Community Guidelines
Be respectful of the people and communities on Sneekpeek. People are different. That’s what’s beautiful about the internet and creativity: communities of varying types can assemble and flourish. We want Sneekpeek to be an intimate and safe venue for a diverse range of creators and their communities.
HOW THESE GUIDELINES ARE ENFORCED
Please realize that Sneekpeek is a diverse community and, while you may not necessarily agree with someone’s point of view, it may not be a violation of our Community Guidelines. That said, when you see a page on Sleekpeek that you feel violates our community guidelines, please take the time to report them via our reporting tool. You can read more about how to report a creator or a post here. A member of the Trust & Safety team will review the report and if our Community Guidelines have been violated, the case manager will contact the creator to let them know that they are outside these guidelines.
This is a commitment to creators. We know this is your livelihood. We invest heavily in making these decisions as fair and transparent as possible. We always want creators to feel like they have an open line of communication. So how does this translate to moderation? Our first reflex is always to try to educate creators to help them understand how a rule has been broken and how to remedy the issue. In cases where the violation is particularly bad or intentional we may take further action such as suspending or removing their account. In the most extreme cases we may ban a creator from using Sneekpeek.
Because you are raising funds on Sneekpeek, we may be held accountable for what you do with those funds, so we may also look at what you do with your membership off our platform. As a result when we talk about “On Sneekpeek,” it means the creations you are funding on and through Sleekpeek. When reviewing a page, we look at how creations are shared, where the page is linked to and where the traffic comes from. No matter what happens, we always give creators the opportunity to appeal a decision by contacting us and sending any relevant information they believe was not considered. We may not change our minds, but we will always listen.
DOXING
To summarize: We take a strong stance against doxing, which is sharing an individual’s private information or aggregating their public information for the purpose of intimidating them through harassment.
We take this strong stance against doxing because it is used to silence or intimidate people with different viewpoints on the internet. It can cause extensive emotional trauma, and can put the victim’s physical safety at risk. The most classic form of doxing is when an individual’s private personal information is shared. This could be information such as a phone number or home address. The definition of private personal information can vary and may mean that it is simply very difficult to find. We also consider it to be doxing when an individual’s non-private information is aggregated. For example, we would consider it doxing if someone’s profile picture was combined with their real name, all of their known social media accounts, and the city they lived in. No matter the specific information shared, we also evaluate the context around why it was shared. If it looks like this information is being shared for the purpose of making it easier for a large group to harass that individual, we are likely to consider it doxing. When doxing takes place, we lose the ability to have conversations. Doxing isn’t speech countering speech, it is speech shutting down others’ ability to speak. It removes our ability to discuss ideas, grow as individuals and have a safe space for disagreement.
BE SAFE, BE RESPECTFUL, MAKE STUFF
These Community Guidelines exist to shape and guide Sleekpeek and the growing number of creators and communities using it. This is not about building an arbitrary framework of “right” or “wrong.” It’s about making Sneekpeek a place where diverse creators and their communities feel excited, supported, and happy to exist, while still allowing for different—and sometimes even conflicting—points of view.
These guidelines summarize a thorough, thoughtful, and living internal policy that we spent time thinking about and defining with guidance from community and safety experts. We’re proud of these guidelines because we believe they will help creators build a safe and supportive environment in which they can continue to create, share and build intimate and lasting relationships with their fans.
BULLYING, HARASSMENT, AND THREATS
To summarize: We don’t allow bullying or harassment because we want Sneekpeek to feel like a safe place for our various communities. At the same time, we want people to be able to express themselves, be critical, and discuss controversial issues.
We recognize that discussing celebrities, media or other public figures can sometimes involve harsh criticism, and we believe that is an appropriate part of free debate. However, we draw the line when it comes to harassing private figures, or taking any action that might affect people’s physical safety, regardless of whether these people are private or public figures.
As much as we want you to be able to express yourself, we want all of our users to have the right to express their opinion without feeling intimidated. Even the most difficult conversations should take place in the most respectful way. Here is how we define these behaviors.
BULLYING AND HARASSMENT:
You cannot attempt to intimidate anyone, either directly or by using your influence over others. We treat real-life interactions more seriously than online interactions when analyzing whether a line has been crossed because it can be more threatening and lead to physical violence. When both sides engage in similar behavior, such as feuds between public figures, we are less likely to take action. Additionally, Sneekpeek has zero tolerance for pages featuring non-consensual intimate imagery, which we define as sexual or pornographic imagery of an individual or individuals made and/or distributed . Works which relate to non-consensual intimate imagery in the form of survival stories, educational resources, and/or advocacy, however, are permitted.
THREATS:
Anyone on Sneekpeek should be able to express their opinion in a way that doesn’t threaten another person. In this respect, we take threats of violence very seriously. Any creator or fan threatening the well-being of an individual or group of people will be removed. This includes threatening behavior such as stalking or inciting others to commit violent acts.
If you are a victim of this behavior and feel that your personal safety is at risk, we suggest you contact your local law enforcement, in addition to reporting the behavior to us.
HATE SPEECH
To summarize: Sneekpeek connects creators to their fans all over the world. We are a global platform built on promoting creativity, which makes us a very inclusive group. Therefore, there is no room on Sleekpeek for projects funding hate speech, such as calling for violence, exclusion, or segregation. This includes serious attacks on people based on their race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, serious medical conditions, caste, or immigration status.
When reviewing an account for a potential hate speech violation, we consider some of the following questions:
Is there a call for violence against someone based on a characteristic like those listed above?
Does the creator use dehumanizing language when talking about people based on one of the above characteristics?
Is the creator using racial slurs or negative depictions of someone based on a characteristic like those listed above?
Is the creator targeting people based on their immigration status in a discriminatory way or simply discussing immigration policy?
Is the statement legitimate criticism of a State, institution, or belief or does the context make it clear that the user is using code words or proxies to attack people based on the above characteristics?
This list is not exhaustive, but we want to be transparent about how we work in the gray areas between speech and action. There can be a fine line between political comments and hate speech. If you come across what you believe to be hate speech on Sleekpeek, please take the time to report it.
AUTHENTICITY
To summarize: Sneekpeek is for creators who put something original out into the world. As a creator, you may not post creations that infringe on others’ intellectual property rights.
You can’t create fake pages or collect money for things you’re not actually doing. For example, you cannot create a fan page for someone else.
You cannot pretend to be or impersonate someone else by using the name, brand or works of another to deceive fans. We will review satire and comedy in a different way as we believe these subgenres are original creations.
VIOLENT AND GRAPHIC CONTENT
To summarize: Sneekpeek looks to create a safe environment for all our users. Sleekpeek will not allow content that promotes violence that is graphic, gratuitous, sadistic, or glorifies real-world suffering. Additionally, content that depicts violent or graphic imagery, such as animal abuse, decapitation, gore, and violent death, will not be permitted. However, we allow limited exceptions for this type of content when it contains documentary, educational, scientific, and newsworthy elements. Fictional or dramatized content that contains violent and graphic elements is allowed on the platform as long as the creator gives viewers enough context to understand that the footage is dramatized or fictional. Additionally, content that involves competitive or religious activities such as hunting, the slaughter of animals as a part of practicing an organized religion/faith, and professional combat sports like boxing and mixed martial arts are allowed.
DEEPFAKES
Deepfakes are manipulated or digitally-altered audio, video, or image works that portray a person, event, or scene in a way that is not real or did not occur. Examples include, but are not limited to, superimposing an individual’s face onto a different body, or manipulating audio recordings to fabricate audio portraying a person saying something they did not say.
The following types of deepfakes are prohibited:
Deepfakes that intimidate, bully, or harass someone, encourage violence against them, or harm their reputation.
Deepfakes that incorporate an individual’s image or likeness in sexualized contexts in which they did not partake.
Deepfakes that use a public figure’s image, likeness, or voice to deceive through misrepresentative or fraudulent product endorsements, promotions, phishing, financial scams, and merchandise sales, among others. Deepfakes of public figures are permitted, however, if they are satirical or parodic in nature, or focus on political or social commentary. Examples may include using humor, irony, sarcasm, exaggeration, or imitation to critique an individual, institution, or societal issue.
HARMFUL AND ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES
To summarize: We don’t allow funds to be collected for anything that facilitates harmful or illegal activities. You cannot fund creations that advocate, threaten, or show you causing harm to yourself, other people or animals. In the same way, you cannot promote illegal activities such as property crime, distribution of illegal weapons, or drug manufacturing.
self-harm
We don’t allow any page that promotes or glorifies self-harm, such as pages that encourage self-injury, suicide, or an eating disorder. Examples include pages that glorify self-scarification or a pro-anorexia campaign. If we believe there’s a credible risk the creator will harm themselves, we will work with law enforcement when needed. However, we allow creations that promote awareness such as self-harm survival stories, especially if they have educational value. If you or someone close to you might be in danger of hurting themselves,
illegal activity
We don’t allow pages that collect money for an illegal purpose, or that encourage others to break the law. Creators may not promote illegal weapons, drug manufacturing techniques or distribution, or property crime. With that said, we review each case individually.
Teen safety
Sleekpeek has zero tolerance for exploitative works depicting sexualized minors, regardless of how the works were created (e.g., hand-drawn, animated, photorealistic, or computer-generated sexual abuse material, among others), along with exploitative actions like grooming or solicitation. Any Sleekpeek user involved in facilitating or attempting to exploit minors will be removed and reported to appropriate authorities.
Disinformation
Sleekpeek will not help fund creations that engage in medical misinformation related to Covid-19, and disinformation related to propagating QAnon or Pizzagate conspiracy theories.
HOW THESE GUIDELINES ARE ENFORCED
Please realize that Sneekpeek is a diverse community and, while you may not necessarily agree with someone’s point of view, it may not be a violation of our Community Guidelines. That said, when you see a page on Sleekpeek that you feel violates our community guidelines, please take the time to report them via our reporting tool. You can read more about how to report a creator or a post here. A member of the Trust & Safety team will review the report and if our Community Guidelines have been violated, the case manager will contact the creator to let them know that they are outside these guidelines.
This is a commitment to creators. We know this is your livelihood. We invest heavily in making these decisions as fair and transparent as possible. We always want creators to feel like they have an open line of communication. So how does this translate to moderation? Our first reflex is always to try to educate creators to help them understand how a rule has been broken and how to remedy the issue. In cases where the violation is particularly bad or intentional we may take further action such as suspending or removing their account. In the most extreme cases we may ban a creator from using Sneekpeek.
Because you are raising funds on Sneekpeek, we may be held accountable for what you do with those funds, so we may also look at what you do with your membership off our platform. As a result when we talk about “On Sneekpeek,” it means the creations you are funding on and through Sleekpeek. When reviewing a page, we look at how creations are shared, where the page is linked to and where the traffic comes from. No matter what happens, we always give creators the opportunity to appeal a decision by contacting us and sending any relevant information they believe was not considered. We may not change our minds, but we will always listen.
DOXING
To summarize: We take a strong stance against doxing, which is sharing an individual’s private information or aggregating their public information for the purpose of intimidating them through harassment.
We take this strong stance against doxing because it is used to silence or intimidate people with different viewpoints on the internet. It can cause extensive emotional trauma, and can put the victim’s physical safety at risk. The most classic form of doxing is when an individual’s private personal information is shared. This could be information such as a phone number or home address. The definition of private personal information can vary and may mean that it is simply very difficult to find. We also consider it to be doxing when an individual’s non-private information is aggregated. For example, we would consider it doxing if someone’s profile picture was combined with their real name, all of their known social media accounts, and the city they lived in. No matter the specific information shared, we also evaluate the context around why it was shared. If it looks like this information is being shared for the purpose of making it easier for a large group to harass that individual, we are likely to consider it doxing. When doxing takes place, we lose the ability to have conversations. Doxing isn’t speech countering speech, it is speech shutting down others’ ability to speak. It removes our ability to discuss ideas, grow as individuals and have a safe space for disagreement.
BE SAFE, BE RESPECTFUL, MAKE STUFF
These Community Guidelines exist to shape and guide Sleekpeek and the growing number of creators and communities using it. This is not about building an arbitrary framework of “right” or “wrong.” It’s about making Sneekpeek a place where diverse creators and their communities feel excited, supported, and happy to exist, while still allowing for different—and sometimes even conflicting—points of view.
These guidelines summarize a thorough, thoughtful, and living internal policy that we spent time thinking about and defining with guidance from community and safety experts. We’re proud of these guidelines because we believe they will help creators build a safe and supportive environment in which they can continue to create, share and build intimate and lasting relationships with their fans.
BULLYING, HARASSMENT, AND THREATS
To summarize: We don’t allow bullying or harassment because we want Sneekpeek to feel like a safe place for our various communities. At the same time, we want people to be able to express themselves, be critical, and discuss controversial issues.
We recognize that discussing celebrities, media or other public figures can sometimes involve harsh criticism, and we believe that is an appropriate part of free debate. However, we draw the line when it comes to harassing private figures, or taking any action that might affect people’s physical safety, regardless of whether these people are private or public figures.
As much as we want you to be able to express yourself, we want all of our users to have the right to express their opinion without feeling intimidated. Even the most difficult conversations should take place in the most respectful way. Here is how we define these behaviors.
BULLYING AND HARASSMENT:
You cannot attempt to intimidate anyone, either directly or by using your influence over others. We treat real-life interactions more seriously than online interactions when analyzing whether a line has been crossed because it can be more threatening and lead to physical violence. When both sides engage in similar behavior, such as feuds between public figures, we are less likely to take action. Additionally, Sneekpeek has zero tolerance for pages featuring non-consensual intimate imagery, which we define as sexual or pornographic imagery of an individual or individuals made and/or distributed . Works which relate to non-consensual intimate imagery in the form of survival stories, educational resources, and/or advocacy, however, are permitted.
THREATS:
Anyone on Sneekpeek should be able to express their opinion in a way that doesn’t threaten another person. In this respect, we take threats of violence very seriously. Any creator or fan threatening the well-being of an individual or group of people will be removed. This includes threatening behavior such as stalking or inciting others to commit violent acts.
If you are a victim of this behavior and feel that your personal safety is at risk, we suggest you contact your local law enforcement, in addition to reporting the behavior to us.
HATE SPEECH
To summarize: Sneekpeek connects creators to their fans all over the world. We are a global platform built on promoting creativity, which makes us a very inclusive group. Therefore, there is no room on Sleekpeek for projects funding hate speech, such as calling for violence, exclusion, or segregation. This includes serious attacks on people based on their race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, serious medical conditions, caste, or immigration status.
When reviewing an account for a potential hate speech violation, we consider some of the following questions:
Is there a call for violence against someone based on a characteristic like those listed above?
Does the creator use dehumanizing language when talking about people based on one of the above characteristics?
Is the creator using racial slurs or negative depictions of someone based on a characteristic like those listed above?
Is the creator targeting people based on their immigration status in a discriminatory way or simply discussing immigration policy?
Is the statement legitimate criticism of a State, institution, or belief or does the context make it clear that the user is using code words or proxies to attack people based on the above characteristics?
This list is not exhaustive, but we want to be transparent about how we work in the gray areas between speech and action. There can be a fine line between political comments and hate speech. If you come across what you believe to be hate speech on Sleekpeek, please take the time to report it.
AUTHENTICITY
To summarize: Sneekpeek is for creators who put something original out into the world. As a creator, you may not post creations that infringe on others’ intellectual property rights.
You can’t create fake pages or collect money for things you’re not actually doing. For example, you cannot create a fan page for someone else.
You cannot pretend to be or impersonate someone else by using the name, brand or works of another to deceive fans. We will review satire and comedy in a different way as we believe these subgenres are original creations.
VIOLENT AND GRAPHIC CONTENT
To summarize: Sneekpeek looks to create a safe environment for all our users. Sleekpeek will not allow content that promotes violence that is graphic, gratuitous, sadistic, or glorifies real-world suffering. Additionally, content that depicts violent or graphic imagery, such as animal abuse, decapitation, gore, and violent death, will not be permitted. However, we allow limited exceptions for this type of content when it contains documentary, educational, scientific, and newsworthy elements. Fictional or dramatized content that contains violent and graphic elements is allowed on the platform as long as the creator gives viewers enough context to understand that the footage is dramatized or fictional. Additionally, content that involves competitive or religious activities such as hunting, the slaughter of animals as a part of practicing an organized religion/faith, and professional combat sports like boxing and mixed martial arts are allowed.
DEEPFAKES
Deepfakes are manipulated or digitally-altered audio, video, or image works that portray a person, event, or scene in a way that is not real or did not occur. Examples include, but are not limited to, superimposing an individual’s face onto a different body, or manipulating audio recordings to fabricate audio portraying a person saying something they did not say.
The following types of deepfakes are prohibited:
Deepfakes that intimidate, bully, or harass someone, encourage violence against them, or harm their reputation.
Deepfakes that incorporate an individual’s image or likeness in sexualized contexts in which they did not partake.
Deepfakes that use a public figure’s image, likeness, or voice to deceive through misrepresentative or fraudulent product endorsements, promotions, phishing, financial scams, and merchandise sales, among others. Deepfakes of public figures are permitted, however, if they are satirical or parodic in nature, or focus on political or social commentary. Examples may include using humor, irony, sarcasm, exaggeration, or imitation to critique an individual, institution, or societal issue.
HARMFUL AND ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES
To summarize: We don’t allow funds to be collected for anything that facilitates harmful or illegal activities. You cannot fund creations that advocate, threaten, or show you causing harm to yourself, other people or animals. In the same way, you cannot promote illegal activities such as property crime, distribution of illegal weapons, or drug manufacturing.
self-harm
We don’t allow any page that promotes or glorifies self-harm, such as pages that encourage self-injury, suicide, or an eating disorder. Examples include pages that glorify self-scarification or a pro-anorexia campaign. If we believe there’s a credible risk the creator will harm themselves, we will work with law enforcement when needed. However, we allow creations that promote awareness such as self-harm survival stories, especially if they have educational value. If you or someone close to you might be in danger of hurting themselves,
illegal activity
We don’t allow pages that collect money for an illegal purpose, or that encourage others to break the law. Creators may not promote illegal weapons, drug manufacturing techniques or distribution, or property crime. With that said, we review each case individually.
Teen safety
Sleekpeek has zero tolerance for exploitative works depicting sexualized minors, regardless of how the works were created (e.g., hand-drawn, animated, photorealistic, or computer-generated sexual abuse material, among others), along with exploitative actions like grooming or solicitation. Any Sleekpeek user involved in facilitating or attempting to exploit minors will be removed and reported to appropriate authorities.
Disinformation
Sleekpeek will not help fund creations that engage in medical misinformation related to Covid-19, and disinformation related to propagating QAnon or Pizzagate conspiracy theories.
