Community
and Content Guidelines
Effective as of October 01, 2024.
A legal disclaimer
GENERAL RULES
This Policy forms part of your agreement with Clout and applies to your use of the platform and all Content on the platform.Do not upload, post, display, or publish Content on Clout that is hateful, fraudulent, defamatory, illegal, discriminatory, menacing, or promotes violence or other illicit activity.
Clout is designed exclusively for personal use, and users are expected to engage with the platform in a manner consistent with this purpose. As such, engaging in commercial promotion or unauthorized advertisements is strictly prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to, promoting products, services, or businesses without prior approval from Clout. Unauthorized advertisements encompass marketing efforts for any business, selling products, or promoting services that do not align with the platform's intended user activities. By adhering to these guidelines, we can maintain a positive and focused community that prioritizes personal engagement and meaningful interactions.
Do not sell, rent, or share your account or any Content obtained from your use of Clout to or with another person.
Only use Clout for a purpose and in a manner that is lawful.
Do not use Clout in any way that may in effect or in intent exploit or harm any person under 18 years old.
Do not post explicit nudity and/or pornography.
Do not upload, post, or publish Content on Clout that:
shows, promotes, advertises or refers to:
firearms, weapons, or any goods whose sale, possession or use is subject to prohibitions or restrictions;
self-harm or suicide;
drugs or drug paraphernalia;
bestiality;
incest;
violence, rape, lack of consent, hypnosis, intoxication, sexual assault, torture, sadomasochistic abuse or hardcore bondage, terrorism, extreme fisting, or genital mutilation;
necrophilia;
urine, scatological, or excrement-related material;
“revenge porn”
escort services, sex trafficking, or prostitution;
contains or refers to anyone else’s personal data or private or confidential information (for example, telephone numbers, location information (including street addresses and GPS coordinates), names, identity documents, email addresses, log-in credentials for Clout including passwords and security questions, financial information including bank account and credit card details, biometric data, and medical records) without that person’s express written consent;
we are committed to fostering a safe and inclusive environment for all users. Content that promotes hate speech, including vilification, dehumanization, or exclusion based on protected characteristics such as race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, serious disease, veteran status, political affiliation, or economic status, will be promptly removed. Users who engage in such behavior may face account suspension or bans. Additionally, we do not tolerate unsolicited sexual content or language that sexually objectifies others in a non-consensual manner, nor do we allow fake or manipulated sexual content (including “deepfakes”). If you encounter any content that violates these guidelines, please report it immediately using the reporting tools available on our platform. Our moderation team will thoroughly review the reported content and take appropriate action. For urgent concerns, you can also contact us directly at support@clout.ai
contains, condones, or promotes terrorist organizations, organized hate, or criminal organizations
is used or is intended to be used to extract money or another benefit from anyone else in exchange for removal of the Content; and/or
gives the impression that it comes from or is approved, licensed or endorsed by Clout or any other person or company when it is not;
involves or promotes third-party commercial activities or sales, such as contests, sweepstakes and other sales promotions, product placements, advertising, or job posting or employment ads without our prior express consent.
Do not offer a monetary raffle, lottery, or any other kind of giveaway (collectively, a “Raffle”). Although we recognize a Raffle may enhance engagement with your content, we prohibit Raffles for the purpose of preventing Clout and you from potentially violating applicable gambling laws. We reserve the right, in our sole and absolute discretion, to designate a reward as a Raffle and accordingly prohibit it from Clout. Certain rewards may not violate the prohibition on Raffles. We suggest you contact us at help@Clout.com if you are unsure whether a reward violates the prohibition on Raffles. You should consult legal counsel before offering such reward to Members and understand the relevant laws in your jurisdiction.
Do not use Clout to stalk, bully, abuse, harass, threaten, or intimidate anyone else.
Do not use Clout to engage in misleading or deceptive conduct, or conduct that is likely to mislead or deceive any other User.
Do not do anything that violates our or someone else’s rights, including intellectual property rights (examples of which are copyright, trademarks, confidential information, and goodwill), personality rights, unfair competition, privacy, and data protection rights.
Do not impersonate us, one of our employees, another User, or any other person or company or falsely state or suggest any affiliation, endorsement, sponsorship between you and us or any other person or company.
Do not provide false account registration information or make unauthorized use of anyone else’s information or Content.
Do not post or cause to be posted any Content which is spam, which has the intention or effect of artificially increasing any Creator’s views or interactions, or which is otherwise inauthentic, repetitive, misleading, or low quality.
Do not use other media or methods (for example the use of codewords or signals) to communicate anything which violates this Policy.
Do not reproduce, print, distribute, attempt to download, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store or transmit any Content, except as permitted under the Terms of Service.
Do not knowingly introduce any viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material into Content which is or may be malicious or technologically harmful.
Do not decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, or otherwise attempt to discover or derive the source code of Clout.
Do not use Clout in a way that could adversely affect our systems or security or interfere with any other User’s use of Clout, including their ability to engage in real-time activities through Clout.
Do not use any automated program, tool, or process (such as web crawlers, robots, bots, spiders, and automated scripts) to access Clout or any server, network or system associated with Clout, or to extract, scrape, or collect Content or information from Clout.
Do not use Clout’s name, logo or any related or similar names, logos, product and service names, designs, or slogans other than in the limited ways which are expressly permitted in the Terms of Service or with our prior written agreement.
NUDITY
We do not allow explicit adult content, nudity, or pornography on Clout. However, exceptions may be made for content featuring artistic nudity intended for educational or artistic purposes, provided it undergoes review by Clout’s moderation team. All such content must be appropriately tagged and labeled to ensure compliance with our platform guidelines. Additionally, we prohibit content that depicts or supports non-consensual sexual acts, the sharing of non-consensual intimate imagery, and adult sexual solicitation, including the sale of lingerie, panties, or inherently sexual items.VIOLENCE & HATEFUL BEHAVIOR
We take a firm stance against enabling violence on Clout. Fans and creators cannot threaten or incite violence or promote dangerous individuals or organizations. When there is a threat to public safety or an account is used to promote or glorify off-platform violence, we may suspend or ban the account. When warranted, we will report threats to relevant legal authorities.Threats and Incitement to Violence: Clout is committed to maintaining a safe environment for all users, which means any content that glorifies, promotes, or trivializes acts of violence will not be tolerated. This includes not only direct threats but also the depiction of violent acts in a manner that may encourage others to engage in similar behavior. We prohibit any content that seeks to instigate violence, such as rhetoric that targets specific individuals, groups, or communities with the intent to harm or intimidate. Moreover, any fake or staged violent content intended to mislead viewers into believing it is real will be swiftly removed. Our moderation team actively monitors for such content, and we urge users to report any instances of threats or incitement to violence. Maintaining the safety of our community is our top priority, and we will take appropriate actions to address violations of these guidelines.
Do not post, upload, stream, or share:
Statements of intent to inflict physical injuries on an individual or a group - Statements or imagery that encourage others to commit or that advocate for physical violence.
Conditional or aspirational statements that encourage other people to commit violence Calls to bring weapons to a location with the intent to intimidate or threaten an individual or group with violence.
Instructions on how to make or use weapons with an intent to incite violence.
Dangerous Individuals and Organizations:
We do not allow individuals or organizations on our platform who promote or are engaged in violence. We remove such individuals and organizations, including mass murderers, serial killers and rapists, hate groups, criminal organizations, terrorist organizations, and other non-state armed groups that target civilians.Terrorist Organizations:
Terrorists and terrorist organizations are non-state actors that threaten violence, use violence, and/or commit serious crimes (such as crimes against humanity) against civilian populations in pursuit of political, religious, ethnic, or ideological objectives.Organized Hate:
Organized hate refers to those individuals and organizations who attack people based on protected characteristics, such as race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, caste, sexual orientation, sex, gender, gender identity, or immigration status. We consider attacks to include actions that incite violence or hatred, dehumanize individuals or groups, or embrace a hateful ideology.Criminal Organizations:
Criminal organizations are transnational, national, or local groups that have engaged in serious crimes, including violent crimes (e.g., homicide, rape, robbery, assault), trafficking (e.g., human, organ, drug, weapons), kidnapping, financial crimes (e.g., extortion, blackmail, fraud, money laundering), or cybercrime.Do not post, upload, stream, or share:
Content that praises, promotes, glorifies, or supports dangerous individuals and/or organizations.
Content that encourages participation in, or intends to recruit individuals to, dangerous organizations.
Content with names, symbols, logos, flags, slogans, uniforms, gestures, salutes, illustrations, portraits, songs, music, lyrics, or other objects meant to represent dangerous individuals and/or organizations.
Violent and Graphic Content We do not allow content that is gratuitously shocking, graphic, sadistic, or gruesome or that promotes, normalizes, or glorifies extreme violence or suffering on our platform. When there is a threat to public safety, we suspend or ban the account and, when warranted, we will report it to relevant legal authorities.
Do not post, upload, stream, or share:
Content of humans that depicts: violent or graphic deaths or accidents dismembered, mutilated, charred, or burned human remains real-world physical violence, fighting, or torture.
Content of animals that depicts: the slaughter or other non-natural death of animals dismembered, mutilated, charred, or burned animal remains animal cruelty and gore.
Content that may be violent or graphic for cosplay or gaming purposes may be allowed if they are not extremely horrific. The media must make it clear, whether stated in the caption or the content itself, that the content is fake / cosplay / a performance, and any content that might be mistaken for real-world violence will be removed: Fake blood for aesthetic or cosplay purposes of characters Prop guns, knives, and swords for cosplay purposes Fire poi, fire dancing, sword swallowers, and other professional performance activities.
HATE & DISCRIMINATION
Clout was founded with inclusivity and safety in mind. We have a zero-tolerance policy against discrimination. Content that contains hate speech or hateful behavior will be removed from the platform, and the offending account will be suspended or banned.Attacks on the Basis of Protected Attributes. We define hate speech or behavior as content that attacks, threatens, incites violence against, or otherwise dehumanizes an individual or a group on the basis of the following protected attributes:
Race
Ethnicity
National origin
Religion Caste
Sexual Orientation
Sex
Gender Gender identity
Serious disease
Disability Immigration status
Do not post, upload, stream, or share hateful content related to an individual or group, including:
claiming that they are physically, mentally, or morally inferior
calling for or justifying violence against them
claiming that they are criminals referring to them as animals, inanimate objects, or other non-human entities
promoting or justifying exclusion, segregation, or discrimination against them
content that depicts harm inflicted upon an individual or a group on the basis of a protected attribute
Hateful Ideology : Hateful ideologies are those that demonstrate clear hostility toward people because of their protected attributes. Hateful ideologies are incompatible with the inclusive and supportive community that our platform provides and we remove content that promotes them. Do not post, upload, stream, or share:
Content that praises, promotes, glorifies, or supports any hateful ideology
Content that contains names, symbols, logos, flags, slogans, uniforms, gestures, salutes, illustrations, portraits, songs, music, lyrics, or other objects related to a hateful ideology
Content that denies well-documented and violent events have taken place affecting groups with protected attributes
Claims of supremacy over a group of people with reference to other protected attributes
Conspiracy theories used to justify hateful ideologies
ILLICIT ACTIVITIES
We work to ensure Clout does not enable activities that violate laws or regulations. We prohibit the trade, sale, promotion, and use of certain regulated goods, as well as the depiction, promotion, or facilitation of criminal activities, including human exploitation. Content may be removed if it relates to activities or goods that are illegal in the jurisdiction of posting.Criminal Activities Criminal activities cover a wide spectrum of acts punishable by law, including theft, assault, human exploitation, counterfeiting, and other harmful behavior. To prevent such behavior from being normalized, imitated, or facilitated, we remove content that promotes or enables criminal activities.
Do not post, upload, stream, or share:
Content that depicts or promotes acts of physical harm, such as assault or kidnapping
Content that risks the safety of others, including swatting
Content that depicts or promotes human exploitation, including human smuggling, bonded labor, domestic servitude, sex trafficking, or prostitution
Content that depicts or promotes the poaching or illegal trade of wildlife
Content that offers the purchase, sale, trade, or solicitation of unlawfully acquired or counterfeit goods
Content that provides instructions on how to conduct criminal activities
Content that provides information on how to buy illegal or controlled substances.
Frauds and Scams: We do not permit anyone to exploit our platform to take advantage of the trust of users and bring about financial or personal harm. We remove content that deceives people in order to gain an unlawful financial or personal advantage, including schemes to defraud individuals or steal assets.
Do not post, upload, stream, or share:
Content that depicts or promotes phishing
Content that depicts or promotes Ponzi, multi-level marketing, or pyramid schemes
Content that depicts or promotes investment schemes with promise of high returns, fixed betting, or any other types of scams.
Cannabis Usage: Under Section 20 of the NDPS Act, the possession, trade, and consumption of cannabis is illegal - and can elicit a fine of up to Rs. 1 lakh and jail time of up to 10 years, depending on the quantity. Any content that includes cannabis usage and paraphernalia while the creator is living in a city, county, state, country, etc. where such usage is illegal is not allowed.
Additionally, content promoting the sale or use of alcohol and tobacco products is prohibited unless it complies with local laws where the content is posted. Any content that involves minors in any form of alcohol or tobacco-related activities will result in immediate removal and potential account suspension. Violating these guidelines may lead to further disciplinary action, including account bans, to ensure a safe and responsible environment for all users.
SUICIDE, SELF-HARM, AND DANGEROUS ACTS
The mental health of our creators and users is incredibly important to us. As such, we will remove content that promotes, normalizes, or glorifies activities that could lead to suicide or self-harm (including eating disorders). We do not permit users to share content depicting them engaging in, or encouraging others to engage in, dangerous activities that may lead to serious injury or death, including the aforementioned activities. However, if creators and users wish to speak on their personal experiences regarding these issues in order to raise awareness or to find community support and solidarity, we encourage that.
Suicide
We remove content that displays suicide, suicidal ideation, or content that might encourage participation in other self-injurious behavior. We also remove content that depicts attempted suicide or content featuring a person engaging in behavior or intending to engage in behavior that is likely to lead to self-inflicted death. We prohibit any form of content that promotes, normalizes, or glorifies suicide, provides instructions for suicide, or posts that portray a suicide as heroic or honorable.Do not post, upload, stream, or share:
Content that provides instructions for suicide
Content that depicts, promotes, normalizes, or glorifies suicide
Suicide games, dares, pacts, or hoaxes
Content that glorifies self-harm and eating disorders
HARASSMENT AND ABUSIVE BEHAVIOR
We remove all expressions of abuse, including threats or degrading statements intended to mock, humiliate, embarrass, intimidate, or hurt an individual. To enable expression about matters of public interest, critical comments of public figures may be allowed; however, serious abusive behavior against public figures is prohibited.Do not post, upload, stream, or share:
Content that encourages coordinated harassment
Content that disparages victims of violent tragedies
Content that depicts wilful harm or intimidation, such as cyberstalking or trolling
Content that wishes death, serious disease, or other serious harm on an individual or public figure
Coordinated Harassment
We want to ensure that users and creators can create content and engage with their community in a space where they feel safe to do so. Please note that we can only take action for behaviors violating TOS that occur within our platform. Unfortunately, we have no jurisdiction over things that occur off of Clout, and we will not be able to assist with requests for reports of this nature.
Our team takes reports of harassment very seriously, and in cases of coordinated harassment that are not allowed, this can include but is not limited to:Deliberate calls to action to mass report someone on or off-platform
Content that provides detailed plans to harass another person on or off-platform
We understand that calls to action can fall on a very fine line, and we want to make sure that users and creators alike feel safe on our platform while ensuring that this type of posting isn’t weaponized on our platform and used in bad faith.
Any reports of this nature are taken into very careful consideration, and the decisions made by our team are not made lightly, and are usually made in order to mitigate further escalation as much as possible.
Sexual Harassment
Sexual harassment involves unwanted or inappropriate sexual behavior directed at another individual. We do not allow content, including comments or advances, that sexually harasses others, regardless of user’s intent, as such actions can cause great distress to targeted individuals.Do not post, upload, stream, or share:
Content that attempts to make repeated unwanted sexual contact with another user
Content that is explicit and non-consensual (e.g. unsolicited nudity) Content that pressures or coerces a user to send you sexual content or engage in sexual activity with you
Content that alters or morphs an image of another individual to portray or imply sexual suggestiveness or engagement in sexual activity
Content that reveals, or threatens to reveal a person’s private sexual life, including threats to publicize digital content, sexual history, and names of previous sexual partners
Content that exposes, or threatens to expose, a person’s sexual orientation without their consent or knowledge.
PRIVACY, PERSONAL DATA, AND PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION (PII)
We do not allow content that violates the confidentiality of personal data or personally identifiable information (e.g., social security information). We remove content that depicts personal data or personally identifiable information (PII) from the platform. Do not post, upload, stream, or share: Content that contains personal data or personally identifiable information (PII) Threats of Hacking, Doxxing, and Blackmail Threatening to hack or dox with an intent to harass or blackmail another individual can cause serious emotional distress and other offline harm. We define doxxing as the act of collecting and publishing personal data or personally identifiable information (PII) for malicious purposes. We consider these online behaviors as forms of abuse and do not allow them on our platform.Do not post, upload, stream, or share:
Content that threatens to reveal personal data or personally identifiable information (PII), including residential address, private email address, private phone number, bank statement, social security number, or passport number
Threats of blackmail or hacking another individual’s account
Content that incites or encourages others to hack or reveal another person’s account, personal data, or personally identifiable information (PII) An individual’s account, personal data, or personally identifiable information for others to abuse, troll, or harass.
SPAM AND SOLICITATION
Clout was created to foster authentic fan communities and for creators to bring their existing fanbase to support them on Clout. We do not allow activities that may undermine the integrity of our platform (such as funneling or redirecting to NSFW platforms) or the authenticity of our users. We remove content or accounts that involve spam or fake engagement, impersonation, misleading information that causes harm, or that violate any intellectual property rights. Spam and Fake Engagement Fake engagement includes any content or activity that seeks to artificially inflate popularity on the platform. We prohibit any attempts to manipulate the platform to increase interaction metrics.Do not: Share instructions on how to artificially increase views, likes, followers, shares, or comments
Attempt to or engage in selling or buying views, likes, followers, shares, or comments
Promote artificial traffic generation services
Engage in any spam-like behavior, such as sending out mass free invites or mass following users
Solicitation and Funneling
Funneling is a term used to describe egregious promotion on a creator’s Clout (via public/private posts, housechats and/or direct messages) in order to send their fans to any NSFW or other adult monetization platform(s), which includes, but is not limited to: OnlyFans, Fansly, 18+ Snapchats, adult-themed Patreons, and monetized, adult-themed Twitter pages. Examples of funneling language that is not allowed:“Just posted new content on my OnlyFans! Check it out!”
“Check out my ____”
“Follow me on ____”
“You can find me on ____”
As Clout is a PG-13 platform that hosts minors, any direct calls to action to visit or promotion of NSFW or adult platforms is strictly prohibited. The only appropriate space for creators to have any direct link to additional NSFW monetization platforms is via a LinkTree, Beacons, or other link aggregator, that can be listed in their Clout bio. Direct linking or calls to action to a NSFW platform within the bio, captions, text/audio/video posts, etc. is prohibited. Any additional promotion or direction of your fans towards these additional sites is not allowed.
IMPERSONATION:
We do not allow accounts that pose as another person or entity in a deceptive manner. When we confirm a report of impersonation, we will ask the user to revise the profile or suspend or ban the account.Do not:
Pose as another person or entity by using someone else’s name, biographical details, or profile picture in a misleading manner.
Misinformation is defined as content that is inaccurate or false. While we encourage our community to engage in respectful conversations about subjects that matter to them, we do not permit misinformation that causes harm to individuals, our community, or the larger public, regardless of intent. Clout prohibits the posting or sharing of misinformation that could cause harm, including, but not limited to, content related to vaccine misinformation, electoral fraud, and other falsified information that can impact public health or democratic processes. Such content will be removed, and repeat offenders may face account suspension or bans. Our moderation team is dedicated to ensuring that the information shared on Clout is accurate and responsible, as misinformation undermines trust and safety within our community.
Do not post, upload, stream, or share:
Misinformation that incites hate or prejudice Misinformation related to emergencies that induces panic
Medical misinformation that can cause harm to an individual’s physical health
Content that misleads community members about elections or other civic processes
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY VIOLATIONS
Copyright is a legal right that protects original works of authorship (e.g., music, videos) and original expression of an idea (e.g., the specific way a video or music is expressed or created), although it does not protect underlying ideas or facts. A trademark is a word, symbol, slogan, design that identifies and distinguishes the source of a product or service. We encourage everyone to create and share original content. Content that infringes someone else’s intellectual property rights is prohibited on our platform and will be removed if we become aware of it. The use of copyrighted work under certain circumstance, such as the fair use doctrine or other applicable laws, or the use of a trademark to reference, lawfully comment, criticize, parody, make a fan page, or review a product or service may not be considered a violation of our policies.Do not post, upload, stream, or share:
Content that violates or infringes someone else’s copyrights, trademarks, or other intellectual property rights.
PLATFORM SECURITY
Our policies prohibit any activities that undermine the security and reliability of the Clout service:Do not hack the Clout website, app, or associated networks, or bypass its measures to restrict user access
Do not distribute files that contain viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other materials that are malicious or harmful
Do not modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile, or create any derivative products based on Clout, including any files, tables or documentation, nor attempt to regenerate any source code, algorithms, methods, or techniques embodied in Clout
Do not use automated scripts to collect information from Clout.
MINOR SAFETY
We are committed to protecting minors on Clout. We do not tolerate acts that abuse, endanger, or exploit of any person under the age of 18 (a ”minor”). Any content, including animation or digitally created or manipulated media (including “deepfakes”), that depicts abuse, exploitation, or nudity of minors is a violation on our platform and will be removed when detected. CSAM is any image or video of sexually explicit conduct, including nudity, involving a person less than 18 years old. These images amount to child sexual abuse and exploitation. If we identify suspected CSAM on Clout, we immediately remove it, and make a “CyberTipline” report to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) and/or other relevant legal authorities. NCMEC reviews these reports and shares them with the relevant law enforcement so they can combat CSAM. We immediately investigate any user who tries to share suspected CSAM on Clout and we take appropriate action. We ban anyone who tries to create or distribute CSAM on Clout.Grooming Behavior
Grooming behaviors are those in which an adult builds an emotional relationship with a minor in order to gain the minor’s trust for the purposes of future or ongoing sexual contact, sexual abuse, trafficking, or other exploitation. These behaviors include: flattery, requests for contact on or off platform, requests for personal information, solicitation of minor sexual abuse material, sexual solicitations or comments, and gift-giving.Do not post, upload, stream, or share:
Grooming advances
Content that depicts, promotes, normalizes, or glorifies grooming behaviors
Content that solicits real-world sexual contact between a minor and an adult or between minors with a significant age difference
Content that displays or offers nudity to minors
Any solicitation of nude imagery or sexual contact, through blackmail or other means of coercion
Nudity and Sexual Activity Involving Minors
Nudity and sexual activity involving minors include content that is revealing of breasts, genitals, anus, or buttocks, or behaviors that mimic, imply, or display sex acts involving minors. We do not allow the depiction, including digitally created or manipulated content, of nudity or sexual activity.Do not post, upload, stream, or share:
Content that depicts or implies minor sexual activities including penetrative and non-penetrative sex, oral sex, or intimate kissing
Content that depicts sexual arousal or sexual stimulation involving a minor
Content that depicts a sexual fetish involving a minor
Content that depicts exposed human genitalia, female nipples or areola, pubic regions, or buttocks of a minor
Content that contains sexually explicit language depicting or describing a minor
Content depicting a minor that contains sexually explicit song lyrics
Content with sexually explicit dancing of a minor, including twerking, breast shaking, pelvic thrusting, or fondling
the groin or breasts of oneself or another
Content depicting a minor undressing
Content depicting a minor in minimal clothing that is not situationally relevant to the location
Sexualized comments, emojis, text, or other graphics used to veil or imply nudity or sexual activity of a minor
Harmful minor activities include the possession or consumption of substances prohibited for minors, the misuse of legal substances, engagement in illegal activities, participation in activities, physical challenges, or dares that may threaten the well-being of minors. We remove any such content from our platform.
Do not post, upload, stream, or share:
Content that suggests, depicts, imitates, or promotes the possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages, tobacco, or drugs by a minor
Content that offers instruction targeting minors on how to buy, sell, or trade alcohol, tobacco, or controlled substances
Content that depicts or promotes activities that may jeopardize youth well-being, including physical challenges, dares, or stunts
Physical and Psychological Harm of Minors
Behaviors that place minors at risk of physical or psychological harm include physical abuse, neglect, endangerment, and psychological disparagement. We remove any such content from our platformDo not post, upload, stream, or share:
Content that depicts or promotes physical abuse, neglect, endangerment, or psychological disparagement of minors
Content that depicts or promotes survivalist techniques without a warning asserting the hazards of replication
Crimes Against Children
We do not allow users who have been convicted of crimes against children to have an account on our platform. These crimes include: sexual assault, molestation, murder, physical abuse or neglect, abduction, international parental kidnapping, trafficking, exploitation of minors for prostitution, live online sexual abuse of a minor, sexual exploitation of minors in the context of travel and tourism, attempts to obtain or distribute child sexual abuse material (CSAM), and the production, possession, or distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). If we discover any such users, we ban the account. Any self-disclosed user information that states the account holder is a pedophile or minor sex offender will be taken at face value and the account may be deleted.
Creators who are 15-17 years old (yo) on Clout
We believe that 15-17 year olds who have built successful creator careers deserve a platform where they can safely monetize their best content. Clout has more security measures in place to protect minors than any other social media platform where kids can have accounts. These invited creators and their fans are subject to additional security measures to ensure that their content is age-appropriate. To further ensure the safety of minors on Clout, we implement strict age verification measures. All users under the age of 18 must have parental consent and undergo verification checks. Additionally, Clout conducts regular checks and re-verification after periods of account inactivity to maintain the integrity and safety of the platform.
Failure to comply with these checks may result in account suspension until verification is completed
These steps include, but are not limited to, the following:
15-17 yo creators may not receive DMs from fans
15-17 yo creators must have parental verification of their age & parental consent while posting on Clout. In some cases, this includes validating a birth certificate.
the use of multiple machine learning classifiers to review all uploaded content before it can be posted. If a 15-17 yo creator attempts to upload content that includes nudity, the account is automatically deactivated and the parents are notified.
Scanning all captions and text sent by 15-17 yo creators. If a banned word (including those found on the list of Unacceptable Terms by the Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP), the text is unable to be posted, and the parents are notified.
We obtain parental consent by at least one of the following, which are based on the FTC’s COPPA Rule for Verifiable Parent Consent. These include, but are not limited to:
Providing a consent form to be signed by the parent, returned by mail, facsimile or electronic scan
Having a parent call a toll-free telephone number or have a video conference staffed by, or connect by video conference to, trained personnel
Having a parent provide a form of government issued ID compared to a database
Providing knowledge-based challenge questions that would be difficult for someone other than the parent to answer
Verifying a picture of a driver’s license of other photo ID submitted by the parent and then comparing that photo
Financial security
The one constant in the last 10 years of social media has been rapid change. There are kids with millions of followers across TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram, and many have been using these platforms for years without issue and without compensation. We believe that 15-17 year olds who have built successful creator careers deserve a platform where they can safely monetize their best content. Clout has more security measures in place to protect minors than any other social media platform where kids can have accounts.
It is important to note that this is not open to the whole world of creators who are 15-17 years old. This selectivity reinforces our ability to monitor and support those creators who have built large audiences on other social media platforms and deserve to safely monetize their best content. With all of our security features, 15-17 yo creators have a place to create financial independence without putting themselves at risk.
It is important to note that this is not open to the whole world of creators who are 15-17 years old. This selectivity reinforces our ability to monitor and support those creators who have built large audiences on other social media platforms and deserve to safely monetize their best content.