During the first half of 2021, photo sharing and chat app Snapchat received 18,742 user data requests from the federal agencies and courts in the United States, up from 16,509 requests in the preceding six month period.
Number of user data requests made to Snapchat from U.S. federal agencies and courts from 2nd half 2014 to 1st half 2021
The table below provides the number of government requests for user data from the United States issued by U.S. authorities for U.S. criminal investigations as well as requests made on behalf of other governments pursuant to mutual legal assistance treaties and other diplomatic mechanisms.
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Snap Inc.. (January 1, 2022). Number of user data requests made to Snapchat from U.S. federal agencies and courts from 2nd half 2014 to 1st half 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 25, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/535374/snapchat-us-government-user-data-requests/
Snap Inc.. "Number of user data requests made to Snapchat from U.S. federal agencies and courts from 2nd half 2014 to 1st half 2021." Chart. January 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/535374/snapchat-us-government-user-data-requests/
Snap Inc.. (2022). Number of user data requests made to Snapchat from U.S. federal agencies and courts from 2nd half 2014 to 1st half 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/535374/snapchat-us-government-user-data-requests/
Snap Inc.. "Number of User Data Requests Made to Snapchat from U.S. Federal Agencies and Courts from 2nd Half 2014 to 1st Half 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/535374/snapchat-us-government-user-data-requests/
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