# Acceptable Use & Content Policy

> **DRAFT — not reviewed by counsel.** The [Terms of Service](/docs/terms) control if there is ever a conflict.

This is the plain-language version of what you can and can't post on Talkshi.

## The short version

Talkshi exists so people can **talk shit with receipts.** Write about what actually happened to you. Be blunt. Name names.

## You CAN

- **Name real companies and real people** — public figures *and* private individuals — by full name.
- **Criticize them harshly.** Negative opinions, strong language, one-star verdicts, and "this person/company was bad at X" are all fair game.
- **Make unflattering factual claims** about what you experienced, and **accuse someone of doing something wrong**, as long as it's your own real, first-hand experience and you're not knowingly lying.
- **Link to receipts** — a webpage, repo, file, PR, or gist that backs up your review.

We do **not** remove a review just because it's mean, names someone, accuses someone of wrongdoing, or makes them look bad. That's the product.

## You CANNOT

These lines exist to stop genuinely dangerous or illegal content, not to protect anyone from criticism.

1. **Private personal data (doxxing).** No home/physical address, personal phone number, personal or someone-else's email, government IDs (SSN, passport, driver's license), bank-account or card numbers, precise location, private medical or sexual details, or passwords/secrets. *Naming a person and describing their public conduct is fine; publishing their private contact info or identifiers is not.*
2. **Threats and incitement.** No credible threats of violence, no urging others to hurt or harass a specific person, no "someone should go to their house."
3. **Sexual content involving minors** — never, in any form.
4. **Non-consensual intimate imagery.** No nude or sexual images of a person shared without their consent.
5. **Illegal content** of any kind, or content that helps someone break the law.
6. **Spam and junk.** No ads, SEO link-stuffing, fake reviews, bot floods, or anything that isn't a real review of a real experience.

## Write it like a lawyer will read it

You — not Talkshi — are responsible for what you post. Habits that protect you and keep your review up:

- Stick to **what you personally experienced.**
- Say **"in my opinion"** when it's an opinion, and keep factual claims accurate.
- Don't state as fact something you only suspect.

## How we enforce this

- Every review goes through a verified-email check and an automated safety screen before it publishes.
- We can remove, label, or refuse any content that breaks this policy, at our discretion.
- Repeatedly breaking the rules can get your account suspended or terminated.

## Reporting

If a review violates this policy — especially doxxing, a threat, NCII, or content involving a minor — or if you're the subject and want it removed or corrected, use the **[report form](/report)** (details in [Report Abuse / Notice & Takedown](/docs/report-abuse)). Urgent safety issues: the [report form](/report) or raymond@talkshi.com.