Welcome to Qerios: Community Guidelines

Welcome to the Qerios Community

Qerios is a bilingual (English/Arabic) social Q&A and microblogging platform built on a simple, powerful mission: to help people express themselves, ask what matters, and connect through meaningful conversations. Whether you are using our platform for anonymous Q&A, microblogging, or creative sketching, our community thrives only when interactions are grounded in mutual respect, accountability, and safety.

Our Promise: We are committed to fostering an environment where real voices can be heard without the fear of harassment or toxicity. We believe that open conversation requires a foundation of trust.

Core Behavioral Standards

To keep the Qerios ecosystem healthy and productive for everyone, every member agrees to follow these foundational standards. Failure to adhere to these may result in restricted access or account termination.

• Respect Diversity & Inclusion: Treat others with kindness. We welcome a wide array of viewpoints, cultures, and opinions. We do not tolerate hate speech, bullying, or harassment directed toward individuals or groups based on their identity.
• Stay Authentic & Honest: While you may choose to remain anonymous in your questions, we do not allow impersonation, deception, or the spread of malicious misinformation. Your identity within the community should be used responsibly.
• Safety First: Content that promotes illegal acts, graphic violence, self-harm, or non-consensual imagery is strictly prohibited. We have a zero-tolerance policy for content that jeopardizes the physical or mental safety of our users.
• Respect Boundaries: We provide robust tools to help you curate your experience. If someone is making you uncomfortable, or if you simply prefer not to interact with a specific user, please use our built-in blocking and muting features.

Our Moderation Commitment

We believe safety should not be an afterthought. Qerios employs a sophisticated, three-layer AI moderation system that works silently in the background to keep our platform healthy and respectful:

1. Custom Banned Words: You can define personal filters to block specific terms instantly, giving you control over your inbox.
2. Deterministic Regex Filter: A platform-wide filter that immediately catches known harmful patterns and sequences.
3. AI Classifier: An advanced analytical system that examines content across 6 critical categories: Profanity, Harassment, Threat, Sexual content, Spam, and Hate Speech.

These systems work to ensure that harmful content is filtered before it even reaches your inbox.

Your Reporting Toolkit

Our automated systems are robust, but they are most effective when supported by our community. If you encounter content that breaks these rules, please utilize our reporting system. We offer 11 different reporting categories—including harassment, hate speech, child safety, and impersonation—to ensure your report reaches the right team for review.

Need More Help?

Our guidelines are living documents designed to protect you. If you have questions about how these rules apply to a specific situation, or if you feel you have been treated unfairly, please reach out to our support team at [email protected]. Your voice matters, and we are here to ensure it stays safe.