82. The prohibitions in this article apply to public and private Content, to messages, lives, profiles, pseudonyms, titles, descriptions, keywords, metadata, file names, external links and behaviour. Certain categories are prohibited even where they are not necessarily illegal in all countries, in order to protect individuals, preserve the security of the Website and comply with the rules of the payment networks.
7.1. Minors and/or appearance of minority
83. It is prohibited to publish, seek, solicit, sell, share or describe any sexual Content depicting or appearing to depict a minor. The prohibition covers real, staged images, drawings, animations, avatars, artificial intelligence generated content, montages, role play and depictions in which age is ambiguous.
84. Also prohibited are sexualised scenarios, outfits, accessories, terms or presentations suggesting minority or infantilisation, in particular “age play”, diapers, school, descriptors of very young age, spelling variants, codes and expressions intended to circumvent filters. Content involving a person whose full age cannot be established is refused or removed.
7.2. Sexual violence
85. Prohibited are any rape, sexual assault, forced act, non-consensual act or act presented as such, including simulated, as well as any scenario in which a person is asleep, unconscious, paralysed, hypnotised, sedated, heavily intoxicated, drugged, unable to understand or to express free consent. Terms suggesting coercion, abduction, molestation, absence of will or inability to consent are prohibited when used in a sexualised context.
7.3. Non-consensual intimate images
86. Prohibited are intimate photographs, videos, sounds or information obtained or disseminated without consent, content captured without a person’s knowledge, hidden cameras, non-consensual voyeurism, sexual blackmail, doxing, the disclosure of a real identity, of an address, of an employer or of confidential data, as well as deep fakes and synthetic media depicting a real person without their agreement.
7.4. Human trafficking, exploitation and prostitution
87. Koala applies a zero-tolerance policy towards human trafficking, slavery, forced labour, sexual exploitation, procuring, prostitution and any commercial sexual activity. It is prohibited to offer, solicit, buy, sell, facilitate, recommend or promote a sexual act that is paid for or obtained by force, fraud, debt, abuse of vulnerability or coercion, as well as to receive a benefit derived from such an activity.
7.5. Prohibited themes
88. Prohibited is Content with incestuous themes, whether real, simulated or presented as role play, bestiality Content or Content involving an animal, any animal cruelty, as well as Content exploiting a person in a situation of dependence, disability or vulnerability without fully established consent.
7.6. Dangerous practices
89. Prohibited is Content depicting or encouraging extreme violence, homicide, suicide, snuff, mutilation, torture, abduction, unlawful confinement, asphyxiation, strangulation, suffocation, fainting, loss of consciousness, cannibalism or any practice liable to cause serious bodily harm.
90. BDSM practices are permitted only where they remain manifestly consensual, between adults and compliant with the Wyylde Charter.
7.7. Identity usurpation
91. Prohibited is pornographic Content purporting to depict a celebrity, a public figure or an identifiable person without authorisation.
92. Identity usurpation, the creation of a fake profile and the false representation of a partnership with Wyylde are also prohibited.
7.8. Other illegal or harmful content
93. Prohibited in particular are terrorist content, incitement to hatred or violence, threats, harassment, discrimination, the glorification of crimes, scams, money laundering, illegal gambling, the sale of drugs, weapons or prohibited goods, malware, phishing, infringements of intellectual property rights, misleading advertising, spam and any other activity contrary to the law.
7.9. Circumvention through keywords and redirections
94. It is prohibited to use a title, a description, a pseudonym, a tag, a deliberate misspelling, a code, an emoji, a link or an external service in order to suggest, seek or facilitate a prohibited category. Koala may block terms, prevent a publication, limit a search and analyse the context in order to identify circumvention attempts.