Community Standards

YokeBox is a place to connect, share, and build community. These Community Standards explain the rules everyone agrees to, and — just as importantly — how we enforce them. We believe enforcement should be consistent, proportionate, and transparent, so this page describes exactly what happens when content or behavior is reported, who reviews it, and what actions we may take.

1. Our Principles

• Safety first. We prioritize protecting people from harm.
• Proportionality. The response should match the severity and intent of the violation.
• Context matters. We consider the full context before acting, not just an isolated snippet.
• Consistency. The same rules apply to everyone, and actions are logged so they can be reviewed.
• Transparency. We tell you what the rules are and how they are enforced — that is the purpose of this page.

2. What Is Not Allowed

The following are prohibited on YokeBox. This list works alongside the acceptable-use terms in our End User License Agreement.

• Harassment & bullying — targeting, demeaning, or intimidating others.
• Hate speech — attacks on people based on protected characteristics.
• Violence & threats — threatening, inciting, or glorifying violence.
• Illegal content & activity — anything unlawful, or facilitating it.
• Sexual exploitation — non-consensual, exploitative, or any sexual content involving minors. YokeBox is strictly an 18+ service.
• Self-harm — content that promotes or encourages suicide, self-injury, or eating disorders.
• Spam, scams & deception — fraud, phishing, manipulation, or bulk unsolicited content.
• Impersonation — pretending to be another person, brand, or organization.
• Intellectual-property infringement — posting media you do not own or have the right to share (see §6).
• Privacy violations — sharing others’ private or identifying information without consent.

3. How to Report a Violation

Reporting is the front door to enforcement, and anyone can use it. You can report directly from the content itself:

• Posts — use the report option on any post to flag it for review.
• Profiles — report a user account from their profile.
• Stories — report a story while viewing it.

When you report, you choose a reason and may add a short description. That information goes to our moderation team — it is not shown publicly, and the person you reported is not told who reported them.

4. How We Review Reports

Reports do not trigger automatic punishment. Each one enters a moderation queue and moves through clear states:

A human reviews the report in context. Multiple reports about the same content do not change the outcome on their own — the decision is based on whether these Standards were actually violated.

5. Actions We May Take

We choose the least restrictive action that addresses the problem, escalating for severe or repeated violations:

• Add context — a community note may be attached to give readers important information rather than removing content outright.
• Remove content — the violating post, comment, or story is taken down.
• Warn — we notify the account about the violation.
• Temporarily suspend — an account can be banned for a set period, with a recorded reason.
• Permanently ban — for severe or repeated violations, an account is permanently removed; the associated email may also be blocked from creating new accounts.
• Remove from groups — group membership may be revoked where the violation is group-specific.

Suspended or banned accounts are told the reason for the action when they next attempt to sign in.

6. Automated Safeguards

• 18+ age gate. Accounts must confirm they are at least 18 years old at sign-up.
• Media fingerprinting. Uploaded photos and videos are fingerprinted and compared against existing media so that potential copyright or ownership conflicts can be surfaced for review. This helps us act on intellectual-property concerns (§2).

7. Accountability & Your Tools

• Audit logging. Every moderation action — reviews, status changes, bans, and unbans — is recorded in an internal audit log so decisions can be traced and reviewed for consistency.
• Community notes. Contextual notes can be added to posts to inform readers without censoring discussion.
• Blocking. You can block another user at any time to control your own experience, independent of any report.

8. Appeals & Contact

If you believe a moderation decision was made in error, you may appeal by contacting support@yokebox.example. Include your account name and any relevant details so we can locate the decision in our records and re-review it.

9. Changes to These Standards

We may update these Community Standards as the community and its needs evolve. When we make material changes, we will update the version number and date above.