Web abuse with xenforo platform.

[par5]

Posted here for not knowing exactly where to locate it.

The theme is that there is a website that is built with xenforo. However, there are violations of use. By not being able to contact directly on those in charge of the web. how to report the website so that you stop using xenforo until it complies with current laws.

 

[briansol]

https://xenforo.com/contact/piracy ? that's if they are using a null copy/no license.

if it's the site's content (warez/other illegal stuff) not much xf can do about it.

Takedown requests should be addressed to the hosting service for individual sites, or to the appropriate law enforcement agency.

 

[par5]

How know if they are using a null copy/no license?

Also, could put here the web. However, not sure if this is permission.

 

[Paul M]

I'm, curious why it matters to you ?

 

[par5]

Easy, because there is a web built with xenforo that are exposed wrong information and info PII without permission.

Any idea of how know if they are using a null copy/no license?

P.S. Is impossible to contact with Admin or create an account in this site and report this problem.

 

[smallwheels]

It is close to impossible to understand what your problem is. XF sell forum software but are not resposible or even involved with the usage of this software. So complaining here about the content of someone's XF forum is as fruitful as complaining at Microsoft because someone wrote a letter to you using Microsoft Word. It just makes no sense and will have no effect at all, for good reasons. XF have neither the possibility nor the legal power to do anything about it (apart from if said forum was hosted in XF's own cloud service), so your complaint here makes absolutely no sense. The more as this is a customer forum, not the XF support. Without any more concrete facts about the issue it is not even possible to give you a hint in the right direction.

If you have a serious issue with the forum you are complaining about and it is of legal relevance you should address this to the company that runs the servers the the forum is using or possibly your local police station. But as you did not even make clear what your issue is all about it will (also for good reasons) have no effect at all if you complain with them in the same way you did here.

 

[Starbucks]

There are many websites out there that sell leaked OnlyFans content, which you can get access to for a cheaper price by subscribing to their VIP package, and most of these forums run on XenForo simply because it’s a solid, reliable platform.

Most of these sites are hosted in places like Russia or other countries where hosting providers don’t really care about requests like yours, your email will likely just end up printed out and pinned next to the coffee machine with all the other “unfair use” complaints.

Let's be honest, If you’re looking for justice through them, you’re fighting a system that was never built to listen.

 

[par5]

In the second comment, the user simply asked how to determine whether a forum was created using XenForo. In a previous response to the option to report if they are using a null copy or have no license, it remains unclear how to do so.

In the third comment, following an initial inquiry, the issue was described in a bit more detail. The name of the forum was not provided, as it was unclear whether that was permitted. And, of course, not much information was given for the same reason.

Knowing that the content is the responsibility of the administrators, although not directly through XenForo. If they are aware of infringing use—such as publishing personal information or allowing humiliating comments—they could take measures to resolve the issue.

If anyone has any idea how to do this, it would be greatly appreciated. Or if anyone knows how to detect if they are using a null copy or have no license.

P.S. Even if the system isn’t listening, if those who use it stop speaking out so that something as simple as the regulations can be enforced, what future will there be, right?

 

[Suzanne O]

In the second comment, the user simply asked how to determine whether a forum was created using XenForo. In a previous response to the option to report if they are using a null copy or have no license, it remains unclear how to do so.

In the third comment, following an initial inquiry, the issue was described in a bit more detail. The name of the forum was not provided, as it was unclear whether that was permitted. And, of course, not much information was given for the same reason.

Knowing that the content is the responsibility of the administrators, although not directly through XenForo. If they are aware of infringing use—such as publishing personal information or allowing humiliating comments—they could take measures to resolve the issue.

If anyone has any idea how to do this, it would be greatly appreciated. Or if anyone knows how to detect if they are using a null copy or have no license.

P.S. Even if the system isn’t listening, if those who use it stop speaking out so that something as simple as the regulations can be enforced, what future will there be, right?

Mate, You don't report this on here.

You need to go through and use this link which will tell us the name and the url of the site in general.

Link: https://xenforo.com/contact/

 

[woody]

If I'm driving a Ford and using it to transport illegal drugs, there is zero reason to call Ford and ask them to do something.

Their Host/DNS is who you contact. A simple "whois" search should give you that information.

 

[par5]

Still waiting the answer of question: if anyone knows how to detect if they are using a null copy or have no license.

Obviously, before writing here and above it was not possible to create an account to report the problem or contact the Administrator. Adding that we also tried to contact the hosting. As someone wrote above, the system is not to listen to.Rather some who use it. In relation to the examples of vehicle, if someone uses a vehicle (any) to commit illegalities (any) and someone detects it before or during the infraction can and should warn everyone to stop doing those illegalities. Following the example of the vehicle, the manufacturer, having evidence, can block it (depending on the technology you have), penalize it, etc. The same goes for the Internet.

 

[ENF]

Still waiting the answer of question: if anyone knows how to detect if they are using a null copy or have no license.

No, you cannot tell directly in most cases. You have to file a report as mentioned above. Depending on the hosting location, you may face a brick wall (no response) because they probably don't care. There are places in the world with such type hosts where there is almost nothing you can do about it.

 

[Rene_V]

I'm, curious why it matters to you ?

That's a very good question. I strongly suspect that this has nothing to do with the op's concerns about the use of a nulled license, but it's a personal thing/vendetta with that website that he is trying so desperately to report.

 

[Max Taxable]

Still waiting the answer of question: if anyone knows how to detect if they are using a null copy or have no license.

Use the contact form give xF admins the URL of the site in question they will check it with their customer list if it is legitimately licensed it will show. There is no other way to get it checked that I'm aware of and no, xF admin will not tell you the result.

 

[Max Taxable]

or contact the Administrator

Yes there was. Use the contact form you don't even need to have a forum account.

 

[rohatcengizhanbucak]

For XenForo to respond to usage violations swiftly and effectively, having only a central office is not enough; it would also need operational representation in different countries and a structure supported by partnered law firms. Otherwise, trying to enforce direct and rapid action in regions such as Turkey, Russia, or other jurisdictions solely from a U.S.-based office would be highly limited in practice. One of the most well-known examples of this is Rockstar Games. Even in cases involving brand, content, or title violations, the company is able to act immediately through its partnered legal teams, demand the removal of the relevant content, and, if ignored, initiate a broader legal enforcement process. Where the necessary findings are established, the violating parties may then face serious and severe sanctions.

 

[smallwheels]

having only a central office is not enough; it would also need operational representation in different countries and a structure supported by partnered law firms.

I seems you vastly overestimate the size of Xenforo.

Otherwise, trying to enforce direct and rapid action (...) solely from a U.S.-based office would be highly limited in practice.

XF does not have an US-based office. How do you come to that idea? It is a UK company and as far as one can assume they seem to work fully remotely, so probably there is no office at all.

One of the most well-known examples of this is Rockstar Games. Even in cases involving brand, content, or title violations, the company is able to act immediately through its partnered legal teams, demand the removal of the relevant content, and, if ignored, initiate a broader legal enforcement process.

Well, clearly a different company in terms of size and economics than XF.

Where the necessary findings are established, the violating parties may then face serious and severe sanctions.

In the case in this thread it is completely unclear wether any violations have happened at all as it is completely unclear what happened apart from someone saying "someone was wrong on the internet and he used XenForo". It can be nothing or the opposite. It is clear that XF cannot and is not responsible for the content of someone else's forum. And it is clear where suspected piracy of XF licenses should be reported. So what exactly are you talking about?

 

[rohatcengizhanbucak]

I seems you vastly overestimate the size of Xenforo.

XF does not have an US-based office. How do you come to that idea? It is a UK company and as far as one can assume they seem to work fully remotely, so probably there is no office at all.

Well, clearly a different company in terms of size and economics than XF.

In the case in this thread it is completely unclear wether any violations have happened at all as it is completely unclear what happened apart from someone saying "someone was wrong on the internet and he used XenForo". It can be nothing or the opposite. It is clear that XF cannot and is not responsible for the content of someone else's forum. And it is clear where suspected piracy of XF licenses should be reported. So what exactly are you talking about?

I think my point may have been misunderstood, so let me clarify it more precisely.

First, you are right to point out that XenForo is not comparable to Rockstar Games in terms of size, structure, or resources. My reference to Rockstar was not to suggest they operate on the same scale, but to illustrate how cross-border enforcement becomes materially easier when a company has broader legal reach and established external representation.

Second, if XenForo is a UK company operating remotely, then I accept the correction regarding the “U.S.-based office” point. That specific part can be set aside. My broader point, however, remains the same: for any software company, rapid and practical enforcement across multiple jurisdictions is inherently limited unless there is either local legal representation, established reporting channels, or a direct contractual basis for intervention.

Third, I am not arguing that XenForo is legally responsible for the contents of third-party forums. It plainly is not. A software vendor and a forum operator are separate actors. The responsibility for unlawful or infringing content primarily rests with the party publishing, hosting, or administrating that content, not with the company that developed the forum software.

What I am saying is narrower than that: users often expect immediate action from the software vendor simply because the platform runs on that vendor’s product. In reality, that expectation is usually disconnected from how jurisdiction, evidence, contractual scope, and enforcement authority actually work. Unless there is a direct license violation, trademark abuse, or another clearly actionable issue falling within XenForo’s own rights or policies, XenForo’s room to intervene is naturally limited.

So to be clear, I am not claiming:

1. that XenForo is responsible for all forum content,
2. that XenForo must police the internet,
3. or that this specific thread already proves a violation.

I am saying that if people expect instant cross-border intervention from a software vendor in every disputed case, that expectation is unrealistic. Legal enforcement, especially internationally, depends on evidence, standing, jurisdiction, and the specific nature of the alleged violation.
That was the core of my argument.

 

[DarkGizmo]

My brain hurts from trying to comprehend what's going on in this thread.