In the first half of 2023, social media and image sharing platform Pinterest received 139 user data requests from legal and government agencies in the United States. Pinterest requires a subpoena, court order, or search warrant before providing user information.
Number of user data requests issued to Pinterest from United States legal and federal agencies as of 1st half 2023
Pinterest switched from quarterly to half-year reporting in 2020. According to Pinterest, "To compel Pinterest to provide a user’s information, one must obtain a valid subpoena, court order or search warrant. To compel Pinterest to provide a user’s content, one must obtain a valid search warrant. One can’t compel Pinterest to provide any user information without a valid US court order."
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Pinterest. (January 1, 2024). Number of user data requests issued to Pinterest from United States legal and federal agencies as of 1st half 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018671/pinterest-user-data-requests-legal-and-government-agencies/
Pinterest. "Number of user data requests issued to Pinterest from United States legal and federal agencies as of 1st half 2023." Chart. January 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018671/pinterest-user-data-requests-legal-and-government-agencies/
Pinterest. (2024). Number of user data requests issued to Pinterest from United States legal and federal agencies as of 1st half 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018671/pinterest-user-data-requests-legal-and-government-agencies/
Pinterest. "Number of User Data Requests Issued to Pinterest from United States Legal and Federal Agencies as of 1st Half 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018671/pinterest-user-data-requests-legal-and-government-agencies/
Pinterest, Number of user data requests issued to Pinterest from United States legal and federal agencies as of 1st half 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018671/pinterest-user-data-requests-legal-and-government-agencies/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Number of user data requests issued to Pinterest from United States legal and federal agencies as of 1st half 2023 [Graph], Pinterest, January 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018671/pinterest-user-data-requests-legal-and-government-agencies/
