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      "id": "learn_r08_mainstream_adult_policy_x_adult_policy",
      "category": "Promotion",
      "title": "X (formerly Twitter): adult content policy, marking, and link rules",
      "summary": "X permits consensually produced adult nudity or sexual behavior provided it is properly labeled with content warnings and not displayed in highly visible areas.",
      "body": "X permits consensually produced adult nudity or sexual behavior provided it is properly labeled with content warnings and not displayed in highly visible areas.\n\nWhat X Help Center actually says:\n\n“You may share consensually produced and distributed adult nudity or sexual behavior, provided it's properly labeled and not prominently displayed.”\n\nNote: Detailed policy governing adult expression on X.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/adult-content",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-02",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "X Help Center",
      "evidence_quote": "You may share consensually produced and distributed adult nudity or sexual behavior, provided it's properly labeled and not prominently displayed.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "08-mainstream-adult-policy",
      "subject": "X (formerly Twitter)",
      "topic": "adult content policy, marking, and link rules",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r08_mainstream_adult_policy_x_adult_content_core_policy",
      "category": "Promotion",
      "title": "X (Twitter): Adult content policy",
      "summary": "X permits sharing consensually produced and distributed adult nudity or sexual behavior provided it is properly labeled and not prominently displayed.",
      "body": "X permits sharing consensually produced and distributed adult nudity or sexual behavior provided it is properly labeled and not prominently displayed.\n\nWhat X Corp. actually says:\n\n“You may share consensually produced and distributed adult nudity or sexual behavior, provided it's properly labeled and not prominently displayed.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/adult-content",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-05",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "X Corp.",
      "evidence_quote": "You may share consensually produced and distributed adult nudity or sexual behavior, provided it's properly labeled and not prominently displayed.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "08-mainstream-adult-policy",
      "subject": "X (Twitter)",
      "topic": "Adult content policy",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "applies_to_scope": "Global platform policy",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r08_mainstream_adult_policy_x_adult_content_high_visibility_ban",
      "category": "Promotion",
      "title": "X (Twitter): Adult content ban in highly visible areas",
      "summary": "X prohibits adult content in highly visible areas such as live video, profile pictures, headers, List banners, or Community cover photos.",
      "body": "X prohibits adult content in highly visible areas such as live video, profile pictures, headers, List banners, or Community cover photos.\n\nWhat X Corp. actually says:\n\n“You can't include Adult Content within areas that are highly visible on X, including in live video, profile pictures, headers, List banners, or Community cover photos.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/adult-content",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-05",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "X Corp.",
      "evidence_quote": "You can't include Adult Content within areas that are highly visible on X, including in live video, profile pictures, headers, List banners, or Community cover photos.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "08-mainstream-adult-policy",
      "subject": "X (Twitter)",
      "topic": "Adult content ban in highly visible areas",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "applies_to_scope": "Global platform policy",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r08_mainstream_adult_policy_bluesky_adult_content_allowed_with_labels",
      "category": "Promotion",
      "title": "Bluesky: Adult content policy",
      "summary": "Bluesky allows consensual adult sexual content, including fictional depictions, when appropriately labeled and subject to appropriate age restrictions.",
      "body": "Bluesky allows consensual adult sexual content, including fictional depictions, when appropriately labeled and subject to appropriate age restrictions.\n\nWhat Bluesky Social, PBC actually says:\n\n“We allow consensual adult sexual content, including fictional depictions, when appropriately labeled and subject to appropriate age restrictions.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://bsky.social/about/support/community-guidelines",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-05",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Bluesky Social, PBC",
      "evidence_quote": "We allow consensual adult sexual content, including fictional depictions, when appropriately labeled and subject to appropriate age restrictions.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "08-mainstream-adult-policy",
      "subject": "Bluesky",
      "topic": "Adult content policy",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "applies_to_scope": "Global platform policy",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r08_mainstream_adult_policy_reddit_rules_labeling_nsfw",
      "category": "Promotion",
      "title": "Reddit: Adult (NSFW) content labeling rule",
      "summary": "Reddit's sitewide Rules require users to properly label content and communities, particularly content that is graphic, sexually-explicit, or offensive.",
      "body": "Reddit's sitewide Rules require users to properly label content and communities, particularly content that is graphic, sexually-explicit, or offensive.\n\nWhat Reddit, Inc. actually says:\n\n“Ensure people have predictable experiences on Reddit by properly labeling content and communities, particularly content that is graphic, sexually-explicit, or offensive.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://redditinc.com/policies/reddit-rules",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-05",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Reddit, Inc.",
      "evidence_quote": "Ensure people have predictable experiences on Reddit by properly labeling content and communities, particularly content that is graphic, sexually-explicit, or offensive.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "08-mainstream-adult-policy",
      "subject": "Reddit",
      "topic": "Adult (NSFW) content labeling rule",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "applies_to_scope": "Global sitewide rule",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r08_mainstream_adult_policy_youtube_nudity_sexual_content_policy",
      "category": "Promotion",
      "title": "YouTube: Nudity & sexual content policy",
      "summary": "YouTube does not allow explicit content meant to be sexually gratifying; posting pornography may result in content removal or channel termination.",
      "body": "YouTube does not allow explicit content meant to be sexually gratifying; posting pornography may result in content removal or channel termination.\n\nWhat Google LLC (YouTube) actually says:\n\n“Explicit content meant to be sexually gratifying is not allowed on YouTube. Posting pornography may result in content removal or channel termination.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2802002",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-05",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Google LLC (YouTube)",
      "evidence_quote": "Explicit content meant to be sexually gratifying is not allowed on YouTube. Posting pornography may result in content removal or channel termination.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "08-mainstream-adult-policy",
      "subject": "YouTube",
      "topic": "Nudity & sexual content policy",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "applies_to_scope": "Global platform policy",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r08_mainstream_adult_policy_discord_community_guidelines_adult_sexual_content",
      "category": "Promotion",
      "title": "Discord: Adult sexual content policy (age-restricted channels and labels)",
      "summary": "Discord requires users to be 18 or older to view adult sexual content, requires server owners to apply an age-restricted label to channels with sexually explicit content, and prohibits sexually explicit content in non-age-restrictable spaces like avatars, bios, and server banners.",
      "body": "Discord requires users to be 18 or older to view adult sexual content, requires server owners to apply an age-restricted label to channels with sexually explicit content, and prohibits sexually explicit content in non-age-restrictable spaces like avatars, bios, and server banners.\n\nWhat Discord, Inc. actually says:\n\n“Discord users must be aged 18 or older to view, gain access to, or participate in adult sexual content on Discord.”\n\nNote: Guidelines effective September 29, 2025; last updated August 29, 2025.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://discord.com/guidelines",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-05",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Discord, Inc.",
      "evidence_quote": "Discord users must be aged 18 or older to view, gain access to, or participate in adult sexual content on Discord.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "08-mainstream-adult-policy",
      "subject": "Discord",
      "topic": "Adult sexual content policy (age-restricted channels and labels)",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "applies_to_scope": "Global platform policy",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r08_mainstream_adult_policy_telegram_tos_illegal_pornographic_content",
      "category": "Promotion",
      "title": "Telegram: Adult content in Terms of Service",
      "summary": "Telegram's Terms of Service require users to agree not to post illegal pornographic content on publicly viewable Telegram channels, bots, etc.",
      "body": "Telegram's Terms of Service require users to agree not to post illegal pornographic content on publicly viewable Telegram channels, bots, etc.\n\nWhat Telegram actually says:\n\n“Post illegal pornographic content on publicly viewable Telegram channels, bots, etc.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://telegram.org/tos",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-05",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Telegram",
      "evidence_quote": "Post illegal pornographic content on publicly viewable Telegram channels, bots, etc.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "08-mainstream-adult-policy",
      "subject": "Telegram",
      "topic": "Adult content in Terms of Service",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "applies_to_scope": "Global terms; ToS note adds: 'Users in EU countries, the United Kingdom and Australia must be at least 18 years old to s",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r08_mainstream_adult_policy_telegram_tos_eu_uk_au_minimum_age",
      "category": "Promotion",
      "title": "Telegram: Minimum age to sign up in EU, UK and Australia",
      "summary": "Telegram requires users in EU countries, the United Kingdom and Australia to be at least 18 years old to sign up.",
      "body": "Telegram requires users in EU countries, the United Kingdom and Australia to be at least 18 years old to sign up.\n\nWhat Telegram actually says:\n\n“Users in EU countries, the United Kingdom and Australia must be at least 18 years old to sign up.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://telegram.org/tos",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-05",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Telegram",
      "evidence_quote": "Users in EU countries, the United Kingdom and Australia must be at least 18 years old to sign up.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "08-mainstream-adult-policy",
      "subject": "Telegram",
      "topic": "Minimum age to sign up in EU, UK and Australia",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "applies_to_scope": "Applies to EU countries, United Kingdom and Australia",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r08_mainstream_adult_policy_telegram_faq_takedown_of_porn_bots",
      "category": "Promotion",
      "title": "Telegram: Takedown of public content (porn bots)",
      "summary": "Telegram processes legitimate requests to take down illegal public content and states it can take down sticker sets that violate intellectual property rights or porn bots.",
      "body": "Telegram processes legitimate requests to take down illegal public content and states it can take down sticker sets that violate intellectual property rights or porn bots.\n\nWhat Telegram actually says:\n\n“To do this in the places where it is most needed (and to continue distributing Telegram through the App Store and Google Play), we have to process legitimate requests to take down illegal **public** content (e.g., sticker sets, bots, groups and channels) within the app. For example, we can take down sticker sets that violate intellectual property rights or porn bots.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://telegram.org/faq",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-05",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Telegram",
      "evidence_quote": "To do this in the places where it is most needed (and to continue distributing Telegram through the App Store and Google Play), we have to process legitimate requests to take down illegal **public** content (e.g., sticker sets, bots, groups and channels) within the app. For example, we can take down sticker sets that violate intellectual property rights or porn bots.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "08-mainstream-adult-policy",
      "subject": "Telegram",
      "topic": "Takedown of public content (porn bots)",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "applies_to_scope": "Applies to publicly available content (sticker sets, bots, groups and channels), not private chats",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r08_mainstream_adult_policy_tiktok_adult_content_body_exposure_sexualized_behaviors",
      "category": "Promotion",
      "title": "TikTok: Adult nudity and sexual activity policy",
      "summary": "TikTok's Community Guidelines state that it generally does not allow adult nudity or sexual activity, with limited exceptions for documentaries, sex education, fiction, and art.",
      "body": "TikTok's Community Guidelines state that it generally does not allow adult nudity or sexual activity, with limited exceptions for documentaries, sex education, fiction, and art.\n\nWhat TikTok actually says:\n\n“While we generally don't allow adult nudity or sexual activity, we make limited exceptions for documentaries, sex education, fiction, and art.”\n\nNote: Guidelines 'Released August 14, 2025' and 'Effective September 13, 2025'. Page notes a further update coming on September 24, 2026.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.tiktok.com/safety/en/policies-and-engagement/sensitive-mature-themes",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-05",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "TikTok",
      "evidence_quote": "While we generally don't allow adult nudity or sexual activity, we make limited exceptions for documentaries, sex education, fiction, and art.",
      "volatility": "high",
      "from_batch": "08-mainstream-adult-policy",
      "subject": "TikTok",
      "topic": "Adult nudity and sexual activity policy",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "applies_to_scope": "Global policy; TikTok notes it applies guidelines differently by region to respect local norms",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r08_mainstream_adult_policy_meta_adult_nudity_and_sexual_activity_policy",
      "category": "Promotion",
      "title": "Meta (Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Messenger): Adult nudity and sexual activity Community Standard",
      "summary": "Meta removes real photographs and videos of nudity and sexual activity, AI- or computer-generated images of nudity and sexual activity, and digital imagery under its Adult Nudity and Sexual Activity policy.",
      "body": "Meta removes real photographs and videos of nudity and sexual activity, AI- or computer-generated images of nudity and sexual activity, and digital imagery under its Adult Nudity and Sexual Activity policy.\n\nWhat Meta actually says:\n\n“Under this policy, we remove real photographs and videos of nudity and sexual activity, AI- or computer-generated images of nudity and sexual activity, and digital imagery, regardless of whether it looks “photorealistic” (as in, it looks like a real person).”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://transparency.meta.com/policies/community-standards/adult-nudity-sexual-activity/",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-05",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Meta",
      "evidence_quote": "Under this policy, we remove real photographs and videos of nudity and sexual activity, AI- or computer-generated images of nudity and sexual activity, and digital imagery, regardless of whether it looks “photorealistic” (as in, it looks like a real person).",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "08-mainstream-adult-policy",
      "subject": "Meta (Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Messenger)",
      "topic": "Adult nudity and sexual activity Community Standard",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "applies_to_scope": "Meta Community Standards apply to Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads per Meta's unified standards announcement",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r08_mainstream_adult_policy_meta_sexual_solicitation_links_to_pornographic_websites",
      "category": "Promotion",
      "title": "Meta (Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Messenger): Link rules: usernames or links to pornographic websites",
      "summary": "Meta does not allow content that asks for, offers or provides methods of contact to acquire pornographic material, or that contains usernames or links to pornographic websites.",
      "body": "Meta does not allow content that asks for, offers or provides methods of contact to acquire pornographic material, or that contains usernames or links to pornographic websites.\n\nWhat Meta actually says:\n\n“Content that asks for, offers or provides methods of contact to acquire pornographic material, or contains usernames or links to pornographic websites.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://transparency.meta.com/policies/community-standards/sexual-solicitation",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-05",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Meta",
      "evidence_quote": "Content that asks for, offers or provides methods of contact to acquire pornographic material, or contains usernames or links to pornographic websites.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "08-mainstream-adult-policy",
      "subject": "Meta (Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Messenger)",
      "topic": "Link rules: usernames or links to pornographic websites",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "applies_to_scope": "Meta Community Standards apply to Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads per Meta's unified standards announcement",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r08_mainstream_adult_policy_meta_sexual_solicitation_adult_subscription_website_links",
      "category": "Promotion",
      "title": "Meta (Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Messenger): Link rules: links to adult subscription websites (e.g., OnlyFans)",
      "summary": "Meta limits to adults aged 18 and older content that contains usernames, links to or logos of Adult Subscription Websites, rather than banning such links outright.",
      "body": "Meta limits to adults aged 18 and older content that contains usernames, links to or logos of Adult Subscription Websites, rather than banning such links outright.\n\nWhat Meta actually says:\n\n“For the following content, we limit the ability to view the content to adults, ages 18 and older:  Content that contains usernames, links to or logos of Adult Subscription Websites”\n\nNote: This is the only official statement found addressing links to adult subscription websites such as OnlyFans across the platforms surveyed.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://transparency.meta.com/policies/community-standards/sexual-solicitation",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-05",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Meta",
      "evidence_quote": "For the following content, we limit the ability to view the content to adults, ages 18 and older:  Content that contains usernames, links to or logos of Adult Subscription Websites",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "08-mainstream-adult-policy",
      "subject": "Meta (Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Messenger)",
      "topic": "Link rules: links to adult subscription websites (e.g., OnlyFans)",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "applies_to_scope": "Meta Community Standards apply to Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads per Meta's unified standards announcement",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r08_mainstream_adult_policy_x_adult_content_promoting_or_soliciting_sexual_services",
      "category": "Promotion",
      "title": "X (Twitter): Adult content must comply with X rules banning promotion/solicitation of sexual services",
      "summary": "X requires that Adult Content also comply with all X rules, including the prohibition on promoting or soliciting sexual services.",
      "body": "X requires that Adult Content also comply with all X rules, including the prohibition on promoting or soliciting sexual services.\n\nWhat X Corp. actually says:\n\n“Adult Content must also comply with all X rules that result in content removal or account suspensions, including: Non-consensual nudity; Promoting or soliciting sexual services; Child sexual exploitation; Violent sexual conduct; Unwanted sexual content & graphic objectification; Bestiality and necrophilia”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/adult-content",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-05",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "X Corp.",
      "evidence_quote": "Adult Content must also comply with all X rules that result in content removal or account suspensions, including: Non-consensual nudity; Promoting or soliciting sexual services; Child sexual exploitation; Violent sexual conduct; Unwanted sexual content & graphic objectification; Bestiality and necrophilia",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "08-mainstream-adult-policy",
      "subject": "X (Twitter)",
      "topic": "Adult content must comply with X rules banning promotion/solicitation of sexual services",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "applies_to_scope": "Global platform policy",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r08_mainstream_adult_policy_youtube_nudity_policy_violative_links_removed",
      "category": "Promotion",
      "title": "YouTube: Link rules within the Nudity & Sexual Content policy",
      "summary": "Under YouTube's Nudity & Sexual Content policy, links that cannot be verified as safe may be removed, and violative URLs posted within the video or in its metadata may result in the video being removed.",
      "body": "Under YouTube's Nudity & Sexual Content policy, links that cannot be verified as safe may be removed, and violative URLs posted within the video or in its metadata may result in the video being removed.\n\nWhat Google LLC (YouTube) actually says:\n\n“If we can't verify that a link you post is safe, we may remove the link. Note that violative URLs posted within the video itself or in the video's metadata may result in the video being removed.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2802002",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-05",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Google LLC (YouTube)",
      "evidence_quote": "If we can't verify that a link you post is safe, we may remove the link. Note that violative URLs posted within the video itself or in the video's metadata may result in the video being removed.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "08-mainstream-adult-policy",
      "subject": "YouTube",
      "topic": "Link rules within the Nudity & Sexual Content policy",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "applies_to_scope": "Global platform policy",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r08_mainstream_adult_policy_threads_sensitive_content_adult_nudity_sexual_activity",
      "category": "Promotion",
      "title": "Adult nudity and sexual activity policy (Threads help article)",
      "summary": "Threads' official help article states that Threads removes content that contains adult nudity or sexual activity, and that content not violating the Community Standards may still be limited via the sensitive content control.",
      "body": "Threads' official help article states that Threads removes content that contains adult nudity or sexual activity, and that content not violating the Community Standards may still be limited via the sensitive content control.\n\nWhat Meta actually says:\n\n“Content that may be sexually explicit or suggestive, such as pictures of people in see-through clothing. (We remove content that contains adult nudity or sexual activity.)”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://en-gb.facebook.com/help/instagram/2031788317323900",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-05",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Meta",
      "evidence_quote": "Content that may be sexually explicit or suggestive, such as pictures of people in see-through clothing. (We remove content that contains adult nudity or sexual activity.)",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "08-mainstream-adult-policy",
      "subject": "Threads",
      "topic": "Adult nudity and sexual activity policy (Threads help article)",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "applies_to_scope": "Global; Threads is governed by the Meta Community Standards",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r08_mainstream_adult_policy_tiktok_shop_seller_onlyfans_brand_links",
      "category": "Promotion",
      "title": "Link rules: adult-oriented platform branding incl. OnlyFans in shop content",
      "summary": "TikTok's US seller guidance states that a visible Pornhub domain watermark or OnlyFans brand mark in shop content is a direct violation, and that verbally redirecting users to adult platforms is also prohibited.",
      "body": "TikTok's US seller guidance states that a visible Pornhub domain watermark or OnlyFans brand mark in shop content is a direct violation, and that verbally redirecting users to adult platforms is also prohibited.\n\nWhat TikTok actually says:\n\n“A visible Pornhub domain watermark or OnlyFans brand mark is a direct violation”\n\nNote: Applies to TikTok Shop product listings and livestreams only; document dated 06/29/2026.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://seller-us.tiktok.com/university/essay?knowledge_id=1807559556974350&lang=en",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-05",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "TikTok",
      "evidence_quote": "A visible Pornhub domain watermark or OnlyFans brand mark is a direct violation",
      "volatility": "high",
      "from_batch": "08-mainstream-adult-policy",
      "subject": "TikTok (TikTok Shop, United States)",
      "topic": "Link rules: adult-oriented platform branding incl. OnlyFans in shop content",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "TikTok Shop seller/creator guide, 'Applies to: United States'",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r08_mainstream_adult_policy_meta_community_standards_unified_scope",
      "category": "Promotion",
      "title": "One set of Community Standards across Meta apps",
      "summary": "Meta states that from November 12, 2024 it uses one set of rules, the Community Standards, for Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and Threads.",
      "body": "Meta states that from November 12, 2024 it uses one set of rules, the Community Standards, for Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and Threads.\n\nWhat Meta actually says:\n\n“On November 12, we'll be streamlining this for our users to only one set of rules, the Community Standards, for Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and Threads.”\n\nNote: Page header: 'UPDATED NOV 11, 2024'.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://transparency.meta.com/community-standards-unified/",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-05",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Meta",
      "evidence_quote": "On November 12, we'll be streamlining this for our users to only one set of rules, the Community Standards, for Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and Threads.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "08-mainstream-adult-policy",
      "subject": "Meta (Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Threads)",
      "topic": "One set of Community Standards across Meta apps",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "applies_to_scope": "Meta global",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    }
  ]
}
