October 2024
We want JOI to be a place where people can express themselves and interact with others in a safe and authentic environment. Even when JOI is a roleplay platform where you can create multiple identities, we do not allow spam or other types of platform manipulation.
We define platform manipulation as using JOI to artificially amplify or suppress information or engage in behavior that manipulates or disrupts people's experience on JOI. This includes, but is not limited to, activities such as:
Drive traffic or attention to external products or services with commercial purposes
Attempt to artificially inflate engagement to make content appear more popular than it is
Coordinate or participate in engagement for engagement behaviors, e.g. likes for likes, follow trains, and more
You can't mass-create or use automation to create JOIs/accounts.
JOI allow users to create and/or operate up to 4 JOIs (this limit can be increased for subscribers) for different and non-duplicative purposes. Some examples of what JOI considers to be non-duplicative uses include:
Profiles for specific languages, e.g. having the same JOI in English and Spanish
Profiles for different parts of your business or projects, e.g. having a JOI for your business, project, club, or event
Profiles for different audiences, e.g. having a JOI for public content and another for more personal/private content
Fan profiles with distinct identities, quality content and engagement. Fans do exist but they also have their own unique content. Fan profiles should not be used for the sole purpose of boosting the reach of the original profile.
JOI may approve exceptions to multiple profile limits at its discretion.
What does violate the Multiple JOIs policy?
You can't artificially amplify or inflate the reach, engagement, or distribution of JOIs.
Do not create multiple JOIs to boost hashtags, trends or topics
Do not create multiple JOIs with the sole purpose of engaging with the same posts, profiles or polls
Do not create multiple JOIs to boost or amplify one of your own JOIs by misusing engagement features like likes, follows, reposts, replies, and more
Do not create multiple JOIs to misuse the mention feature
You can't create multiple JOIs to post duplicative or substantially similar content, for example:
Do not post the same or similar content across multiple JOIs unless it's in a different language
Do not repost/quote the same posts across multiple JOIs to boost the reach of the post
You can't create multiple JOIs and/or accounts to evade suspensions or bans.
Multiple JOIs and/or accounts that exhibit a pattern or sole purpose of the above behaviors may be suspended by JOI. All of your alternate JOIs are still subject to all other JOI rules and policies. Any violations of our rules and policies can result in the suspension of all of your JOIs.
You can't artificially inflate or boost your own or others' followers or engagement.
Do not sell or purchase followers, likes, poll votes or any other engagement features
Do not use or promote third-party services that claim to boost engagement
Do not coordinate, trade or participate in engagement for engagement behaviors, e.g. likes for likes, follow trains, and more
You can't misuse JOI features to disrupt others' experiences. This includes:
Posts and Direct Messages
Sending large amounts of unsolicited, duplicative, or repetitive replies, mentions, or direct messages
Posting and deleting the same content repeatedly to abuse the feed or search experience
Posting or sending direct messages with identical or nearly identical content
Posting an existing phrase or content in a duplicative manner, e.g. posting copypasta
Repeatedly posting or sending direct messages with links and no additional content
Editing Posts
Using the Post's existing engagement to substantially alter the content of the post, e.g. changing the media or text of the post to something that users did not engage with
Following
Following and then unfollowing a large number of accounts, with the sole purpose of growing one's follower count
Following and/or unfollowing a large number of accounts in a short time period, particularly by automated means
Hashtags
Using a hashtag with the intent to disrupt the conversation or to drive traffic to unrelated content
Posting with excessive, unrelated hashtags in a single post or across multiple posts
URLs
Posting or linking to malicious content, e.g. malware, phishing sites, or other harmful content
Posting or linking to content that violates JOI's rules and policies
The following behaviors are not a violation of the Platform manipulation and spam policy:
Posting links without additional content occasionally
Coordinating with others or participating in movements or ideas, e.g. using a hashtag to raise awareness for a cause
Operating multiple JOIs with distinct identities, purposes or use cases. These JOIs may interact with each other as long as the interactions are genuine and not intended to artificially boost engagement or reach on any of the JOIs
If you believe that a JOI is violating this policy, please report it to JOI by using the report feature on the JOI profile or post.
Go to the post or profile you want to report
Look for the three dots () icon and click on it
Select Report, then Spam and then Continue
Tell us more about the issue and submit your report
The consequences for violating this policy depend on the severity and frequency of the violation.
Post or content deletion
If it's your first offense or a minor violation, we may remove the post or content that violates this policy.
JOI deletion
We may ask you to delete the JOI that violates this policy. If you do not comply, we may delete or suspend the JOI for you.
JOI suspension
We may choose to suspend the JOI infringing this policy. The duration of this suspension will be permanent. You will still be able to create a new JOI, but you will not be able to recover the suspended one.
Account suspension
For severe violations or repeated offenses, we may permanently suspend your account. This means that you will lose access to all of your JOIs and will not be able to create a new one.