Strong opinions are welcome
Riposte is built for adults to disagree openly. Difficult subjects, blunt views, jokes, and occasional swearing are not automatically violations. Frank, non-graphic discussion of mature topics is allowed. Context matters, but disagreement is never an excuse to make another person unsafe or unable to participate. Challenge the argument, not the person's right to be here.
What is not allowed
- Violence and dangerous conduct: credible threats, encouragement or praise of violence, stalking, coercion, incitement of self-harm, or support for violent extremist activity.
- Harassment: targeted or sustained abuse, sexual harassment, intimidation, dogpiling, or attempts to frighten someone away from the service.
- Hateful conduct: attacks, dehumanisation, exclusion, or calls for harm based on race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, caste, disability, age, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or another protected characteristic.
- Sexual abuse or exploitation: sexual violence, non-consensual intimate material, sextortion, sexual services, or pornographic and sexually explicit content intended primarily for sexual gratification.
- Child endangerment: any sexualisation, exploitation, grooming, solicitation, trafficking, abuse, or endangerment of a person under 18.
- Privacy violations: doxxing, sharing private information, or making or sharing a recording without the notice or permission required by law.
- Deception and manipulation: impersonation, scams, fraud, coordinated manipulation, spam, fake engagement, or malicious links and software.
- Illegal and regulated activity: facilitating unlawful activity or arranging the purchase or sale of illegal or unlawfully supplied regulated goods or services.
- Rights violations: content that infringes intellectual-property, privacy, publicity, confidentiality, or other rights.
- Service abuse: attempts to compromise Riposte, evade enforcement, scrape content, or misuse reports and safety systems.
Recorded conversations
Record only your own contribution. Make sure everyone whose voice or personal information is included knows the recording is happening and has given any consent required where they are. Never upload a private conversation from outside Riposte without permission.
Report and block
Use the in-app controls to report content or an account and to block another user. In-app reports include useful context and are the fastest way to help us investigate. You may also email safety@souvenir-labs.com. If you believe content is illegal, identify the content, explain why, and include your country so we can apply the correct process. Do not forward unlawful or private material by email.
How enforcement works
We consider content, context, severity, repetition, credible risk, and account history. We may warn a user, restrict a feature, remove content, limit discovery or matching, suspend or close an account, preserve relevant evidence, or notify an appropriate authority. Serious or urgent conduct may lead to immediate action without a warning.
Automated systems may help detect abuse and prioritise potentially serious material, but a flag does not by itself establish a violation. We use human review where context or a disputed decision requires it. When appropriate, we will tell the reporter and affected user the outcome and any available appeal.
Appeals
If you believe we made the wrong moderation decision, follow the appeal instructions on our support page. We may decline repeated appeals that do not provide new information or that misuse the process.
Child-safety concerns
Our child-safety standards explain how to report suspected child exploitation and how we respond.