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      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Yoga Alliance: Rules.enforcement",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Yoga Alliance may suspend or revoke a teacher's membership for violations of the Code of Conduct, including sexual misconduct or fraud.",
      "body": "Yoga Alliance may suspend or revoke a teacher's membership for violations of the Code of Conduct, including sexual misconduct or fraud.\n\nWhat Yoga Alliance actually says:\n\n“Yoga Alliance reserves the right to suspend or revoke membership for violations of the Code of Conduct, including but not limited to sexual misconduct, fraud, or illegal activities.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.yogaalliance.org/About_YA/Code_of-Conduct",
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      "evidence_quote": "Yoga Alliance reserves the right to suspend or revoke membership for violations of the Code of Conduct, including but not limited to sexual misconduct, fraud, or illegal activities.",
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        ],
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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Insight Timer: Rules.enforcement",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Insight Timer removes content that makes false or misleading health claims about meditation or wellness practices.",
      "body": "Insight Timer removes content that makes false or misleading health claims about meditation or wellness practices.\n\nWhat Insight Timer actually says:\n\n“We reserve the right to remove any content that we determine, in our sole discretion, to be false, misleading, or deceptive, including claims about health benefits that are not supported by scientific evidence.”",
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      "source_link": "https://insighttimer.com/terms",
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      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
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      "evidence_quote": "We reserve the right to remove any content that we determine, in our sole discretion, to be false, misleading, or deceptive, including claims about health benefits that are not supported by scientific evidence.",
      "volatility": "medium",
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      "id": "learn_r1462_online_yoga_meditation_and_wellness_classes_risks_mindbody_payment_disputes_chargeback_threshold",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Mindbody: Money.fees",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Mindbody charges merchants a $15 fee for each chargeback dispute, regardless of outcome.",
      "body": "Mindbody charges merchants a $15 fee for each chargeback dispute, regardless of outcome.\n\nWhat Mindbody actually says:\n\n“Merchant shall pay a fee of $15.00 for each Chargeback received by Mindbody, whether or not such Chargeback is ultimately resolved in favor of Merchant.”",
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      "source_link": "https://www.mindbodyonline.com/legal/terms",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-14",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Mindbody",
      "evidence_quote": "Merchant shall pay a fee of $15.00 for each Chargeback received by Mindbody, whether or not such Chargeback is ultimately resolved in favor of Merchant.",
      "volatility": "low",
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      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Zoom: Rules.enforcement",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Zoom terminates accounts for hosting paid sexual content, including explicit yoga or wellness classes involving nudity or sexual acts.",
      "body": "Zoom terminates accounts for hosting paid sexual content, including explicit yoga or wellness classes involving nudity or sexual acts.\n\nWhat Zoom actually says:\n\n“You may not use the Zoom Services to host, upload, share, or otherwise make available any content that is pornographic, sexually explicit, or involves sexual activities, including but not limited to paid sexual content or services.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://zoom.us/trust/legal/termsofservice",
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      "evidence_quote": "You may not use the Zoom Services to host, upload, share, or otherwise make available any content that is pornographic, sexually explicit, or involves sexual activities, including but not limited to paid sexual content or services.",
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          "thin_body",
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      "id": "learn_r1462_online_yoga_meditation_and_wellness_classes_risks_patreon_nudity_guidelines_yoga_classes",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Patreon: Rules.content",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Patreon allows non-nude yoga and wellness classes but prohibits content that is sexually suggestive or depicts sexual acts, even if clothed.",
      "body": "Patreon allows non-nude yoga and wellness classes but prohibits content that is sexually suggestive or depicts sexual acts, even if clothed.\n\nWhat Patreon actually says:\n\n“Nudity is allowed in non-sexual contexts such as breastfeeding, birth, post-mastectomy, sculpting, painting, fitness, and yoga. However, any depiction of a sexual act... is prohibited, regardless of clothing or nudity status.”",
      "source_type": "official",
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      "evidence_quote": "Nudity is allowed in non-sexual contexts such as breastfeeding, birth, post-mastectomy, sculpting, painting, fitness, and yoga. However, any depiction of a sexual act... is prohibited, regardless of clothing or nudity status.",
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      "applies_to_country": "*",
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        "region": [
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        "platform": "patreon",
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        "explicitness": "clothed"
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        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
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      "id": "learn_r1462_online_yoga_meditation_and_wellness_classes_risks_ftc_warning_yoga_scams_consumer_protection",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Federal Trade Commission: Safety.legal",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The FTC warns consumers about yoga and meditation scams that make false income guarantees or require large upfront payments for certification.",
      "body": "The FTC warns consumers about yoga and meditation scams that make false income guarantees or require large upfront payments for certification.\n\nWhat Federal Trade Commission actually says:\n\n“The FTC has received reports of yoga and meditation training programs that falsely guarantee high earnings after certification or demand large upfront payments with little return. These may violate consumer protection laws.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/yoga-meditation-scams",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-14",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
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      "evidence_quote": "The FTC has received reports of yoga and meditation training programs that falsely guarantee high earnings after certification or demand large upfront payments with little return. These may violate consumer protection laws.",
      "volatility": "low",
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      "subject": "Federal Trade Commission",
      "topic": "Safety.legal",
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        "lane": "teaching",
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        "region": [
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        "topic": [
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      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Yoga Alliance: Money.fees",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Yoga Alliance membership fees for individual teachers range from $69 to $129 annually, depending on membership type and renewal timing.",
      "body": "Yoga Alliance membership fees for individual teachers range from $69 to $129 annually, depending on membership type and renewal timing.\n\nWhat Yoga Alliance actually says:\n\n“Individual Membership: $69 annually for new members, $119 annually for renewals. Lifetime Membership: $1,299 one-time payment.”",
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      "last_verified": "2026-10-14",
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      "source_tier": "A",
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      "evidence_quote": "Individual Membership: $69 annually for new members, $119 annually for renewals. Lifetime Membership: $1,299 one-time payment.",
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      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Insight Timer: Money.payout",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Insight Timer requires creators to accumulate at least $50 in earnings before initiating a payout via PayPal or bank transfer.",
      "body": "Insight Timer requires creators to accumulate at least $50 in earnings before initiating a payout via PayPal or bank transfer.\n\nWhat Insight Timer actually says:\n\n“Payouts are processed monthly for creators who have earned at least $50.00 in the previous calendar month. Earnings below this threshold roll over to the following month.”",
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      "evidence_quote": "Payouts are processed monthly for creators who have earned at least $50.00 in the previous calendar month. Earnings below this threshold roll over to the following month.",
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