How do I report submissions?

DeviantArt strives to be a community accepting of a wide range of creative works and themes. Even in our open and accepting creative environment, there are certain themes and types of content which are not allowed to be posted.

The Moderation System

Members of DeviantArt can help us address problem content by filing a moderation report. 
To report a deviation, an item posted to Sta.sh, journal, or status update:
  • Click the “...” button found immediately below the deviation.
  • Click "Report."
  • Choose the option that best applies to begin filing your report.

Content ranging from explicit sexual material, abusive posts, and spam advertising can be reported to our staff this way.
Tip: Clicking the Report button on DeviantArt's Mobile App will open the Reporting module up in your mobile browser.

Notes and information about reporting

All complaints about deviations should not be sent as a ticket to the DeviantArt customer service area. Our moderation system is specifically designed to review and address problem content in the most efficient manner possible. 

The one exception to this procedure, detailed below, concerns photographic submissions where you are featured as a subject but you have not previously authorized the publication of the photograph.

With the exception of copyright infringement (DMCA) takedown notices, your report will be kept completely anonymous. Only members of our staff will have access to the full details of your report and the person that you report will not receive your name or any information which could be used to identify you.

All reports which you file, with the exception of DMCA takedown notices, which enter a special high-priority area, enter a general queue within the Moderation System, where they will be reviewed in a particular order of priority by a member of the DeviantArt administration. 

Due to volume and complexity of reports, combined with a prioritization system, we cannot provide any estimate regarding how long your report may wait before it is reviewed. 
To learn more about DMCA takedown notices, please consult the DeviantArt Copyright Policy.

Model Releases

If you are a model whose likeness has been posted without a proper release:

We will gladly assist you in addressing the unauthorized posting of your image or likeness. In order to take action, staff will need you, as the person whose name or likeness was posted or used without permission, to provide some specific information and statements. This should be done by contacting us directly at our customer support area.

Since this is essentially a privacy-based complaint, staff can only take action on content in which you personally are recognizably featured.

Once staff have all of the required information and statements, the content will be removed from public view and set a thirty (30) day deadline for the member to provide a valid model release form signed by you.

If such a form is not provided within the time frame allowed, the content will be deleted from the profile and then deleted entirely from our servers thirty (30) days afterward.
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