Hello from Weverse. Here's a guideline for the new Weverse to be released in October 2024. * The following applies to all areas of activities where content is viewed, uploaded, and shared within the services of Weverse. 📢Weverse is a space for both artists and fans📢 All communities are created for both artists and fans, requiring everyone to be respectful of each other. Therefore, the following activities are banned from the communities. [Activities that undermine the identity of communities] 1) Acts that promote or insult other artists and fandoms 2) Acts that discriminate, force, or promote prejudice based on politics, religion, gender, disability, age, race, region, occupation, etc. 3) Private conversations that are not related to the community 4) Use of words and actions that may offend others 5) Uploading multiple identical posts/content 6) Impersonating an artist (any artists), label employees, service moderators, or specific users 7) Stating or distributing false information (includes manipulating and sharing misinformation in the form of images, audio, and videos) [Acts of sharing user’s personal information and/or unverified external links] 1) Acts of sharing or promoting personal contact information, email, messenger IDs 2) Uploading photos with an individual’s face and/or daily lives that are irrelevant to the community 3) Acts that induce others to move to unverified external links 4) Acts that induce others to move to external links and/or provide personal information with event-related content 📢Weverse is a space where everyone is respected📢 All members of a community must be respected and their rights must be protected if a community wants to become truly healthy. The following activities have been banned in order to protect the rights and dignity of both fans and artists. 1) Uploading or sharing posts that infringe on intellectual property rights and trademark rights, or serve to defame and invade the privacy of others 2) Posts that illegally share images and other content from paid content 3) Posting images that include the likeness of members themselves (or any other non-celebrity individual), including general photos and/or modified images such as composite images with artists. 4) Posts that leak or request personal information (locations, phone numbers, emails, and other private information) of themselves or others 5) Infringing intellectual property rights of content belonging to a third party, including unauthorized production, online distribution, supplying or selling of said content 6) Using others' posts (in the form of texts, images, videos, etc.) without permission and failing to credit the original poster. Please cite your sources when you're sharing someone else's work on Weverse! 📢Bullying and hate crimes are banned📢 Weverse is a platform that values communication that’s based on diversity and inclusivity. Please be mindful that this is a space open to all fans around the world, and show respect to everyone. Make an effort to be nice to everyone. We do not tolerate any acts of bullying, alienation, or discrimination against anyone and thus, the following activities have been banned. 1) Defaming and insulting artists and fandoms - Posts that include hate speech relating to gender, appearance, religion, disability, age, intelligence, race, region, occupation, or illness, or that promote biases against these groups. 2) Defaming, slandering, editing content with the intent to spread hate or slander, or bullying specific users in a community 3) Using vulgar slang or banned words, and posting sexually or violently graphic content 4) Acts of reporting a specific user’s profile or content repeatedly with no good reason 📢Inappropriate posts are not allowed📢 Weverse is striving to create a community space that's comfortable and safe for everyone. Any and all posts that may offend or scare other users and artists are not allowed on Weverse. The following activities have been banned. 1) Posts that are considered harmful to young children and teenagers 2) Sharing or distributing pornographic photographs and videos that were illegally filmed 3) Images, videos, or deepfakes of themselves or others that were edited and otherwise manipulated to add sexual undertones 4) Posts that contain texts, images, videos, and other forms of sexually inappropriate exposures of themselves or others, explicit descriptions of sexual organs or sexual acts, and abnormal sexual behaviors 5) Posts that contain, glorify, or promote violent acts 6) Posts that glorify or promote criminal acts, or discuss illegal products such as weapons and drugs ————————————————————————— 📌Let's go over the Weverse LIVE guideline📌 Weverse LIVE is where fans and artists can most directly and instantaneously communicate with each other. Artists will often read chat messages during LIVES, and fans from all over the world will be present in the chat messages. So please be extra careful with your words! 1) Mind your manners when communicating with the artists 2) Refrain from spamming the chat, giving orders to the artists, and making excessive requests 3) Stay on topic and don't try to force topics that are unrelated to the artist during the LIVE 4) Over-criticizing other fans' comments 📌Let's go over the profile guideline📌 The restrictions outlined above apply to profiles without exception. Please also be careful of the following: 1) Uploading posts asking others to follow their profiles or personal channels 2) Inappropriate profile photos - Using edited photos of artists that have been edited with the intent to spread hate or slander (hate messages, using stickers in offensive manners, blurring, etc.) - Using images of other artists that are unrelated to the community - Using images of artists and themselves that have been edited and which may lead to misconception - Using images that are intended to impersonate artists or moderators 3) Inappropriate profile nicknames and bios - Text that defames an artist’s honor, or slanders the artist through baseless speculation - Text about other artists that are unrelated to the community - Text created with the intention to sell something, or that contains personal information for monetary transaction - Text with excessive personal information that may lead to secondary damage - Text created with the intention to impersonate artists or moderators 📌Let's go over the "Hide from Artist" guideline📌 "Hide from Artist" is a feature that hides your post from the artist in each community. Please use it wisely, when you're uploading posts about voting, streaming, or participating in events. The use of the "Hide from Artist" feature is encouraged for the following posts: 1) Posts that encourage voting and streaming, or posts created to participate in events 2) Posts about surprise events for the artists or something you can share only between fans * If you repeatedly use the "Hide from Artist" feature for posts that are not mentioned above, it will be considered a violation of this guideline. ————————————————————————— 🚨Please report when you see violations of this guideline!🚨 You can use the "Report" feature to make Weverse a better place. 1) When the content that’s uploaded in the community or a user’s profile violates the guideline or when you find posts that deter Weverse from providing a positive and safe environment, do not hesitate to use the "Report" feature, on the upper right corner or the “Report Profile” feature. 2) Reported content and the user of the reported profile will be automatically registered as reported through Weverse algorithms. Users who repeatedly violate the guidelines will be restricted from using the service. 📝Your usage of services and/or your account may be restricted📝 If you are found in breach of the guidelines, your access to the services may be limited. The following activities will be restricted for you, and your restrictions will become permanent if you are found to be intentionally and repeatedly violating the guidelines. 1) Your content will be hidden - All or some of your content will be hidden for a set period of time. 2) You will not be allowed to upload content - You will not be allowed to upload content for a set period of time. - In some cases, you will permanently be banned from uploading content. 3) Your profile will be restricted - You will not be able to access other users' profiles and you will be deleted from follower lists. - You will be allowed to upload content but the details of your profile will be deleted. (Profile photo, header image, and bio) 4) You will not be allowed to participate in communities - You will be banned from using some or all communities either for a set period of time or permanently. ————————————————————————— Please refer to the linked Weverse Service Operation Policy for more information. We will do our best to be a platform that provides a safe and entertaining area for communication between artists and fans. Thank you. ※ This guideline has been updated as of October 28, 2024.
