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How do I report a website for illegal activity?

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If you live in the U.S., you can report most illegal activities online via your local FBI office, the U.S. Secret Service website, or the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). If you’re outside the U.S., contact your local police or government office in charge of cybercrime.

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Who investigates cybercrime?

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In the U.S., the FBI is the main federal agency in charge of investigating cybercrime. Internationally, it may be handled by Interpol or by local agencies, depending on the extent of the crime.

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What do you do if someone copies your website?

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Start by gathering evidence, such as screenshots of the material they copied and archived versions of both pages that can help prove your version is older. Then, contact the copycat and ask them to take down the duplicate content. If that doesn’t work, try getting in touch with their website’s host company or even filing a legal complaint. You can also file a DMCA complaint with Google to get their pages removed from search results.

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How can I report a malicious website to Apple?

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Safari uses Google Safe Browsing to filter our malicious sites. So if you report the site to Google, then it will be like reporting the site to Apple.

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Can you get in trouble for reporting anything?

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As long as your reports are made in good faith, then you will not get in trouble.

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There is a site that is showing content that the creators have not yet released outside of Patreon or SubscribeStar, how do I report this?

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You can contact the creators and let them know. They can send DMCA takedowns to get the site to remove the content.

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