Pinterest Releases Transparency Report for Last Six Months of 2020

3,115,438 accounts were deactivated for spam

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Pinterest released its Transparency Report for the second half of 2020 Thursday, saying that fewer than 0.02% of its monthly active users reported a Pin that resulted in a Pin deactivation during this period.

The platform shared the percentages of Pins that were removed for various violations of its terms where action was taken before a single Pinner viewed the content:

  • Conspiracy theories: 91%
  • Self-injury and harmful behavior: 90%
  • Medical misinformation: 85%
  • Spam: 85%
  • Harassment and criticism: 78%
  • Adult content: 76%
  • Hateful activities: 73%
  • Civic misinformation: 64%
  • Dangerous goods and activities: 50%
  • Graphic violence and threats: 50%
  • Adult sexual services: 10%

From October through December 2020, Pins that were deactivated following user reports violated the following policies:

  • Adult content: 155,313
  • Harassment and criticism: 3,865
  • Dangerous goods and activities: 2,296
  • Self-injury and harmful behavior: 1,854
  • Graphic violence and threats: 825
  • Conspiracy theories: 786
  • Civic misinformation: 782
  • Adult sexual services: 749
  • Hateful activities:...
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