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Sunday, November 23rd, 2025

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How to report a user for targeted harrassment linked to IMDb?

I recently received an abusive e-mail from someone who appears to be an IMDb user reacting to my film reviews. The message consisted of antagonistic personal insults without any constructive feedback. At the same time, my entire timeline of reviews received a wave of downvotes that wasn't there before. Taken together, this suggests a pattern of targeted harrassment by a user here.I am unsure how to report this because:

  1. The abusive message was sent to my personal email address, rather than as content on the site.
  2. Individual review votes can't be reported, and the problem is the overall pattern.
  3. I know the user's email address rather than their IMDb profile details, though the staff may be able to correlate this.

I suspect the user engaged this way intentionally to circumvent moderation, which is why I'm seeking guidance on whether this falls under the scope of what can be investigated and actioned.

Could you please advise whether any action can be taken? I can provide the full message if needed (it contains profanity, so please let me know if there is a preferred way to submit it).

Thank you for your help.

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20 days ago

Hi @briancham1994,

Thank you for your problem report.

As per our privacy policy, we do not share IMDb account email addresses, and if you were contacted directly by a third party IMDb cannot investigate this. However, concerning the reported patterns of your user review down-votes, we will investigate for potential abuse and take any appropriate actions where possible. 

I've therefore filed a ticket (ref. #D347803435) to the relevant team to review. 

Thanks!