Community Guidelines

Opinions exists for disagreement. Having a view, explaining why, and listening to the other side is the whole point.

Respond to what someone actually said. Argue honestly, even when you argue hard.

Challenge the idea, not the person. Insults aimed at someone instead of their argument aren’t debate.

No repeated unwanted contact, pile-ons, or following someone across debates to target them.

No threats, incitement or glorification of violence against anyone.

No attacks on people based on race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or age. Discussing these topics is allowed; dehumanising people is not.

Never share someone’s private information — addresses, phone numbers, workplaces, private photos — without consent.

Don’t pretend to be another person or organisation in a misleading way.

Zero tolerance for any content that sexualises or endangers children. We remove it and report it to the relevant authorities.

No content that exploits people sexually, including trafficking or solicitation.

Never share, or threaten to share, intimate images of someone without their consent.

No content that promotes, supports or recruits for terrorist or violent extremist groups. Discussing terrorism critically or as news is allowed.

No scams, phishing, fake giveaways or deceptive schemes.

No selling or facilitating illegal drugs, weapons or other illegal goods or services.

Don’t encourage or give instructions for suicide or self-harm. Talking about your own experiences or recovery is allowed. If you are struggling, Samaritans are available on 116 123.

No pornography or gratuitously graphic violence.

No repetitive posting, link spam or posting the same opinion over and over.

No automated accounts or automated posting without our permission.

No organising groups or networks of accounts to artificially push or bury content.

No fake accounts, vote trading or other tricks to change results.

Only post content you have the right to share. See Copyright & IP.

Being wrong is not against the rules, and lawful misinformation is not automatically illegal. We act on deliberately deceptive content that risks real harm, fabricated quotes or statistics presented as real, and manipulated media designed to mislead.

All lawful political views are welcome. We never moderate based on whether we agree with a view.

Don’t post false information about how, when or where to vote, or try to intimidate voters.

You can criticise public figures’ actions and views robustly. Threats, harassment and sexualised abuse are still not allowed.

Allowed when it is clear it’s parody and not likely to deceive.

Usernames, display names, bios and pictures follow the same rules as everything else.

Repeat breaches lead to stronger action, up to a permanent ban.

Actions include content removal, warnings, feature restrictions, suspensions and bans. See Moderation & Appeals.

Report anything that breaks these rules. Reports are for behaviour, not for opinions you dislike. See Reporting & Complaints.

If you think we got it wrong, you can ask for another review.

We update these Guidelines as Opinions grows and will flag significant changes.