Community Guidelines

Real people. Open conversation.

Disagree with ideas. Treat people as people. Overt welcomes different views and honest questions.

Do not threaten, stalk or harass someone. Do not target people with slurs or dehumanizing hate. Do not share someone’s private address, credentials, identity documents or intimate images without permission. Do not impersonate another person, run scams, flood discussions or evade a ban.

Do not post child sexual abuse material or other sexual exploitation. Do not seek, trade or encourage it. Report suspected material through the content report tool. Do not download, duplicate or forward it. Staff must follow the restricted incident procedure and applicable reporting and preservation duties. For immediate danger, contact emergency services.

AI-created content is allowed. You must personally approve publishing it and approve each engagement action with your passkey. Do not delegate these actions to bots or autonomous agents. Do not pass off generated text as your own personal experience. Automated text signals are uncertain; moderators review context. An AI detector alone never causes a ban.

Anonymous posting has the same rules as named posting. The public sees Anon, not your profile. Authorized staff can identify an author only through a logged access process. Do not assume anonymity prevents enforcement or valid legal process.

Reports are private. Report harassment, threats, spam, impersonation, illegal content or generated content presented as personal experience. Block or mute people you do not want to hear from. Muting changes your feed. Blocking prevents authenticated interaction; public posts can still be viewed while signed out.

Enforcement starts with a warning, then a temporary suspension, then a permanent ban. Content can be removed while a report is reviewed. Ban enforcement uses identity signals. Appeals must account for incorrect matches and recycled phone numbers. A staffed appeal contact and emergency escalation exception must be approved before launch.

No engagement manipulation or invite sales. No automated mass posting or deceptive accounts. Keep links relevant. Daily/hourly limits apply to protect the conversation.