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Report abuse

To report a video that you believe violates our Community Guidelines or Terms and Conditions,

  1. Navigate to the video page in question.
  2. Click the Flag that appears below your video and the title of your video.
    A red rectangle highlights a flag icon on a video player interface below the video title.

To report an account:

  1. Navigate to their profile page
  2. Click the Flag icon in the bottom left corner of the page.
    A gray flag button, used to report a user, is highlighted in red at the bottom left of the screen.

Report a spammer

Report spam accounts by clicking the flag icon located at the bottom left corner of their profile page.
A dialog box with the title "Report this person". It lists several reasons for reporting, including "Inappropriate avatar," "Spammy," "Bad videos," "Creepy," "Not playing nice," and "Impersonation." It also has an option to block the person and buttons to "Report this person" or "Cancel."

If you don't think a user is a spambot, but they keep giving you unwanted attention in the form of messages or shared videos, you can: 

Report a copyright infringement

If someone uploads a video that you own to Vimeo without your permission, we treat this as a legal issue. You'll need to submit a formal takedown request on our DMCA page so we can start the process of removing the video.

Reporting comments

To report comments:

  1. Select the video and open the comment section.
  2. Click on the three-dot menu and select Report comment.A red rectangle highlights the "Report comment" options that appear when interacting with a comment on a video page.
  3. Next, a reporting modal will open up. Choose the reason to report the comment.
    A modal window titled "Report this comment" with a list of reasons for reporting, including "Spam or deceptive behavior," "Hate speech or harassment," "Suicide or self-harm," "Problem involving someone under 18," and "Intellectual property or privacy.

Moderators then review the comment and take necessary action.

Definitions of violations of Vimeo's guidelines 

If you're looking for more details on what content we consider to violate our guidelines, check out the Legal FAQs section of our Help Center.
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