuit resulted in an order to remove Blogger content that appears to be political speech criticizing government officials. The order did not clearly specify the Blogger posts in question and was directed at the individuals, not Google.
Outcome: We pushed back for more information to request clarification on how the plaintiff attempted to serve 100 unnamed individuals with notice that they were facing legal action.
Removal requests from January to June 2015
Total removal requests received: 286
Total items requested for removal: 1546
Compliance rates in January to June 2015
Google’s compliance rate for requests which include a court order: 86%
Google’s compliance rate for requests from government agencies or law enforcement: 71%
Reasons for removals in January to June 2015
| Reason | % | Total Removal Requests |
|---|---|---|
| Defamation | 63% | 181 |
| Other | 18% | 52 |
| Privacy and Security | 6% | 18 |
| Bullying/Harassment | 3% | 10 |
| Copyright | 3% | 8 |
| Trademark | 3% | 8 |
| Reason Unspecified | 2% | 6 |
| Impersonation | 1% | 2 |
| Suicide Promotion | 0% | 1 |
Breakdown of all of the requests we received during the reporting period.
