What can I post on Collective?

We do not allow explicit content on Collective. This helps us maintain a safe and respectful community for people from a diverse range of ages, backgrounds, and cultures. Learn more

Sensitive Content

Collective may show a warning over this type of content and it won’t be recommended to other people or appear in the Discover tab. This includes:

• Nude buttocks
• Implied sexual activity, defined as stimulation of genitals or anus where the activity or contact is not directly visible
• Paintings, sculptures and other art that depicts nudity (excluding sexual activity)

Forbidden Content

This type of content isn’t allowed on Collective and will be removed:

• Any amount of visible genitalia
• Sexual activity and stimulation
• Extended audio of sexual activity
• Fetish content which includes faeces, urine, vomit, or bestiality
• Other categories of content such as illicit drug use, spam, hate, violence and illegal activity

People who repeatedly post sensitive or forbidden content may have their accounts suspended. We use a combination of manual reviewers and automatic scanning to enforce the above guidelines. It may take several days for sensitive or explicit content to be detected.

Why we don’t allow explicit content

Collective’s mission is to create an inclusive space for people to connect through art and creativity. We don’t allow explicit content because we believe the risks associated outweigh the potential benefits. It can create an unsafe or uncomfortable atmosphere for some people, particularly those who are younger or come from cultural backgrounds where such content is not considered appropriate.

There are many other reasons why we don’t allow this type of content:

• Apple doesn’t allow new apps to contain explicit content. This is why Tumblr was forced to ban adult content in 2018. Twitter is considered "too important“ and is able to bypass this policy. As a small app, we must abide by Apple’s rules
• We want people to feel comfortable using Collective in public, like when using public transport or in a workplace
• We’ve seen that highly sexualised content discourages people from using Collective to share other types of posts
• We don’t want people to feel any pressure to sexualise themselves in order to be a part of our community
• Sexual content can be triggering and uncomfortable for some people

Feel free to contact us if you have any questions or feedback on this policy.