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Copyright & takedown

Last updated 1 November 2026

We respect the rights of journalists, publishers, photographers and creators. If something on Short2News uses your work without permission, tell us and we will act on it.

News from publishers

Short2News shows short summaries of news and links to the original story, with the publisher named on every card. If you are a publisher and want your stories to appear differently, to have a summary or image corrected, or to stop appearing altogether, write to editorial@short2news.com from your organisation's domain and we will make the change.

Reporting infringing content

Send a notice to grievance@short2news.com with the subject Copyright notice, including:

  1. Your name, postal address, phone number and email, and, if you act for the owner, your authority to do so.
  2. A description of the work you own, and evidence that you own it or are licensed to it.
  3. The link to each post, Short or comment you say infringes it. In the app, use Share on the item to copy its link.
  4. A statement that you believe in good faith the use is not authorised by you, your agent or the law.
  5. A statement that the information in your notice is accurate, and your physical or electronic signature.

Under Rule 75 of the Copyright Rules, 2013 we disable access to the content within 36 hours of receiving a complete notice. Access is restored after 21 days unless you send us an order from a competent court directing that it stay down.

If your content was removed

We tell the uploader when we remove content after a notice. If you believe it was removed by mistake, or that you have the right to use the work, reply to that message or write to grievance@short2news.com with the link and your reasons. We may share your reply with the person who complained.

Repeat infringement

Accounts that repeatedly post other people's work without permission lose the ability to post Shorts and earn, and may be closed. Earnings from infringing content are reversed.

Other complaints

Trademark, privacy, impersonation and other complaints about content go to the Grievance Officer. Court and government orders are acted on within the time the IT Rules, 2021 set.

False notices can have legal consequences. If you are not sure the use is infringing, consider asking a lawyer first.