Last Updated: May 6, 2025

Welcome to Wiply! Our mission is to connect people and provide a space for sharing and discovery. To achieve this, we need everyone to follow these Community Guidelines. These rules are designed to ensure Wiply remains a safe, respectful, and authentic environment for all users. Failure to adhere to these guidelines may result in content removal, feature limitations, account suspension, or permanent termination.

Our Core Principles

• Safety: We prioritize the physical, emotional, and digital safety of our community members.
• Respect: Treat others as you would like to be treated. Foster constructive dialogue and avoid harmful behavior.
• Authenticity: Be yourself and share genuine content. Avoid deceptive practices.
• Legality: All activities on Wiply must comply with applicable laws.

Safety Guidelines

1. Child Safety

Wiply has a zero-tolerance policy for any content or behavior that exploits, endangers, or harms children. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM). We actively report CSAM to relevant authorities like the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).
• Sexualization of minors.
• Grooming or soliciting minors.
• Promoting or depicting harm to minors.

2. Hate Speech, Harassment, and Bullying

We do not permit attacks or hateful content targeting individuals or groups based on protected characteristics such as race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, caste, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, serious disease or disability, or immigration status. This includes:

• Hateful slurs or symbols.
• Incitement to violence or hatred against protected groups.
• Targeted harassment, stalking, or bullying of individuals.
• Threats of physical harm.
• Abusive language intended to degrade or demean.

3. Suicide and Self-Harm

We do not allow content that promotes, encourages, or glorifies suicide or self-harm. We may remove content depicting self-harm if shared in a way that could endanger others. We aim to support individuals in distress and may provide resources or contact emergency services in critical situations.

4. Violent and Graphic Content

We prohibit content that is excessively graphic or promotes dangerous or violent acts. This includes:

• Incitement to serious violence.
• Glorification or celebration of violence or suffering.
• Realistic threats of violence against individuals or groups.
• Instructions on how to make weapons or explosives intended to harm others.
• Depictions of extreme gore or sadistic violence purely for shock value.

• Exception: Content depicting violence may be allowed in specific contexts like news reporting, educational material, or awareness campaigns, potentially with warnings or age restrictions, provided it does not glorify the violence.

5. Adult Nudity and Sexual Activity

Wiply aims to protect users from unexpected exposure to explicit content while respecting user choice for consenting adults.

• Prohibited Sexual Content: Content depicting non-consensual sexual acts, illegal sexual acts (including CSAM, bestiality, necrophilia), and sexual exploitation or solicitation is strictly prohibited and will be removed.
• Consensual Adult Content: Content depicting consensual adult nudity or sexual activity may be identified by our systems (using tools like Google Cloud Vision AI).

• Blurring: Such identified content will be automatically blurred by default.
• User Choice: Users may choose to click to reveal the blurred content if they wish to view it. This feature is intended for consenting adults.
• Restrictions: Even if blurred, content must still comply with all other guidelines and applicable laws. Overtly pornographic material intended solely for sexual gratification may still be subject to removal depending on context and community impact.

6. Non-Consensual Intimate Imagery (NCII)

Sharing private, intimate images or videos of someone without their consent is strictly prohibited and illegal in many places. We will remove such content upon report and may terminate the responsible accounts.

Illegal or Regulated Activities

7. Promoting Illegal Acts

Do not use Wiply to promote, organize, or facilitate criminal activities, including theft, fraud, vandalism, or other illegal acts.

8. Regulated Goods and Services

The promotion, sale, or facilitation of certain regulated goods and services is prohibited. This includes:

• Firearms, ammunition, and explosives.
• Illegal drugs, controlled substances, and prescription drugs without a prescription.
• Marijuana (even where legal locally, due to varying regulations).
• Gambling services (unless properly licensed and geo-restricted where required by law).

Intellectual Property

9. Copyright

Respect copyright laws. Only share content that you have created or have the right to share. We will respond to valid copyright infringement notices as required by law (e.g., DMCA).

10. Trademark

Do not use trademarks in a way that is likely to cause confusion about the source of goods or services, or that infringes on the trademark owner’s rights.

Platform Integrity

11. Spam and Misleading Content

Do not engage in spamming behaviors, such as posting repetitive comments, sending unsolicited messages, or using misleading tags. Do not spread misinformation or disinformation that could cause real-world harm.

12. Impersonation

Do not impersonate individuals, groups, or organizations in a deceptive or misleading manner. Parody or fan accounts should be clearly indicated.

13. Account Security and Authenticity

Do not create fake accounts for deceptive purposes, buy/sell accounts, or attempt to artificially inflate engagement (likes, shares, followers). Protect your account credentials.

Enforcement

How We Enforce These Guidelines

We use a combination of technology (like automated detection) and human review to identify and address violations. Actions we may take include:

• Issuing a warning.
• Blurring or adding a warning screen to content.
• Removing violating content.
• Temporarily restricting account features.
• Suspending or permanently terminating accounts.
• Reporting illegal activities to law enforcement.

The severity of the action depends on the nature of the violation, the user’s history, and the potential for harm.

Reporting Violations

If you see content or behavior that you believe violates these guidelines, please use our reporting tools. Reports are confidential where possible. Filing false reports is also a violation of our guidelines.

Updates to Guidelines

The digital world evolves, and so will these guidelines. We may update this document periodically. We will notify users of significant changes where appropriate.

Thank you for being part of the Wiply community and helping us maintain a positive and safe environment. By using Wiply, you agree to abide by these Community Guidelines and our Terms of Service.