We are an 18＋ groupǃ If you join this group‚ you may or may not encounter provocative activities or content‚ and if you join this group‚ you indicate consent to view these activities or contentǃ
This is a public group.
I’m bringing this guidance up: Developer Update - December 18 2025 - Official / Dev Updates § Third: “Private” Instances & Malicious Reporting.
In our Community Guidelines, we state an important rule: provocative behavior restrictions may not apply in Private instances, as long as everyone present consents.
In those cases, you should also run that instance or event as an 18+ Verified Group instance.
Additional guidance: Group public instances are considered public, per the Community Guidelines. Note the following guideline from the guidelines:
Private instances that advertise themselves publicly will be considered public for the purposes of moderation.
My personal interpretation: If you have anything that may be provocative, the restrictions may not apply in a private instance (Verified 18+) when everybody consents, and those private instances should not be advertised publicly.
Public instances must not be disrupted with provocative behavior.