Community Guidelines

1. Never: anything that harms minors

No content that sexualizes, exploits, grooms or endangers anyone under 18, and no attempt to contact a minor for sexual purposes. There are no exceptions. We remove it, ban the account, and report it to NCMEC and law enforcement.

2. Sexual content and nudity

• No pornography or sexually explicit content, and no sexual content involving anyone who hasn't consented.
• No sharing intimate images of someone without their consent, and no threats to do so.
• Images and videos that automated review rates as likely adult content are hidden until an administrator reviews them. Artistic or educational nudity may still be limited to keep the app suitable for everyone 13+.

3. Respect people

• No harassment, bullying, threats, intimidation or stalking, including repeatedly contacting someone who blocked or ignored you.
• No hate speech: attacks on people based on race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, caste, disability, disease, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation or similar characteristics.
• No doxxing: don't post someone's home address, phone number, private messages or other private details.
• Critique the art, not the person. Severely toxic critiques may be removed automatically.

4. Violence, self-harm and dangerous acts

• No threats or encouragement of violence, and no content praising violent attacks or violent extremist groups.
• No graphic gore or cruelty to animals.
• No content that encourages suicide, self-harm or eating disorders. If you're struggling, contact a local crisis line; you're not alone.
• No dares or challenges that put people in danger, including challenges tied to reaching a location.

5. Respect places

• Don't leave content at a place in order to target, mock or intimidate the people there, for example at someone's home, a school, a place of worship, a memorial, a hospital or a shelter.
• Don't use pieces, vaults or events to send people onto private property, closed areas, roads, rooftops, railways or anywhere dangerous.
• Don't tag a piece in a way that reveals where someone else lives.

6. Be real

• Don't impersonate people, brands or organizations, including through a Ghostograffer alias or username.
• Don't use extra accounts or aliases to evade a block, mute, suspension or ban.
• No spam, scams, phishing, misleading links, or schemes asking for money, passwords or verification codes.
• Don't fake engagement: no buying, trading or automating appraisals, views, follows or titles.

7. Respect ownership and privacy

• Only post content you made or have the right to share. Tracing or uploading someone else's artwork, logo or photo may infringe their rights.
• Get permission before posting photos or videos of identifiable people in private settings, and respect anyone who asks you to take down an image of them.
• Copyright owners can send us a notice; see the Terms.

8. Illegal activity and regulated goods

No content that promotes or facilitates illegal activity, including selling or trading drugs, weapons, counterfeit goods or stolen property, gambling, or anything else that's illegal where you are.

9. Events, live sessions and meetups

• Events must be real, lawful and accurately described, held in places attendees can safely and legally be.
• Don't use events or live sessions to lure, exploit, harass or sell to people.
• Organizers are responsible for their events. Attendees should follow the Safety tips.

10. Play fair with the platform

Don't spoof your location, scrape data, abuse bugs, overload the service, or get around visibility, access windows, location locks, feature unlocks or moderation. If you find a security problem, please tell us at contact@mechitall.com instead of exploiting it.

11. How we enforce these guidelines

• Automated review hides images and videos that look like they break these rules until a person reviews them, and removes critiques that are severely toxic or threatening.
• Reports from users are reviewed by a person. Reporting something doesn't automatically remove it, and reporting in bad faith is itself a violation.
• Actions can include removing content, limiting features, temporary suspension, or a permanent ban. Severe violations (anything involving minors, credible threats) lead to an immediate ban.
• Appeals: if you think we got it wrong, email contact@mechitall.com within 30 days.

12. How to report

In the app, open the piece's menu, long-press a message, or open a profile's menu and choose Report. You can also block or mute anyone. If someone is in immediate danger, contact your local emergency services first.