WhatsApp: european Union: report defamatory content
Here is the official process on WhatsApp, checked on 15 October 2026. Follow the steps in order.
Before you start
- Note the date of the first publication: that is what counts for time limits, not the day you found it.
- Take complete screenshots: page address, date, account name, full text.
- Report the posts to the platform (harassment, hate speech, false information about a person).
- If it continues or is serious, report it to the police. Helplines for your country are on our Urgent help page.
The steps
- Have the account’s number (or the channel link) and screenshots ready.
- Open the EU "single point of contact" form.
- Choose "I want to report defamatory content".
- Fill in the form that opens next and submit.
You don’t need an account. Checked on 15 October 2026.
If it doesn’t work
An official form can go unanswered or be wrongly refused. That’s not the end: there are other doors, heavier but effective — the company hosting the site, the company managing its domain name, the laws of your country, the data protection authority. That’s exactly what we do for you, with your agreement.
- Reporting to the platform
- A written request to the site owner
- The domain name registrar
- The hosting company
- Search engines
- The authority or the courts
Same situation, other platforms
- Facebook Report bullying, harassment or personal attacks
- Instagram Report bullying or abusive content
- TikTok Report harassment, attacks or doxing
- X (Twitter) Report abusive posts or an account
- YouTube Report harassment, insults or threats
- Snapchat Report bullying, harassment or defamation
- Telegram European Union: report illegal content (DSA)
- LinkedIn Report harassment on LinkedIn
- Reddit You’re being harassed or attacked on Reddit
- Google (Recherche) Legal removal request (defamation) for Google Search
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This information helps you use your rights. It doesn’t replace advice from a lawyer.