Community guidelines

What we protect

• Strong disagreement with ideas, policies, institutions and public decisions.
• Religious, philosophical and political expression, including traditional and minority views.
• Criticism of people in power, based on their public actions.

What is not allowed

• Racism and discrimination based on race, ethnicity, skin colour, nationality, religion, gender or other personal characteristics.
• Threats, incitement and glorification of violence.
• Harassment, targeted abuse and pile-ons.
• Dehumanisation — describing any group as less than human.
• Religious persecution or mockery intended to degrade believers.
• Impersonation of people or organisations.
• Fraudulent or misleading fundraising.
• Spam, manipulation and fabricated sources.

Reporting

Use the Report link on any article, comment or profile. Reports go to a human moderator. You'll receive a notification when the report is resolved.

Enforcement

Actions range from hiding a comment to removing an article or suspending an account. We tell people what action was taken and why. All actions are recorded in a moderation log.

Appeals

If your content is removed you can appeal from your dashboard. A different moderator reviews appeals where possible.