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What is an automated takedown?
An automated takedown is a removal request a system files and follows up without a person. Short definition, the four steps, and what automation can't do.
ChainPatrol Team
An automated takedown is a request to remove a phishing site, fake account, scam ad or fake app that a system prepares, files and follows up without a person. The registrar, host or platform still decides whether to remove it.
What it isn’t
An automated takedown does not promise removal, and it does not replace judgment on gray-area accounts. See what automated takedowns are, and what they can’t do for the longer version.
Frequently asked questions
Is an automated takedown the same as a blocklist?
No. A blocklist warns visitors, and a takedown removes the source. Both are needed. See blocking vs takedown.
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