You can report behavior that you consider to be a violation of Google's Terms of Service or program policies. Violations include:
- Spam, malware, and phishing
- Violence
- Hate speech
- Terrorist content
- Harassment, bullying, and threats
- Sexually explicit material
- Child exploitation
- Impersonation
- Personal and confidential information
- Illegal activities
- Public streaming
- Copyright infringement
- Content use and submission
Report abuse
You can report abusive content from your computer.
Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, or FormsGoogle Docs, Sheets, or Slides
To report a violation:
- Open a file.
- Click the Help menu.
- Select Report abuse.
- Choose the type of abuse found in the file. Each abuse type has a description to help you determine if the file has violated our policies.
- Click Submit Abuse Report.
Google Forms
To report a violation:
- At the bottom of the form, click Report Abuse.
- Choose the type of abuse found in the form.
- Click Submit Abuse Report.
You can report abusive content on websites created with Google Sites and hosted in Google Drive. Some violations of our program policies include:
To report abuse directly from a Google Site, click Report abuse at the bottom of the page.
You can report PDFs, images, or other content stored in Google Drive.
To report a violation:
- On a computer, go to drive.google.com.
- Right-click the file you want to report
click Report abuse.
- Choose the type of abuse found in the file. Each abuse type has a description to help you determine if the file has violated our policies.
- Click Submit Abuse Report.
Reports don’t guarantee removal of the file or any other action on Google’s part. Content that you disagree with or deem inappropriate is not always a violation of Google’s Terms of Service or program policies.
Actions we may take on abusive material
- Remove the file from the account.
- Restrict sharing of a file.
- Limiting who can view the file.
- Disable access to one or more Google products.
- Delete the Google Account.
- Report illegal materials to appropriate law enforcement authorities.
Appeal a violation
If a file you own has a violation notice, you can request a review of the violation.