Overview

People may use Unpress discuss and draw attention to issues surrounding sexual violence and exploitation, and we do not want to impede that discussion. We also allow for the discussion of sex worker rights advocacy and sex work regulation. We draw the line, however, when content facilitates, encourages or coordinates sexual encounters or commercial sexual services between adults. We do this to avoid facilitating transactions that may involve trafficking, coercion and non-consensual sexual acts.

We also restrict sexually-explicit language that may lead to sexual solicitation because some audiences within our global community may be sensitive to this type of content, and it may impede the ability for people to connect with their friends and the broader community.

What happens if you violate these standards?

Content may be labelled or removed, platform functionality may be restricted and for egregious violations, accounts may be banned. We may also relay egregious violations to the appropriate authorities.

For more information see our page: Enforcement Approach

What is in violation of these standards?

Content or activity that requests or offers adult commercial services, including pricing of escort services, fetish and domination services. This standard is above and beyond that articulated in the Exploitation standard.

Attempted coordination of or recruitment for, adult sexual activities, except when promoting an event or venue, including but not limited to:

• Filmed sexual activities.

• Pornographic activities, strip club shows, live sex performances or erotic dances.

• Sexual, erotic or tantric massages.

Explicit sexual solicitation by, including but not limited to the following, offering or asking for:

• Offering or asking for sex or sexual partners (including partners who share fetish or sexual interests).

• Sex chat or conversations.

• Nude photos/videos/imagery/sexual fetish items.

• Sexual slang terms.

We allow expressing desire for sexual activity, promoting sex education, discussing sexual practices or experiences, or offering classes or programs that teach techniques or discuss sex.

Content that is implicitly or indirectly offering or asking for sexual solicitation and meets both of the following criteria. If both criteria are not met, it is not deemed to be violating. For example, if content is a hand-drawn image depicting sexual activity but does not ask or offer sexual solicitation, it is not violating:

• Criteria 1: Offer or ask

  • Content that implicitly or indirectly (typically through providing a method of contact) offers or asks for sexual solicitation.

• Criteria 2: Suggestive Elements

  • Content that makes the aforementioned offer or ask using one or more of the following sexually suggestive elements:

    • Regional sexualized slang,

    • Mentions or depictions of sexual activity such as sexual roles, sex positions, fetish scenarios, state of arousal, act of sexual intercourse or activity (e.g. sexual penetration or self-pleasuring), commonly sexual emojis

    • Including content (hand drawn, digital or real-world art) that depicts sexual activity as defined in Adult Nudity and Sexual Activity policy

    • Poses,

    • Audio of sexual activity or other content that violates the Adult Nudity and Sexual Activity policy

An offer or ask for pornographic material (including, but not limited to, sharing of links to external pornographic websites)

Sexually-explicit language that goes into graphic detail beyond mere reference to:

• A state of sexual arousal (e.g wetness or erection) or

• An act of sexual intercourse (e.g sexual penetration, self-pleasuring or exercising fetish scenarios).

• Except for content shared in a humorous, satirical, or educational context, as a sexual metaphor or as sexual cursing.

What is not in violation of these standards?

Content that

• represents an act as part of a dramatization intended to educate the public in a way that does not endorse, support or advocate for exploitation

• is clearly provided for non-harmful purposes

• is meant to report on or cover events or actions of importance to the public good without giving instruction on, supporting or advocating for sexual solicitation

• is meant to report on or cover the experiences of sex workers without giving instruction on, supporting or advocating for sexual solicitation