What happens after you report.
Every reported domain goes through the same fair process — nobody gets special treatment, and nothing is public until the sender has already had a private chance to respond.
Quiet notice
We privately email the sender, their domain registrar, and their host, asking them to stop. Nothing is public yet — this gives a legitimate sender a fair chance to fix a mistake.
Going public
If nobody responds, the domain appears on our public Wall of Shame with a status showing we're waiting for action.
Community bounty
If it's still ignored, the community can pool money into a bounty for that domain — a reward for an independent expert who proves the domain has actually been shut down.
Resolved
A case closes either because the provider finally acted, a bounty was claimed and verified, or — if it turns out to be a false alarm — the owner clears their name (see "For domain owners").
The timing scales with how bad a domain's track record is — a first-time slip-up gets more patience than a domain that's been reported over and over.
Watch it happen on the Wall of Shame →