Copyright and removal requests

Last updated: October 9, 2026

Silma lets paying users study public short-form videos. To do that it stores copies of publicly available posts from Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Facebook (the video, thumbnail, caption and public counts) and shows them to users for research. We respect the rights of creators and copyright owners. This page explains how to ask us to remove content and how we handle notices under the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), 17 U.S.C. 512.

Creators: remove your posts from Silma

If a post of yours appears in Silma and you would like it removed, you do not need a formal legal notice. Email support@silma.app from an address we can link to the account, or with a link to the post and a way to confirm you control the account (for example a message from that account). We will remove the post and our stored copies, and stop collecting that account for Discover, usually within 10 business days.

Designated copyright agent

SILMA LLC, Attn: Copyright Agent
522 W Riverside Ave Ste N, Spokane, WA 99201-0581, United States
Email: support@silma.app

Filing a DMCA notice

If you believe material on Silma infringes a copyright you own or are authorised to act for, send our agent a written notice that includes all of the following (17 U.S.C. 512(c)(3)):

1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorised to act on their behalf.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work you claim is infringed (or, for several works, a representative list).
3. Identification of the material you claim is infringing, with enough detail for us to find it, such as the Silma URL or the original post URL.
4. Your name, postal address, telephone number, and email address.
5. A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the material is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
6. A statement that the information in the notice is accurate, and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or authorised to act on the owner's behalf.

When we receive a valid notice, we will remove or disable access to the material promptly and make a reasonable effort to tell the user who submitted it, if any. Notices that leave out required elements may not be acted on. Knowingly misrepresenting that material is infringing can make you liable for damages under 17 U.S.C. 512(f).

Counter-notices

If material you submitted was removed and you believe that was a mistake or misidentification, you can send our agent a counter-notice that includes (17 U.S.C. 512(g)(3)):

1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Identification of the material that was removed and where it appeared before removal.
3. A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification.
4. Your name, address, and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the judicial district of your address (or, if you are outside the United States, any judicial district in which SILMA LLC may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who sent the original notice or their agent.

We will send a copy of a valid counter-notice to the person who filed the original notice. Unless they tell us within 10 business days that they have filed a court action to stop the infringement, we may restore the material 10 to 14 business days after we received the counter-notice.

Repeat infringers

We terminate, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of users who are the subject of repeated valid infringement notices. We may also limit access or remove content at our discretion without a notice.

Other requests

• Privacy requests about personal data in public posts: see our Privacy Policy or email support@silma.app.
• Trademark or other complaints: email us with the details and we will review them.

This policy forms part of our Terms of Service.