Community Guidelines

Our spirit

Oyoyo is a place to create, celebrate and do business together. These guidelines apply to everything on Oyoyo: profiles, posts, Lives, comments, messages, calls, meetings, Squares, stores and listings. Square managers may add stricter rules for their Square.

Safety first

• No sexual content involving anyone under 18, ever, including drawings, AI images and 'jokes'. We remove it, ban the account and report it to the authorities.
• No threats, incitement to violence, glorification of terrorism or violent extremism.
• No content that promotes suicide, self-harm or eating disorders. If you or someone you know is in danger, contact local emergency services.
• No dangerous challenges or instructions for weapons, explosives or serious harm.

Respect people

• No harassment, bullying, stalking or repeated unwanted contact. Blocking someone means they should stop contacting you.
• No hate speech: attacks on people because of ethnicity, nationality, religion, caste, disability, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age or serious illness.
• No sharing other people's private information (addresses, phone numbers, ID documents, financial details) or intimate images without their consent.
• Get consent before recording or broadcasting people in calls, meetings or Lives where the law requires it.

Adult content and nudity

Oyoyo is for adults, but it is not a platform for pornography. Sexually explicit content and sexual services are not allowed. Artistic, educational and health content may include limited nudity if it is clearly in that context and labelled.

Be honest

• No scams, fraud, fake giveaways, pyramid or Ponzi schemes, or requests for money under false pretences.
• No impersonating people, brands or Oyoyo staff. Parody must be clearly labelled.
• No fake engagement: bots, bought followers, view or gift farming, coordinated manipulation of Pulse or rankings.
• No misleading health, financial or election information that could cause real harm.
• Label AI-generated or substantially AI-altered content where Oyoyo asks you to.

Selling and events

• Sell only what you own or are allowed to sell, describe it honestly, and deliver what you promised.
• No illegal or restricted goods: weapons, drugs, counterfeit goods, stolen items, wildlife products, prescription medicines, adult services, or anything the law where you or the buyer live forbids.
• Events must be real. Organisers must hold the event as described, or refund buyers.

Respect creators' rights

Post only content you created or have permission to use. Use Oyoyo's sound library for music where you can. See our Copyright Policy to report infringement.

What happens when guidelines are broken

We consider how serious, intentional and repeated a problem is. We may remove content, reduce its reach, restrict features, suspend or ban accounts, close stores or Squares, withhold earnings tied to the violation, and work with the authorities. You can appeal decisions from the notice you receive or from Settings.

Report a problem

Use Report on any profile, post, Live, comment, message or Square. Reports are confidential: the person reported isn't told who reported them.