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How to report violations of our Community Guidelines

Updated

If a photo or member is violating our Terms of Use or Community Guidelines, we encourage you to report it to our Trust & Safety team. 

The primary paths to report potential violations are Flag Photo, Report Abuse, and Contact Us. 

Report from a web browser

If you are using a Web Browser there are a couple of different methods:

Reporting a profile
  1. Go to a member's profile.
  2. Select the three dot menu located on the cover photo.
  3. Select Report user. 
  4. Select What would you like to report | select Next.
  5. Enter any pertinent details (if applicable) | select Send.

Reporting from a Photostream
  1. Go to the member's Photostream.
  2. Scroll down | select Report Abuse.
  3. Select a category (Note: To ensure your report gets the appropriate level of attention some categories will direct you to Contact Us).
  4. Select Send. 

Reporting from Contact Us
  1. Go to the Contact Us form.
  2. Fill out the form | select Trust & Safety from the drop-down.
  3. Select the appropriate Issue.
  4. Enter a message detailing the report. Be sure to include a link to the account or photo in question, if applicable.
  5. Select Send.
     

Note: This is the best method for reporting external sites that have posted your content. For more information on why other sites can use your Flickr photos or videos, please see here.

Report from the Flickr app

If you’re using the Flickr app on a mobile device:

Reporting a profile
  1. Tap on the member’s profile picture.
  2. Scroll down | tap Report Abuse.
  3. Fill out the form accordingly.
  4. Tap Send.

Report a photo
  1. Tap on the photo/ video to open it.
  2. Swipe up on the small bar at the bottom of the screen.
  3. Tap Flag this photo.
  4. Tap Yes.

Looking to report copyright infringement? Fill out the form found on our Copyright and Intellectual Policy page.

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