BeReal prohibits posting illegal, harmful, or abusive content, and reserves the right to remove content or accounts that violate these standards.
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This provision defines the scope of prohibited conduct that BeReal enforces through content moderation mechanisms. The reference to Community Standards as part of the User Agreement integrates those standards as binding terms governing user participation.
Removal of this provision suggests content moderation guidelines may have been moved elsewhere or consolidated with other policies, potentially weakening explicit moderation commitments.
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We use a combination of automated tools and human reviewers to enforce our content rules. This includes technology that proactively detects and removes certain types of prohibited material.
We moderate Content using proprietary technology that analyzes multiple attributes of the content for compliance with our Guidelines. If the Content does not pass technological review, it is rejected and not made visible on our services.
We use a combination of automated tools and human reviewers to enforce our content rules. This includes technology that proactively detects and removes certain types of prohibited material.
"We do not tolerate harassment, intimidation, defamation, threats, hateful content, child sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, promotion of suicide or self harm, intellectual property theft, or other illegal activities. For detailed information see our Community Standards, which are part of the User Agreement.Excerpt from BeReal's Terms of Service
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This provision defines the scope of prohibited conduct that BeReal enforces through content moderation mechanisms. The reference to Community Standards as part of the User Agreement integrates those standards as binding terms governing user participation.
Your posts can be removed by BeReal at any time if deemed to violate acceptable use policies, and repeated violations can result in permanent account loss without detailed justification.
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