How to report copyright on Snapchat

Step-by-Step Guide

If you find an image on Snapchat that violates your rights, follow this step-by-step guide to report it.

STEP 01

Locate the Image

Go to Snapchat and find the image you want to report. It may be in a story or a profile.
STEP 02

Click on the three dots. Report snap

  • I just don't like it
  • Bullying, harassment and defamation
  • Nudity & sexual content
  • Threats, violence & dangerous behavior
  • Hate speech, terrorism & violent extremism
  • Drugs & weapons
  • Suicide & self-harm
  • False information or deceptive practices
  • My IP is being infringed (select this)
  • Other
STEP 03

Reporting a copyright violation

If you select Intellectual property, you will have to be the rightful owner of the image. You’ll need to fill out a form with the following details:‍

Step-by-step copyright reporting process

Your contact information

  1. Full name
  2. Organisation name
  3. Email address
  4. Confirm email address
  5. Phone number 
  6. Full name of rights holder
  7. What type of content are you reporting?
    • Filter
    • Snap ad
    • Our story
    • Publisher story
    • User story 
    • Show
    • Lens
    • Snapcode
    • Website
    • Other
  8. Description of original copyrighted work
  9. Screenshot
  10. Confirmation
    • “I confirm that I have a good-faith belief that the content’s use is not authorised by law, principles of fair use, the copyright owner or the copyright owner’s agent, and that the information I have is accurate”
    • “I consent to the information in my complaint being forwarded to the user who posted the allegedly infringing content”
  11. Section 512(f)
    • “I understand that under Section 512(f) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act or similar law, if applicable, I may be liable for any damages, including costs and attorneys’ fee, if I knowingly misrepresent or provide false information”.
  12. Please type this exact statement into the field below
  13. Submit