COMMUNITY RULES

Imgur welcomes a diverse audience. We don't want to create a bad experience for someone that might stumble across explicit images, so some lascivious or sexualized posts are not allowed. This may include content containing:

• the gratuitous or explicit display of breasts, butts, and sexual organs intended to stimulate erotic feelings
• full or partial nudity
• any depiction of sexual activity, explicit or implied
• any image taken of or from someone without their knowledge or consent for the purpose of sexualization
• solicitation

Content that might be taken down may includes: see-thru clothing, exposed or clearly defined genitalia, some images of female nipples/areolas, butts in thongs, close-ups, upskirts, strip teases, cam shows, semen, linking to sexually explicit content. Sexually explicit comments that don't include images may also be removed.

Artistic, scientific or educational nude images are okay here. We don't try to define art or judge the artistic merit of a particular image. Instead, we focus on what might make images too explicit for the general community and will err on the side of taking something down.

Any content found to be sexualizing or exploiting minors will be removed and, if necessary, reported to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC).

Examples:

The nudity in this art isn't explicit, so it's ok.

Breastfeeding isn't explicit, so it's ok.

This buttcrack isn't intended to stimulate erotic feelings, so it's ok.

Imgur is a universal browsing experience, which means all Imgurians browse the same content, and you never quite know what you might see next. In order to ensure a welcoming browsing experience for everyone, some content is available only by opting-in to see mature content.

Mature content may include suggestive, inflammatory, unsettling, or provocative jokes, stories, and images. This may include content containing:

• mild violence, injuries or blood
• scantily-clad women or men
• content that antagonizes or directly agitates a group of people
• content that makes an average person squeamish or disgusted
• non-explicit content discussing sexual experiences or fetishes
• content posted to sexualize or ogle
• any content intended for a mature audience

No sexually explicit content is allowed on Imgur, even if it's marked as mature (please see the rule above).

Please respect the Imgur community by marking mature content as such on the post's options or using "NSFW" in comments. Mature content not marked as such will be recategorized when reported, but no account warning is issued.

Examples:

In general, blood and injuries may not be appropriate for a general audience, so should be marked mature.

Content posted to sexualize or ogle should be marked mature.

Pimple popping makes many people feel sick, so should be marked mature.

Imgur is open to anyone, so we take down hate speech and abusive content when we see it. This may include content containing:

• attacks on people based on their race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability or medical condition
• glorification or endorsement of hateful content or ideologies
• harassment in the forms of witch hunting, repetitive unwanted or obsessive attention, aggressive intimidation, suicide requests or threats
• content that attacks, bullies, or harrasses non-public people
• any image taken of or from someone without their knowledge or consent for the purpose of harassment or abuse

Posts that might be taken down may include: racial slurs, hate-based threats, hate speech, glorification of abuse, malicious personal attacks on non-public individuals, content, discrimination of a group especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races.

It's important to keep in mind that not everything that's mean or insulting is hate speech. That said, the line between unintentional and serious attacks is sometimes difficult to identify, so we're likely to err on the side of taking something down.

Examples:

The context of this swastika is historical, not hateful, so it's ok.

In general, comments on public figures are ok.

Comments on race in current events aren't inhernetly racist, so this meme is ok.

Content depicting or advocating illegal activity or violence will not be tolerated. This may include content containing:

• child abuse and exploitation
• rape and domestic abuse
• fraudulent or deceptive content
• false impersonation
• graphic violence or death

You may not post content that is intended to incite others to commit violence, mocks victims of violence, or includes a direct and specific threat of violence to others.

Examples:

Non-explicit images that document or memorialize historic events are ok.

Drugs are illegal, but images of drugs are not.

Stalking is illegal, but jokes mentioning it are not, so this is ok.

Gore may include the depiction of vivid and realistic acts of violence and brutality. Don't post gore just to be shocking. Don't showcase the mutilation or torture of human beings, animals, or their remains.

Examples:

We don't consider animal nature to be gore, so this is ok.

In general, special effects aren't considered realistic violence, so this is ok.

To protect the safety of private individuals, we don't allow anything that reveals other people's personally identifiable information. This includes, but is not limited to, phone numbers, home addresses, employment information, email addresses, full names with photos, and personal social media accounts of non-public figures without the consent of the original party.

We value authentic and interesting content, so we do not welcome clickbait, affiliate linking, spoilers for the purpose of trolling, rapid-fire posting, scripts or bots, or anything else that someone might consider spammy. Self-promotion on Imgur is okay, but spamming is not.

Examples:

This OP is providing value by showing Imgur something cool about their business, so it's not spam.

Self-promoting one's own art or talent is not spam, so this is ok.

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Considering these tips when sharing with the Imgur community will help ensure you're contributing great content.

1. Value
   • Good sharing means posting content which brings value to the community. Content which opens up a discussion, shares something new and unique, or has a deeper story to tell beyond the image itself is content that generally brings value. Ask yourself first: is this something I would be interested in seeing on Imgur if someone else posted it?
2. Transparency
   • Imgurians expect that the original poster (OP) will be explicit about if and how they are connected to the content they are posting. Trying to hide that relationship, or not explaining it well to others, is a common feature of bad sharing.
3. Respect
   • Good sharing means knowing when the Imgur community has spoken through upvotes and downvotes and respecting that. You should avoid constantly reposting content to User Submitted that gets downvoted. This kind of spamming annoys the community, and it won't make your posts any more popular.