When a site ignores a takedown notice, escalation timing varies. There is no fixed number of days: we collect evidence of the content and document earlier removal requests before contacting its hosting provider.
What do you collect before escalating?
We gather the affected URLs and evidence of the reported content, along with the dates of previous removal requests and any responses. The provider may also need ownership evidence or authorization. We review the relevant reporting requirements and identify an available contact before sending the escalation.
The website's own DMCA contact and its upstream hosting provider are different recipients. A notice sent to the website does not mean its hosting provider has also been contacted. Evidence collection is preparation, not confirmation that an escalation has been sent.
What happens next?
Depending on the evidence, recipient policies and plan coverage, follow-up options can include another notice, a report to the hosting provider or another relevant upstream provider, and eligible search-engine delisting requests. Some cases need further review or information from you.
The site's age alone does not trigger escalation. A follow-up date is not a promised sending or removal date. We cannot guarantee that every provider will act or that escalation will remove the content.
A search delisting can reduce how people find a leak while the original page remains online. For a case-specific update, send support the affected URLs so we can check the recorded filings and available next steps.