Vibz — Community Guidelines

[LEGAL REVIEW PENDING] Version: 1.0.0 Effective date: to be set on launch

Vibz exists so people can share short videos, message friends, and join communities they care about. These Community Guidelines explain what we do and don't allow. They apply to everything on Vibz: posts, comments, profiles, channels, direct messages, live streams, voice and video calls, stickers, and anything else you share.

If you see a violation, report it. Tap the "•••" menu on any piece of content or profile and choose Report.

What's not allowed

1. Child safety

We have a zero-tolerance policy on the sexual exploitation, abuse, or endangerment of minors, including:

• Child sexual abuse material (CSAM) of any kind.
• Sexualizing minors in posts, profiles, captions, comments, or messages.
• Grooming, soliciting, or attempting to develop predatory relationships.
• Sharing personal contact info, addresses, or schedules of minors.

We report CSAM to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) and cooperate with law enforcement.

2. Violence and physical harm

• No content that incites, threatens, glorifies, or coordinates real-world violence.
• No graphic or gratuitous depictions of injury, death, or animal abuse for shock value.
• No content that promotes, supports, or recruits for terrorist or violent extremist organizations.

3. Hate speech and harassment

• No content that attacks people on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, caste, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, or serious disease.
• No targeted harassment, bullying, or stalking. This includes pile-ons, doxxing, deepfakes used to humiliate, and unwanted sexual messages.

4. Sexual content and solicitation

• No pornography, explicit sexual activity, nudity intended for sexual gratification, escort solicitation, prostitution, sexual exploitation, trafficking, coercion, or offers or requests for sexual services.
• Do not use tokens, subscriptions, gifts, paid requests, direct messages, channels, livestreams, calls, or off-platform payment links to buy, sell, arrange, or request sexual services or adult content.
• Do not send unwanted sexual messages, images, videos, voice notes, stickers, calls, or requests.
• Some non-explicit suggestive content involving adults may be allowed when the creator marks it as sensitive so we can show it appropriately. Default settings hide sensitive content for users under 18.
• Users under 18 may not post, request, buy, sell, or receive sexual or adult content.

5. Self-harm and suicide

• No content that promotes, glorifies, or provides instructions for suicide, self-harm, or eating disorders.
• We allow recovery and discussion content; we'll surface helplines alongside it. If you or someone you know needs help, tap Settings → Help → Crisis resources for region-specific hotlines.

6. Illegal goods, drugs, and dangerous activity

• No buying, selling, gifting, or facilitating the trade of illegal or regulated goods (drugs, weapons, prescription medications, counterfeit goods, stolen goods, endangered species).
• No depiction or promotion of dangerous "challenges" likely to cause real-world injury.

7. Spam, fraud, and platform manipulation

• No spam, scams, phishing, MLM/pyramid schemes, fake giveaways, or financial fraud.
• No fake accounts, mass-produced content, engagement-pumping, follower buying/selling, or coordinated inauthentic behavior.
• No bots or automated tools without our written permission.

8. Impersonation and deception

• Don't impersonate another person, brand, or Vibz staff.
• Don't use profile names or handles that confusingly suggest official affiliation.
• Misleading deepfakes or AI-generated content depicting real people without consent are prohibited.

9. Intellectual property

• Don't post content you don't have the right to post. If you see your copyrighted work used without permission, file a takedown notice via https://app.marketvibz.com/legal/dmca.

10. Privacy

• Don't share other people's private information (addresses, phone numbers, financial info, ID documents, intimate images) without consent.
• Don't post someone else's intimate images. We will remove them on report and may report cases of non-consensual intimate imagery to law enforcement.

11. Security and integrity

• Don't try to disrupt or break the Service: no hacking, no scraping, no rate-limit evasion, no probing for vulnerabilities (unless it's covered by an authorized security program), no malware.
• Don't sell or transfer your account.

How we enforce

When you report content or we detect a violation, we may:

• Remove or hide the content.
• Apply a warning, restriction, or feature pause to the account.
• Suspend or permanently ban the account.
• Lock related accounts and devices.
• Notify the platform, law enforcement, or NCMEC where required.

Severe violations (CSAM, real-world threats, account takeover attempts) result in immediate permanent ban.

We aim to review reports within 24 hours. We will tell you the outcome of reports you file (where it would not endanger anyone) and tell account holders the reason for any action against them, with a path to appeal at appeals@marketvibz.com.

Special rules for some features

• Live streaming. Live streams are moderated in near real-time. Public livestreaming is restricted to users 18 and over.
• Direct messages. DMs between consenting users are end-to-end encrypted; Vibz cannot read them. You can still report any DM you receive — the recipient's report includes the message contents.
• Groups. Private groups are end-to-end encrypted and are not discoverable in search, discovery, or recommendations. Public groups are discoverable and are not end-to-end encrypted because Vibz must be able to moderate, enforce these Guidelines, and support search and discovery. Minor or restricted accounts cannot join or access private groups; they may only access public groups that are available to them under our safety rules.
• Channels and subscriptions. Creators are responsible for content posted under their channels. Tokens, subscriptions, paid requests, gifts, tips, and creator tools may not be used for adult content, sexual services, gambling, illegal goods, fraud, or off-platform payment schemes.
• Feeds and recommendations. Vibz may reduce distribution, add warnings, age-gate, or remove content that appears borderline, sensitive, spammy, deceptive, unsafe for teens, or likely to violate these Guidelines. Users under 18 get stricter defaults and may not receive adult-oriented recommendations.

A note on context

These rules describe what we'll generally enforce. Context matters: educational, documentary, scientific, or artistic content that depicts an otherwise prohibited subject may be allowed when the intent is clearly to inform or critique, not to promote or sensationalize. We'll exercise judgment, and we won't always get it right — that's why appeals exist.

How to report

• In the app: tap the "•••" menu on any post, comment, profile, channel, or message → Report → choose a reason.
• By email (for things outside the app or for accessibility): trust@marketvibz.com.
• For CSAM seen anywhere on the internet including Vibz: report to NCMEC CyberTipline.

v1 draft. Modeled on the structure used by TikTok, Snapchat, Reddit, and Instagram, customized to Vibz's feature set. Subject to legal review before public launch.