Community Guidelines

Chattr — Community Guidelines

The idea

Chattr is anonymous, and that is the point. Anonymity lets you say the real thing — the honest question, the campus rumour, the joke that wouldn't land with your name on it. But anonymous doesn't mean lawless, and it doesn't mean consequence-free. These Guidelines are the line between a community that's fun and one that turns toxic.

To get new campus feeds going, Chattr posts some starter content, such as questions and polls, from accounts run by Chattr.

By using Chattr you agree to follow these Guidelines. They sit alongside our Terms of Service. Break them and we may remove your content, limit your account, or remove you from Chattr altogether. For the most serious things, we will involve the police.

The hard lines — never, ever

Some things will get content removed immediately and can get you reported to the authorities. There are no jokes-don't-count exceptions here.

Nothing sexual involving under-18s

Absolutely no sexual content involving anyone under 18, and no child sexual abuse material of any kind. This is the most serious rule on Chattr. We report this content and the accounts behind it to the relevant authorities, including the Internet Watch Foundation and the National Crime Agency, and we preserve evidence for them.

No threats or incitement to violence

Don't threaten to hurt anyone, don't encourage others to, and don't make threats against a place or event. Credible threats go to the police.

No terrorist or extremist content

Don't post content that supports, promotes, or is produced by terrorist or violent extremist groups.

No doxxing or identifying people

This is the big one for an anonymous app, so read it carefully. Don't post information that identifies or could locate a specific person without their consent. That includes:

Full names, alongside something that targets or shames them;
Addresses, hall or room numbers, or where someone lives;
Timetables, regular routines, or where someone will be;
Car details, social media handles, phone numbers, or photos used to identify them;
"Do you know who I mean" posts designed to point a crowd at one identifiable person.

If a post is clearly about one real, identifiable person and is being used to mock, accuse, shame, or target them, it crosses the line — even without a full name. Talk about your experiences; don't turn the feed into a weapon aimed at an individual.

No harassment or pile-ons

Don't bully, intimidate, or repeatedly target someone. That includes coordinating or joining a pile-on against a person. A single nasty comment is bad; an organised campaign is the kind of thing that has ended other apps and ruined real lives. We treat it seriously.

No hate

No content that attacks, dehumanises, or incites hatred against people because of race, religion, ethnicity, nationality, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic.

Nothing that encourages self-harm or suicide

Don't encourage, instruct, or glorify suicide, self-harm, or eating disorders. If you are struggling, please reach out — see "If you're having a hard time" below. If you're worried about someone else's post, report it so we can help.

Never share, or threaten to share, sexual or intimate images of someone without their clear consent. Sharing private intimate images to humiliate someone is both against the rules and a crime. Report one with the "Intimate image shared without consent" reason and we will take it down within 48 hours, together with any copies we can find on Chattr.

No illegal goods or fraud

Don't buy, sell, or arrange the supply of illegal drugs, weapons, or other unlawful goods. No scams, fraud, or phishing.

Keep it decent — the everyday rules

These won't usually get the police involved, but they keep Chattr good. Break them and your content may be removed or your account limited.

Don't lie about people. Spreading something you know is false that could damage someone's reputation is defamation, and it can land both you and us in legal trouble. Rumours about identifiable people are exactly where this goes wrong.
Don't impersonate anyone. Not other students, not staff, not Chattr.
No spam or self-promotion. Don't flood the feed, post ads, or repeat the same thing for votes.
Don't game the system. No bots, fake accounts, vote manipulation, or trying to inflate your karma artificially.
Don't try to unmask people. Don't try to work out and reveal who an anonymous poster is.
Respect other people's work. Don't post content that isn't yours to post.
Keep it relevant and decent. Gross-out shock content, gore, and needless nastiness make the place worse for everyone.

How moderation works

Here's what happens behind the scenes, so it's not a mystery:

Posts, comments, polls and messages are automatically checked against a watchlist before they go live. Some are refused, and some are held for a person to review.
Images you upload are checked automatically before they appear, and anything the check flags, or cannot check, is held for a person to review. GIFs you pick from the GIPHY library come from GIPHY and are not re-checked by us. Any image can be reported, and a person reviews it, with the most serious reports escalated first.
You can block any user from their post — you'll stop seeing them, and they can't contact you.
Every post has a report button. Use it — it's the fastest way to flag something. Tell us the reason.
Reports go to a queue reviewed by appointed reviewers, with admin oversight. The most serious reports are escalated immediately.
If your content is removed and you think we got it wrong, you can appeal in the app. A person looks at every appeal within 72 hours.

We try to be fair and consistent, but we'd rather act quickly to protect someone than wait. If we have to choose between caution and risk, we'll choose caution.

What happens if you break the rules

Depending on how serious it is, we may:

Remove the content;
Give you a warning;
Limit what your account can do;
Suspend or permanently remove your account; and/or
For illegal content or serious harm, report you to the police or other authorities and preserve evidence.

Serious breaches can mean immediate removal, with no warning.

If you're having a hard time

University can be a lot. If you're struggling, you're not alone and help is there — any time, day or night:

Samaritans — call 116 123 (free, 24/7) or email jo@samaritans.org
Shout — text SHOUT to 85258 for free, confidential, 24/7 text support
Your university — most have a student wellbeing or counselling service, and many have a 24-hour support line
In an emergency — if someone's life is at risk, call 999

How to report something

Two ways:

Tap the ⋯ on any post and choose Report, then pick a reason; or
Email report@chattr.uk with details of the post and what's wrong.

If a post involves an immediate risk to someone's safety, contact the police on 999 as well as reporting it to us.

Chattr is for adults aged 18 and over. If you think someone under 18 is using Chattr, report it and we will review the account.

Last updated: 27 September 2026

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