Warning & Ban System

1. Purpose & Enforcement Principles

Vibble operates a structured, proportionate enforcement model that balances:

• User safety and harm prevention
• Consistency and fairness across similar cases
• Transparency and predictability of penalties
• Due process through notice and appeal mechanisms

While we prefer education and remediation over punitive action, some behaviors require immediate and irreversible bans to protect individuals, groups, and the wider community.

2. Violation Categories

Vibble classifies violations into four broad categories. Context, intent, prior history, and real-world impact determine the final severity classification:

• Minor Violations: Low-risk spam, minor harassment, misleading but non-harmful behavior, low-level policy friction (e.g., excessive tagging, low-level trolling without targeted abuse).
• Moderate Violations: Repeated harassment, hate-based slurs, sharing sensitive media without labels, doxxing attempts, targeted pile-ons, or coordinated reply-abuse.
• Severe Violations: Explicit hate content, serious harassment, violent threats, self-harm encouragement, non-consensual explicit media, or serious misinformation with potential real-world harm.
• Critical Violations: CSAM, child exploitation, terrorism, violent extremism, human trafficking, serious fraud, organized crime, or direct threats to life.

3. Enforcement Actions

Depending on the category and severity, Vibble may apply one or more of the following:

• Soft Warning: Educational notice with links to relevant policies.
• Account Warning: Recorded strike visible in account settings.
• Feature Restrictions: Temporary loss of posting, replying, DM, or media upload privileges.
• Timeline / Visibility Limits: Reduced reach for content and profile.
• Temporary Suspension: Full lockout from posting or logging in for a defined period.
• Permanent Ban: Full account removal and disconnection from all features.
• Monetization & Badge Removal: Loss of paid features, subscriptions, or verification.

4. Escalation Ladder (Typical Flow)

While not every case follows the same path, a typical enforcement progression is:

• First Issue: Soft warning + content removal (if necessary).
• Second Issue: Account warning + limited feature restriction.
• Third Issue: Time-limited suspension (e.g., 24–72 hours).
• Fourth Issue: Longer suspension (e.g., 7–30 days) + potential visibility limits.
• Persistent or Severe Misconduct: Permanent ban + removal of badges / monetization.

Strikes may decay over time if no additional violations occur, at Vibble’s discretion.

5. Zero-Tolerance Behaviors (Immediate Permanent Ban)

The following behaviors typically result in immediate permanent account termination, with no prior warning:

• Child sexual abuse material (CSAM) or any sexualization of minors
• Deliberate grooming or predatory contact with minors
• Terrorism, violent extremism, or recruitment for violent organizations
• Direct, credible threats of serious physical harm or death
• Sale, distribution, or promotion of serious illegal activities and contraband
• Large-scale fraud, identity theft, or financial crime schemes
• Mass compromise attempts against Vibble systems (hacking, credential stuffing)

6. Enforcement in Real-Time Environments

Because Vibble is a real-time microblogging platform, enforcement may be faster and more dynamic than on static platforms. For example:

• Real-time takedown of posts during unfolding crises or live abuse campaigns
• Temporary posting blocks in heated threads to reduce further harm
• Immediate reply restrictions for users who repeatedly hijack or abuse replies

7. Account Linking & Ban Evasion

Attempts to bypass enforcement are themselves violations. Vibble may:

• Detect and block new accounts linked to banned users
• Restrict devices, IP ranges, or payment instruments used for evasion
• Remove or freeze all associated accounts in severe or repeated cases

8. Appeals & Review

Users may challenge enforcement decisions they believe are incorrect:

• Appeals via in-product tools or email
• Secondary review by a separate policy team
• Clear outcome: upheld, modified, or reversed

Repeated or abusive appeals (spam, threats, false evidence) may lead to loss of appeal privileges and further enforcement.

9. Notification & Transparency

When feasible, Vibble notifies users of:

• The policy violated
• The action taken and its duration (if temporary)
• High-level rationale for severe sanctions
• How to file an appeal

10. Contact

For enforcement-related questions or appeals:

Safety & Enforcement: safety@vibble.com
Appeals Team: appeals@vibble.com
Nexa Group Trust & Safety: trust@nexa-group.org