Welcome to the Favorited Community
Welcome to the Favorited community, where being yourself is at the heart of what we stand for! We’re all about creating a space where everyone can have fun, share experiences, and interact with each other in positive ways. Whether you’re streaming your favorite game, chatting with friends, or sharing a memorable moment, we want this platform to be enjoyable for everyone. To keep the good vibes going, it’s important that we all look out for each other’s safety while enjoying everything Favorited has to offer.
To foster this amazing community, we need to ensure that the environment is free from harassment, harmful interactions, and any illegal content. Our goal is to make Favorited a welcoming space for all, and our Community Guidelines are the first step toward maintaining that sense of security.
These Community Guidelines apply to everything on the platform—whether it’s a video, a live stream, chat messages, or images shared with the community. If content violates our rules, we’ll take appropriate action, which could include removing the content, disconnecting streams, disabling streaming or chat features, issuing warnings, suspending accounts, or, in severe cases, issuing account bans. Lets work together to keep Favorited a safe, fun, and welcoming space for everyone!
Platform Enforcement Philosophy
Favorited’s Community Guidelines are intended to set clear expectations for behavior and help maintain a safe, respectful, and enjoyable environment for everyone on the platform. While we provide specific examples of prohibited behavior throughout this document, it is not possible to list every type of conduct that may be harmful or disruptive.
Because of this, the guidelines should be understood as principles and expectations for community behavior, not an exhaustive list of every situation that may result in enforcement.
Attempts to exploit loopholes, push the boundaries of the rules, or “rules lawyer” in order to technically avoid violations while still harassing, provoking, or disrupting others may still result in action on your account. Behavior that undermines the spirit of these guidelines or intentionally disrupts the community may be addressed even if it is not explicitly described word-for-word in this document.
When reviewing potential violations, we consider the context of the situation. This may include factors such as:
- A user’s prior account history and pattern of behavior
- Whether an interaction appears to be mutual banter or targeted harassment
- Participation in escalating or disruptive behavior
- The relationship or history between the users involved
- Whether behavior appears intended to provoke, antagonize, or harass others
- How a user responds and adjusts to previous enforcements, warnings, and suspensions
Because context matters, behavior that may be acceptable in one situation may violate the guidelines in another.
When reviewing reports, we may consider how users participate in the interaction. In some cases, responding with similar banter, roasting or trash talking back, or continuing to remain active in the same chat or live stream may indicate that a user is choosing to participate in that interaction. This context may be considered when determining whether behavior was mutual participation or targeted harassment.
If you no longer wish to participate in an interaction, we strongly recommend disengaging by using tools such as blocking, muting, or leaving the stream or chat. Continuing to engage after expressing discomfort may indicate that you are still choosing to participate in the interaction.
Favorited reserves the right to take enforcement action against behavior that is harmful to the community even if it is not specifically listed in these guidelines.
Harassment
At Favorited, we’re committed to creating safe and inclusive communities where everyone can connect and grow. Harassment undermines this goal and can make users feel unsafe, unwelcome, or threatened. Harassment can take many forms, including personal attacks, encouraging physical harm, or promoting harmful group actions like brigading.
If harassment occurs, we will take appropriate actions against those responsible, which may include account suspension or removal.
Examples (Content Warning)
- Unwanted or severe insults or derogatory comments directed at someone
- Repeatedly telling someone they’re ignorant, ugly trash after being told to stop.
- Browsing through different user pages and insulting them on their intelligence or looks
- Wishing harm on another person
- Telling another individual to kill or harm themselves
- Stating that someone deserves to get an illness or disease
- Sharing or creating doctored or artistic media to insult another person
- Sharing AI generated videos mocking another person
- Photoshopping images of someone else with derogatory comments attacking that person
- Sharing or threatening to distribute non-consensual intimate images or videos
- Secretly recording someone's sexual body parts or intimate moments without their knowledge or consent
- Distributing private sexual footage of another person without the consent of those depicted
- Posting or spreading leaked nude images of another person without their permission
- Producing or circulating fabricated or deepfake intimate images of a real, identifiable person
- Inciting or coordinating abuse towards others
- Encouraging your chat to go into another creator’s channel to insult them
- Implied physical threats towards another person
- Telling someone they might find out what a knuckle sandwich tastes like if they run into that person in public
- Sexual harassment
- Repeatedly making sexual advances or comments towards someone after they’ve asked for it to stop
- Sending messages about performing sex acts on another person and asked for it to stop
- Asking others for sex acts to be performed on them
- Insulting someone based on perceived sexual activity such as calling them a “slut who sleeps around with everyone”
- Insulting or mocking someone for not gifting, tipping, or subscribing in return to others gifts, tips, or subscriptions
- Making derogatory remarks about another broadcaster because they did not gift back to another broadcaster
Hateful Conduct Guidelines
Continuing our commitment to maintaining a safe and inclusive environment for all members of our community Hateful conduct, in any form, will not be tolerated. Our platform strives to foster respect and belonging, and we strictly prohibit any behaviors that target individuals or groups based on characteristics that are protected by law.
Prohibited hateful conduct includes, but is not limited to, the use of derogatory language, slurs, or symbols aimed at individuals or groups based on their race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, sex, disability, age, genetic information, or veteran status. This also includes the incitement of violence, threats, or the promotion of hate groups or ideologies that espouse bigotry or supremacy, as well as dehumanizing or mocking individuals or groups in relation to their protected characteristics.
We will take action, including suspension or removal, against any account or content that engages in or promotes hateful conduct. Together, we can ensure that our community is one where everyone is respected and valued, regardless of their background or identity.
Examples (Content Warning)
- Threaten, promote, or advocate for physical harm and death of individuals based on protected characteristics.
- Call for violence against a protected group “kill all (protected group)”
- Wishing for a protected group to die from a serious disease
- Telling someone to kill themselves while calling them a slur
- Targeting others with hateful slurs or using them in an untargeted manner. We understand some words have been reclaimed or can be used in an empowering manner by different communities and will allow them to be used that way when the intent is clear
- Posting or spamming a slur in chat with no other context
- Targeting another person with a slur based on their protected characteristics
- Including slurs in usernames or profile content
- Calling others slurs while streaming
- Uploading, posting, streaming, or sharing imagery that is related to Nazis or other known hate groups
- Uploading a swastika as a profile image
- Posting phrases or ascii images related to hate groups
- Wearing clothing items associated with different hate groups
- Creating, sharing, or posting content that dehumanizes others based on protected characteristics
- Posting in chat negative stereotypes of people based on their skin color or race
- Making comments on stream that certain protected groups are “no better than animals or bugs”
Sexual Content
At Favorited, we’re dedicated to ensuring that our platform remains a welcoming space for everyone, regardless of background. To keep the platform appropriate for our diverse audiences, we’ve established clear guidelines around sexual content. Users are prohibited from broadcasting, uploading, soliciting, linking, offering, or directing others to any form of sexual or pornographic content. Our goal is to create a respectful and inclusive community, so content of this nature will not be tolerated.
We recognize that some discussions related to sexuality can be educational or artistic in nature. However, to maintain a positive experience for all users, we ask everyone to respect these boundaries and contribute to a safe environment.
Examples (Content Warning)
- Posing or acting in a way that simulates sex acts, or brings attention to the groin, buttocks, or female breasts.
- Setting a camera in a way so your groin takes up the bulk of the camera
- Pretending to perform oral sex on an object
- Extended periods of non explicit sexual activity on stream
- “Making out” or groping genitals, buttocks, or breasts on camera
- Consensual sexually violent activities such as whipping, or bondage
- Showing or posting real or digital art of sexual activity
- Drawing fictional characters in sexual poses on stream
- Displaying or demonstrating how to use sex toys
Adult Nudity or Pornography
In addition to our sexual content guidelines, we want to emphasize that Favorited is designed to be appropriate for a wide and diverse audience. To ensure this, users are prohibited from broadcasting, uploading, soliciting, linking, offering, or directing others to any form of sexual or pornographic content. This includes any content featuring real adult nudity, whether in images, videos, live streams, or other forms of media. We’ve included a section with examples to help clarify these guidelines.
Examples (Content Warning)
- Digital or physical content or images that include visible exposed genitalia
- Exposed anuses or unclothed buttocks
- Female presenting breasts with exposed nipples
- Exceptions made for women actively breastfeeding
- Showing, promoting, offering content or acts of explicit adult sexual activity
- Video or still images of oral sex, masturbation, or genital sex
- Animated videos of fictional characters participating in explicit sex acts
- Written or audio depictions of explicit sexual activity
- Advertising or solicitation of sexual services, including links to websites with nudes/sexual activities, prostitution, and escorts
- Displaying sexual bodily fluids
Extreme Violence, Graphic, or Gory Content
Favorited is not a place for content that glorifies or exploits extreme violence, brutality, or graphic physical harm. Excessively gory or violent material can be deeply distressing for viewers and risks creating a harmful environment for the broader community. Even when such content is shared for informational or creative purposes, we require clear boundaries to protect our users.
Content that depicts real-world graphic violence or severe injury, especially without context, will be removed. In certain cases—like educational, artistic, cultural, or survival content—allowances are made. However, this content must be clearly contextualized, presented in a respectful manner, and include appropriate content warnings when necessary.
Content that is not allowed includes (content warning):
- Footage or imagery of real-world violence involving serious injury or death
- Streaming or sharing graphic videos of shootings, stabbings, or violent altercations resulting in visible trauma.
- Depictions of torture, dismemberment, or excessive gore
- Posting scenes of beheadings, executions, or prolonged physical abuse, even if intended to raise awareness.
- Content that glorifies or celebrates violent acts
- Cheering during or dramatizing acts of brutality (e.g., praising a violent attack or joking about deadly injuries).
- Extreme injury content shown for shock value
- Broadcasting a close-up of a mangled body part or surgery wound to provoke viewer reactions.
Allowances and Contexts Where Graphic Material May Be Permitted:
We recognize that some content may naturally involve graphic elements but does not violate our policies when shared responsibly. This includes:
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Hunting and Animal Processing
- Content showing lawful, ethical hunting or the preparation and cleaning of game animals (e.g., gutting, skinning, or butchering) is allowed when presented with context and respect. These streams should include content warnings and avoid unnecessary close-ups of gore.
Violence and Threats to Others
At Favorited, we want our community to be a safe and welcoming place for everyone. Behaviors involving violence or threats can seriously harm the positive environment we’re all here to enjoy. We take a zero-tolerance approach to any content or actions that promote, encourage, or glorify violence, or that involve threatening behavior. This includes, but is not limited to, direct threats, bullying, and any content that encourages harm.
Please understand that engaging in these types of activities can lead to severe consequences, including an indefinite suspension or ban from our platform. We’re all about fostering a positive and safe space, so let’s work together to keep it that way!
Examples (Content Warning)
- Attempting or threatening to kill or physically harm someone
- Offering to pay someone to harm another person
- Starting a physical altercation with another person on stream
- Threatening or participating in sexual assault of another person
- SWATing, doxing, ddosing another person
- Destruction of personal private property of others on stream
Terrorism, Violent Extremism, and Hate Groups
Promoting or glorifying terrorism, violent extremism, or hate groups not only spreads dangerous ideologies but also fosters an atmosphere of division and harm. Content that encourages participation in or support for these groups and acts is not allowed. Such material has no place in our community as it undermines the values of respect and safety that we strive to uphold.
We ask that our community members avoid sharing any content or engaging in discussions that could be interpreted as endorsing or condoning these harmful movements.
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Promotion of terrorist or extremist propaganda
- Sharing self published videos with graphic acts of violence, even as a discussion on broadcast
Risky and Dangerous Behaviors
We understand that mental health struggles can be deeply challenging, and we want Favorited to be a safe and supportive space where individuals can openly discuss their experiences and connect with others. It’s important to us that our community fosters understanding and healing, while also prioritizing the safety of everyone involved.
Self-destructive behaviors, including self-harm, substance abuse, or actions that endanger personal safety, are deeply concerning and can impact both individuals and those around them. While discussions about struggles and healing are encouraged, promoting or encouraging harmful behavior is not acceptable.
What is not allowed:
- Content that promotes, encourages, or glorifies self-destructive behaviors. This may also include conversations about eating disorders and promoting them.
- Sharing tips, methods, or instructions for engaging in harmful behaviors.
- Encouraging others to engage in these behaviors, whether directly or indirectly.
- Attempts or threats to self-harm, including self-harms such as cutting or suicide.
- Challenges or dares that may be dangerous or cause illness.
- Streaming while in control of a vehicle and taking your attention away from the road, including interacting with your device or looking down from the road to read chat.
- Use of Illicit/Hard Drugs or any substances not intended for human consumption.
- Misusing legal substances such as pharmaceutical drugs or Nitrous Oxide (whippets).
- Consuming substances such as alcohol to the point of severe inebriation or incapacitation.
Notes and Clarifications
These Notes are additional examples or specifics of what is or isn’t allowed. These are to help clarify existing policies and practices that we already take action on. Our goal is for these to help with common questions around specific sets of guidelines to help you stream safely.
Driving Streams
What's OK and What's Not OK
What’s OK:
- Set up before you start driving. It’s fine to position your phone, camera, or stream setup as long as your vehicle is parked safely—for example, in a parking lot or before starting your trip.
- Responding with your voice. You can listen to messages using text-to-speech and reply verbally, as long as you’re not physically interacting with your device while the vehicle is in motion.
What’s Not OK:
- Looking at chat while driving. Reading messages on your phone or stream device while the car is moving is not safe and is not allowed.
- Touching your streaming setup mid-drive. Adjusting your camera, tapping your phone, or interacting with the app while driving is considered dangerous and prohibited.
Substance Use and Abuse
We want Favorited to remain a safe and responsible environment for everyone. Substance use can pose significant risks to individuals and others, so we take this topic seriously. Content depicting substance use is prohibited when it promotes, glorifies, or normalizes dangerous behavior.
Examples of violative content included in the dropdown.
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Use of high-risk or illegal drugs, including but not limited to:
- Cocaine
- Fentanyl
- Heroin
- Methamphetamine
- Depictions of the unsafe use of lower-risk substances, such as:
- Excessive alcohol consumption that results in passing out or vomiting.
- Misusing pharmaceutical or over-the-counter drugs (e.g., taking pills in unsafe amounts).
- Content that encourages or promotes substance abuse or addiction.
- Showing someone consuming fentanyl, heroin, or similar substances.
- Sharing tips or challenges involving excessive drinking (e.g., binge drinking games).
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Videos glorifying misuse of prescription medication, such as taking pills recreationally.
Examples of What Is Allowed
Responsible and legal use of alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis-derived products as long as they are consumed in a safe and moderate manner.
Conversations around recovery and harm reduction, such as sharing personal experiences of overcoming addiction.
Educational or awareness-focused discussions about the dangers of substance abuse.
We encourage anyone struggling with substance use to seek professional help. Promoting safe, healthy behaviors is essential to creating a supportive community on Favorited. Content violating this policy will be removed to ensure the safety of all users..
Human Trafficking
Favorited prohibits any content that facilitates, promotes, or depicts human trafficking, whether for labor or sexual exploitation. This includes coercion, threats, bribes, or payments used to control or recruit individuals.
We will take immediate action on any such content and may report it to law enforcement or appropriate organizations.
Youth Safety
At Favorited, the safety of young individuals is a top priority. We take a zero-tolerance approach to any content or behavior that endangers minors, including the sharing of explicit material or any form of exploitation. Any illegal material involving minors will be immediately reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). Violations of this policy will result in swift action, including indefinite suspension or permanent ban from our platform. We are committed to creating a safe, supportive environment and will act decisively to protect our community.
Examples (Content Warning)
- Real, fictional, and AI generated sexually explicit or sexualized content of minors
- Behaviors that are intended to make minors more comfortable with exposing themselves or behaving in sexual ways (Grooming)
- Showing content with child nudity
- Fictional material that depicts minor characters involved in explicit sex acts
- Behaviors or content that is exploitative and coercive towards minors, whether that involves threats, bribes, or payments.
You can find a full statement on our policy and practices towards child safety on our Child Safety Page.
Prohibited Gambling
At Favorited, we have a firm stance against any content related to unlicensed gambling. This includes sharing, promoting, sponsoring, or linking to gambling websites that are not properly licensed or regulated.
Additionally, we do not allow any form of sponsorship involving gambling, whether direct or indirect, nor do we permit content related to pay-to-enter raffles, sweepstakes, or similar activities. Our goal is to foster an environment that supports safe and responsible gambling practices, and we ask all members to follow these guidelines to help us maintain a respectful and secure community.
Examples of What You Cannot Do
- Offering to pay for a round of scratch off tickets or slot machine spins
- Hosting or promoting a pay-to-enter raffle/giveaway
- Streaming or promoting unlicensed gambling or crypto gambling websites such as Stake, Rollbit, Duelbits, Roobet, Blaze, or Gamdom
Notes and Clarifications
These Notes are additional examples or specifics of what is or isn’t allowed. These are to help clarify existing policies and practices that we already take action on. Our goal is for these to help with common questions around specific sets of guidelines to help you stream safely.
Gambling
What's Ok and What's Not OK
What’s OK:
- Streaming from licensed, in-person casinos: It’s fine to stream from a real-world, licensed casino as long as you’re not linking to gambling sites or encouraging viewers to participate.
- Hosting skill-based competitions with entry fees: Buy-in tournaments or contests are allowed if winners are determined by skill—not chance. This includes video game tournaments, art battles, or fitness challenges.
- Playing simulated gambling games with no real-money element: Slots, poker, or other simulated games are OK as long as there’s no opportunity to win or lose real money, crypto, or items of real-world value.
- Running free-to-enter or subscriber-only giveaways: Giveaways are allowed if they don’t require any form of payment, donation, or tip to enter.
- Sharing educational or awareness content about gambling: You can post content discussing gambling laws, risks, or addiction—just don’t promote or link to gambling services.
What’s Not OK:
- Promoting or streaming unlicensed gambling websites: You can’t stream or mention sites like Stake, Rollbit, Duelbits, Roobet, Blaze, or Gamdom. Even showing gameplay from these sites is not allowed.
- Sharing referral, sign-up, or promo codes for gambling platforms: Any attempt to drive traffic to a gambling site—even through codes or affiliate links—is prohibited.
- Sponsoring someone else’s gambling: Offering to pay for another user’s scratch cards, lottery tickets, or spins—whether through donations or direct messages—is not allowed.
- Hosting or promoting pay-to-enter giveaways or raffles: If users need to donate, tip, or pay anything to join a giveaway, it will be treated as a form of unlicensed gambling and removed.
Impersonation
Impersonation is strictly prohibited as it can lead to confusion, deception, and harm within the community. This includes pretending to be Favorited staff, celebrities, companies, or other users with the intent to deceive, mislead, or exploit others. Creating accounts, content, or profiles that falsely represent someone else, whether for malicious purposes or not, undermines the trust and safety of our community. Violations of this policy may result in content removal, account suspension, or further action.
Examples
- Stating you’re Favorited Staff investigating a report on someone’s account
- Making an account that pretends to be a well known celebrity
Spam, Scams, and Malicious Content
Deceptive and misleading behaviors such as spam, malicious content, and scams undermine trust across the platform and will not be tolerated. This includes but is not limited to posting unsolicited or repetitive content, selling or attempting to sell stolen personal information or account details, engaging in phishing activities, or sharing malware, viruses, or any harmful code. Users found engaging in these activities will face swift action, including account suspension or removal, to protect our community from harm. Always ensure your interactions are genuine, respectful, and secure.
Examples of what you cannot do included in the dropdown
- Posting links to IP grabbers or phishing websites
- Offering to sell credit card information
- Spamming chats with links to other websites
- Defrauding Favorited or others
- Selling or sharing user accounts
Unauthorized Sharing of Private Information
Revealing someone’s private information without their consent can be harmful and pose significant risks. Therefore, Favorited strictly prohibits the sharing of personal or identifying information about others without their explicit consent, including when that information is publicly available elsewhere. This policy protects users’ privacy and safety, and aligns with our obligations under applicable data protection and online safety laws.
Examples
- Sharing personal information, like another user’s address, photograph or real name, in the chat or on stream, even if it’s from publicly available documents.
- Share social media profiles or details from them if they are private or protected.
- Post content that invades someone’s privacy, like streaming from a private place without their consent.
- Show or broadcast a private video call without permission.
Sale or Trade of Regulated Goods
Favorited is a space for creativity, connection, and community—not for the exchange of regulated or restricted items. To ensure the safety and legality of our platform, users are not allowed to use Favorited to buy, sell, or trade certain goods that are tightly controlled or carry legal risk. This includes offering, promoting, or linking to such transactions through your stream, in chat, or via posted content.
This policy applies whether the item is physical or digital, and includes attempts to facilitate transactions or direct others to where such transactions can occur.
Violating this policy may result in content removal, feature restrictions, or account suspensions. Let’s all do our part to keep Favorited safe, fun, and free from illegal activity.
Prohibited Conduct Includes (content warning):
- Offering to buy, sell, or trade firearms, explosives, or weapon modifications.
- Saying you’re selling a rifle and posting your contact info.
- Asking in chat if anyone has a gun for sale and how to reach them.
- Offering to buy, sell, or trade illegal drugs or pharmaceutical medications.
- Stating you’re selling marijuana or pills.
- Displaying prescription medication and offering it to others.
- Offering to buy, sell, or trade endangered animals or protected plant species.
- Sharing links or content about selling tiger cubs, rhino horns, or protected cacti.
- Asking if anyone knows where to get a specific endangered animal.
- Selling or trading non-endangered animals outside of legitimate businesses.
- Offering to sell pets (like puppies or kittens) through personal posts without being a licensed seller or store.
- Stating you don’t want to use a pet store and asking to buy an animal directly from another user.
Additional regulated goods and services that are not allowed (illustrative, not exhaustive)
- Age-restricted products: Buying, selling, or promoting alcohol, tobacco, vaping, or similar products, including attempts to arrange delivery.
- Medical and health-related items: Offering unlicensed medical or cosmetic procedures, prescription products, or regulated medical devices.
- Financial or investment services: Promoting unlicensed financial offers, loans, credit repair, or unregistered investment or crypto schemes.
- Hazardous or controlled materials: Selling or coordinating transfers of dangerous chemicals, fireworks, or items that require special permits.
- Official or regulated documents: Offering to forge, alter, or sell government IDs, permits, or other legal documents.
Examples of What Is Allowed:
- Sharing or reposting content from licensed pet stores, shelters, or recognized rehoming organizations.
- Posts involving adoption or rehoming of pets with appropriate context (e.g., covering care costs).
- Selling or promoting animal products used for religious offerings.
- Offering rewards for the return of lost pets.
Favorited does not allow the platform to be used as a marketplace for regulated goods. If you’re unsure whether something is allowed, it’s best not to post about it. Always err on the side of caution and prioritize the safety and legality of your content.
Username Policy
At Favorited, we are committed to ensuring that usernames reflect the respect, safety, and integrity of our community. Usernames that violate the following guidelines are strictly prohibited:
- Sexual Content: Usernames containing references to sexually explicit acts, bodily fluids, overt sexual arousal, sexually transmitted infections, sexual trauma, or sexual fetishes are not allowed.
- Hate Speech: Usernames that contain slurs or variations of slurs, glorify or promote discrimination or hatred based on protected characteristics, reference hate groups or hateful iconography, or mock, deny, or glorify hate crimes or acts of genocide are strictly forbidden.
- Harassment: Usernames that are sexually degrading towards others, include insults based on someone’s sexual practices, target individuals with personal attacks or profanity, mock deceased or ill individuals, or insult other users or their loved ones are not allowed.
- Violence and Threats: Usernames promoting or calling for harm against others, or containing threats of violence, are prohibited.
- Personal Information: Usernames that disclose personal or private information, such as email addresses, IP addresses, home/work/school addresses, phone numbers, government IDs, or financial information, are strictly prohibited.
- Impersonation: Usernames that misrepresent users as Favorited staff, representatives of other companies or organizations, or government employees are not permitted.
- Self-Harm and Suicide: Usernames that glorify self-harm, suicide, or eating disorders, encourage others to engage in these behaviors, or threaten suicidal actions are prohibited.
Suspension Evasion
Circumventing our enforcement measures compromises the integrity of our platform. If you’re suspended, any attempt to bypass an account suspension or chat ban by using alternate accounts or identities will lead to further action against your accounts, potentially resulting in an indefinite suspension.
Harmful Misinformation
We believe in the importance of sharing accurate and helpful information. While we encourage open conversations and a diversity of perspectives, it’s important to ensure that the content shared is not harmful or misleading. Harmful misinformation can spread quickly and cause real-world damage, from promoting unsafe health practices to inciting fear or confusion around important issues. That’s why we don’t allow content that deliberately spreads false information, especially if it could cause harm to individuals or our community as a whole.
We encourage all users to check their sources and think critically about the content they share. If you’re ever unsure, take a moment to fact-check or reach out for clarification. Let’s work together to make Favorited a space where everyone can rely on the content they see, while still enjoying a safe, supportive environment for expression and conversation.
Examples of what you cannot do included in the dropdown below
- Misinformation or conspiracy theories that may lead to harm: Spreading false claims that a certain group is secretly causing a global crisis or that a dangerous event is planned, which can incite fear, panic, or violence.
- Spreading election misinformation: Sharing false claims about election outcomes, vote tampering, or misleading information about voting processes that could undermine trust in democratic systems.
- Misinformation about vaccines: Posting unverified claims that vaccines are harmful or contain dangerous ingredients, which can discourage people from seeking safe, effective medical treatment.
- Misinformation around emergencies and natural disasters: Spreading false information about ongoing natural disasters (e.g., fake evacuation notices or false reports of danger) that could put people at risk during crises
Promoting dangerous or harmful cures to health issues: Suggesting unproven or dangerous treatments for serious health conditions, like promoting ingesting toxic substances or using unapproved methods to cure diseases.
Intellectual Properties
In our community, we respect intellectual property rights to protect the hard work and creativity of others, and to comply with intellectual property laws. This means users should only share content they own or have permission to use, such as music, videos, images, and written works. Examples of what isn’t allowed include uploading someone else’s music without permission, sharing movies or TV shows without rights, or copying another person’s artwork and claiming it as your own. By following these rules, we ensure that everyone’s creative work is respected and legal boundaries are maintained.
Here are some examples of what isn’t allowed under intellectual property rights in our community:
- Uploading a song, album, or music video that you don’t own or have permission to use.
- Sharing full movies, TV shows, sports events or clips of them without the proper rights.
- Using someone else’s artwork, illustrations, or photos without permission.
- Posting a copy of a book or article that you didn’t write or publish.
- Sharing software or apps that are not yours to distribute.
- Using logos, brand names, or trademarks that belong to someone else without authorization.
If you are a rights holder you can find more information about our DMCA notification process on our DMCA Guidelines page.
Content Moderation Practices
Favorited is committed to transparency and public accountability under California AB 587. Below is an overview of how we define, moderate, and enforce rules related to specific categories of content:
| Content Category | Definition / Examples | Enforcement Actions | Reporting Methods | Appeals |
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| Hate Speech or Racism | See “Hateful Conduct” | Warnings, suspensions, bans | In-app reporting | Safety email |
| Extremism / Radicalization | See “Terrorism & Hate Groups” | Content removal, permanent bans | In-app reporting | Safety email |
| Harassment | See “Harassment” section | Feature blocks, suspensions, bans | In-app reporting | Safety email |
| Misinformation / Disinformation | See “Harmful Misinformation” | Content takedown, warnings | In-app reporting | Safety email |
| Self-Harm / Suicide | See “Self-Destructive Behaviors” | Content removal, wellness referrals, suspensions | In-app reporting | Safety email |
| Child Exploitation | See “Youth Safety” | Immediate removal, NCMEC referral, permanent ban | In-app reporting | Safety email |
| Human Trafficking | Sharing, promoting, or soliciting trafficking activity (e.g., sexual exploitation, labor exploitation, coercion) | Content removal, permanent ban, reports to law enforcement | In-app reporting | Safety email |
We use both automated detection tools and manual review to identify and enforce violations. Users who violate these rules may receive content removals, temporary feature restrictions, or account suspensions. In cases of serious harm, users may be permanently banned.
Users can report content directly in the app and may appeal any enforcement action by contacting our Safety email. We are actively developing tools to notify users when action is taken on their reports or accounts.