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# Moderation guidelines
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## Status
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This document is a working draft and incomplete.
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## Definitions
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The key words _shall_, _shall not_, _should_, _should not_, _may_ are to be interpreted as described in
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[RFC 2119](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2119.html).
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- _shall_: strict adherence, no deviation
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- _should_: recommendation, deviation with good reason
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- _may_: suggestion, optional, but good manners
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### Representation
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The term _representation_ applies to both textual (something being described in text) and pictoral
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(something shown in a still image or video) representation. It applies whether or not the represented
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idea is real or imaginary.
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## Visibility
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- _unrestricted_
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- Activities _may_ be visible in public timelines.
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- Media attachments _may_ not be marked as sensitive.
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- _restricted_
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- Activities _shall not_ be visible in public timelines if unlabeled.
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- Activities _should_ be labelled with a content warning.
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- Activities _may_ be visible in public timelines if labelled with a content warning.
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- Media attachments _shall_ be marked as sensitive.
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- _prohibited_
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- Activities _shall_ be rejected.
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- Media attachments _shall_ be stripped.
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### Personal integrity
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Many individuals experience discomfort or distress when confronted with the compromise of a person’s integrity.
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Personal integrity includes:
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- Physical (bodily) integrity
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- Mental (emotional) integrity
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**Representation of:**
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- compromise of personal integrity _should_ be restricted.
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- invasive medical procedures
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- mental health
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- non-consensual compromise of personal integrity _shall_ be restricted.
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- physical violence
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- psychological abuse
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**Practical application:**
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- Media depicting physical violence _shall_ be marked as sensitive and labelled with `violence`.
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- Posts about mental health issues _should_ be labelled with `mh`.
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### Nudity & sexuality
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Nudity and sexuality are considered private to varying degrees in most cultures. Some individuals have
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experienced trauma related to sexuality and find confrontation with nudity or sexuality distressing.
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Some representations of sexuality are illegal.
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**Representation of:**
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- any penis, vulva or anus _should_ be restricted.
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- body parts commonly used to experience sexual pleasure
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- bare anthromorphic torso _may_ be restricted.
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- unclothed breasts, abdomen or buttocks
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- non‐sexual nudity _may_ be unrestricted.
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- breast-feeding of children
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- non‐sexual nudity in medical settings
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- non‐sexual nudity in culturally accepted settings
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- erotic or sexual nudity _shall_ be restricted.
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- erotic or sexual nudity involving humans or anthropomorphic characters below the age of 18 _shall_ be prohibited.
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- sexuality _should_ be restricted.
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- sexuality involving humans or anthropomorphic chararcters below the age of 16 _shall_ be prohibited.
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- edge case: person describing their own experience of sexual abuse
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**Practical application:**
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- Pictures with nudity _should_ generally be marked as sensitive and labelled with `nudity`.
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- Sexually suggestive pictures without nudity _should_ be marked as sensitive and labelled with `lewd` or `suggestive`.
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- Explicit descriptions or depictions of sexual activity _shall_ be marked as sensitive and labelled with `lewd`.
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### Bodily emissions
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Emissions from a being’s body tend to be considered private in most cultures. Many individuals experience
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discomfort when confronted with them.
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**Representation of:**
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- bleeding or blood _should_ be restricted.
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- micturition or urine _should_ be restricted.
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- defecation or feces _should_ be restricted.
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- ejaculation or ejaculate _shall_ be restricted.
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**Practical application:**
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- Descriptions or depictions of blood _should_ be marked as sensitive and labelled with `blood`.
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- Pictures of dog excrement _should_ be marked as sensitive and labelled with `scat`.
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### Existential threats
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Confrontation with existential threats may be important, but can be highly distressing.
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**Representation of:**
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- existential threats to any population _should_ be restricted.
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**Practical application:**
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- Discussions of war or climate change _should_ be labelled with appropriate content warnings.
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### Politics
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Discussion of politics is very important, but can be exhausting. Some political ideologies are fundamentally
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incompatible with our values.
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**Practical application:**
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- Discussion of politics _may_ be labelled with content warnings (`pol`, `depol`, `uspol` etc.).
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### Food
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Food and its consumption are not considered private in most cultures, but some individuals have eating disorders
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and may experience distress when confronted with food.
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**Representation of:**
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- eating or food _may_ be restricted.
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**Practical application:**
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- Pictures of meals _may_ be marked as sensitive and labelled with `food`.
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### Eye contact
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Eye contact may be experienced as uncomfortable by some people. May need some research.
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**Representation of:**
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- eyes focused on the viewer _may_ be restricted.
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**Practical application:**
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- Selfies with eyes focused on the camera _may_ be marked as sensitive and labelled with `ec`.
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## Instance moderation
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Instances _should_ only be moderated if an issue cannot be expected to be resolved in a less invasive manner,
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for example by addressing them directly with the users causing them or the instance administrators.
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Reducing the visibility of an instance’s content _should_ generally be preferred over complete defederation.
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- `activities`:
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- `unlist`: Remove activities from federated timeline.
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- `restrict`: Force activities to be visible to followers only.
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- `reject`: Reject all activities except deletes.
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- `media`:
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- `mark`: Mark media attachments as sensitive.
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- `strip`: Strip all media attachments.
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#### Politics
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- Instances focused on right‐wing extremism _should_ be defederated.
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- Instances with strong free speech policies _may_ have their activities withheld from public timelines.
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- Instances with a high prevalance of unlabelled political content _may_ have their content withheld from public timelines.
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#### Personal integrity
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- Instances with a high prevalence of media depicting violence _should_ have their media marked as sensitive.
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#### Nudity & sexuality
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- Instances focused on CSAM _shall_ be defederated.
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- Instances with a high prevalance of legally questionable sexual content _should_ have their media stripped.
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- Instances with a high prevalance of unmarked sexual content _should_ have their media marked as sensitive.
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## Local user moderation
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Issues with local users _should_ preferably be addressed in a cooperative and constructive manner.
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- Unlisting (removal from federated timeline), `mrf_tag:force-unlisted`
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- Sandboxing (removal from public timelines), `mrf_tag:sandbox`
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- Marking media attachments as sensitive, `mrf_tag:media-force-nsfw`
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- Stripping media attachments, `mrf_tag:media-strip`
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- Account deactivation
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- Account deletion
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- Users publishing CSAM _shall_ be permanently suspended.
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- Users failing to mark sensitive media _may_ have them forcibly marked as sensitive.
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