Our take on copyright
Copyright matters to us. We run topfollow.net/, and we don't want anything on it that we don't have the right to show. If you own something that ended up here without your permission — text, an image, a logo, a video, any of it — tell us. Send a proper notice and we'll look into it.
First, one thing worth clearing up. This site is the home of the Top Follow app, and it has no connection to Instagram or Meta. “Instagram” is a trademark of Meta Platforms, Inc., and we don’t pretend otherwise anywhere on the site. If that’s what your concern is really about, a short email usually sorts it out faster than a formal filing.
Sending a takedown notice
We follow the process laid out in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. If you’re the copyright owner, or you’re authorized to act for one, email the details to [email protected] and put “DMCA” in the subject line so it doesn’t get buried.
For us to act on it, your notice has to be complete. A vague “take my stuff down” doesn’t give us enough to work with. Here’s what to include:
- A clear description of the copyrighted work you believe we’ve infringed. If there’s more than one, list each.
- The exact location of the material on our site — the full page URL, so we can find it without guessing.
- Your contact details: full name, a working email, and a phone number or mailing address.
- A statement that you have a good-faith belief the use isn’t authorized by you, your agent, or the law.
- A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the owner or are authorized to act for the owner.
- Your physical or electronic signature.
Leave one of these out and we’ll probably have to come back to you for it, which drags the whole thing out. Better to get it right the first time.
What happens next
Once a complete notice reaches us, we read it and check the material ourselves. If the claim holds up, the content comes down, usually within a few business days, and we’ll let you know when it’s done. If something in the notice isn’t clear, we’ll ask you about it rather than guess.
We don’t play favorites, either. A valid claim gets the same handling whether it comes from a large company or from one person who made something and found it reused here.
If you think we got it wrong
Say your content came down and you believe that was a mistake — maybe you held the rights all along, or it counted as fair use. You can send a counter-notice to the same address, [email protected]. Include the material that was removed, where it used to sit, your contact information, and a statement under penalty of perjury that it was taken down by mistake or misidentification. We’ll review it as carefully as we review the takedowns themselves.
One last thing. Filing a false claim, in either direction, can carry real legal consequences under the DMCA. Be straight about what you own and what you don’t, and this stays simple for everyone. Not sure your issue is actually a copyright matter? Email us first — we’d rather talk it through than have you file something that doesn’t fit. For anything unrelated to copyright, our contact page has the details.