Violent and Graphic Content
Nexus understands that graphic and violent imagery can be deeply disturbing to many users. To balance freedom of expression, public awareness, and user safety, we remove the most extreme forms of graphic content and apply warning labels to content that, while sensitive, may serve a legitimate purpose such as raising awareness of human rights violations or armed conflict.
For users under 18, Nexus may restrict access to certain violent content by implementing age-gating measures. We recognize that users sometimes share graphic content to document atrocities, highlight important issues, or condemn violent acts, and our policies allow for discussion and awareness-raising in these contexts. However, sadistic or celebratory remarks about violence and suffering are strictly prohibited.
Restrictions In Advertisements:
We impose additional protections on ads, prohibiting shocking, gruesome, or sensational imagery. Content deemed sensitive or disturbing is not eligible to run as an ad.
Prohibited Content:
Nexus removes the following graphic content when it is not presented in a medical, journalistic, or educational context:
Graphic Imagery Of People
Videos and images depicting:
Dismemberment, including severed limbs or decapitation.
Exposed internal organs, bones, or muscle tissue in non-medical settings.
Burning or charred bodies, including those subjected to immolation.
Throat-slitting or execution-style killings.
Live-streams of capital punishment.
Sadistic Or Celebratory Remarks
We remove any content containing comments, captions, or discussions that express joy, amusement, or pleasure in response to suffering or violence, including:
Celebrating or mocking graphic injuries or deaths.
Making degrading comments about victims of violence.
Sadistic remarks about animal suffering.
Exceptions:
Self-defense content (e.g., videos of individuals defending themselves from attackers) may be allowed.
Medical contexts, such as surgical procedures or emergency response efforts, are permitted.
Warning Labels & Age Restrictions (18+):
For the following graphic content, we limit visibility to adults (18+) and apply a warning screen before users can view it:
Graphic Imagery Of People
Medical footage of dismemberment, exposed organs, or muscle tissue (e.g., trauma surgery).
Burning or charred bodies in medical or ritualistic contexts, including cremation.
Still images depicting dismemberment, visible innards, or throat-slitting.
Imagery capturing a person’s violent death, including moments before death or immediate aftermath.
Scenes depicting a person suffering a life-threatening injury, such as:
Being struck by a vehicle.
Falling from extreme heights.
Experiencing fatal physical trauma.
Executions, excluding live-streams.
Acts of brutality or excessive force, including violence committed against forcibly restrained individuals.
Depictions of foreign objects piercing human skin in non-medical settings (e.g., impalement, torture devices, nails through hands).
Close-up imagery of broken, bleeding teeth or surgical dental procedures where blood is visible.
Graphic Imagery Of Animals
Animals being dismembered, burned, or boiled alive.
Any imagery depicting an animal transitioning from alive to dead, if:
There is visible blood, innards, dismemberment, or burning.
The death occurs in a setting outside of the wild (e.g., slaughterhouses, illegal animal killings).
Labeled As Sensitive But Not Age-Restricted:
The following graphic content receives a warning label, but remains viewable to all users:
Graphic Imagery Of People
Ritualistic or cultural piercings involving foreign objects (e.g., body modifications in religious ceremonies).
Depictions of visible innards in birthing contexts (e.g., childbirth complications, umbilical cord cutting).
Images of violent deaths caused by uniformed personnel in policing contexts.
Acts of brutality committed by uniformed officers (e.g., excessive force on detained individuals).
Imagery of deceased fetuses or newborns outside the womb, unless another person is present in the image.
Close-up images of dental trauma, including broken or bleeding teeth (unless in a medical context).
Graphic Imagery Of Animals
Already deceased animals, if there is visible dismemberment, innards, or burning.
Animals transitioning from alive to dead, provided there is no extreme violence, burning, or dismemberment.
Acts of brutality or violence against animals, including scenes of abuse, torture, or cruelty.
Enforcement & Special Considerations:
In some cases, Nexus requires additional context before determining whether content should be removed.
Removal Requests From Family Members
We remove graphic content depicting a person’s violent death when requested by:
A verified family member of the deceased.
An authorized legal representative.
Audio Recordings Of Deaths
If a video includes audio recordings of a confirmed violent death, we remove it upon request from a family member, law enforcement, or trusted partners.
Self-Immolation As Protest
Videos of self-immolation for political protest are removed, as they may inspire imitation.
Policy Enforcement & Monitoring:
Nexus uses AI moderation, user reports, and expert review to detect and remove graphic and violent content. Our enforcement includes:
Immediate removal of prohibited content.
Applying warning labels to sensitive but permitted content.
Age-restricting content involving extreme violence or medical trauma.
Banning repeat violators who post excessively graphic content.
Policy Updates & Amendments:
This policy is subject to ongoing review in response to technological advances, evolving global events, and feedback from safety experts. Updates take effect immediately upon publication.
For reporting violations, requesting content removal, or seeking further clarification, contact legal@nexus.realestate.
This document is comprehensive and must not be altered or summarized in a way that misrepresents its intent or enforcement mechanisms. Every provision is essential to ensuring user safety while allowing important discussions on violence and human rights.
