Community Guidelines

• We prohibit any activity that involves sexual exploitation or abuse of a minor, including sharing child sexual exploitation or abuse imagery, grooming for sexual purposes, sexual extortion (sextortion), or attempts to persuade, trick, or coerce a minor with the intent of sexual abuse or exploitation. We also prohibit sexual extortion (sextortion), or the sexualization of children. We report all identified instances of child sexual exploitation to authorities, including attempts to engage in such conduct. Never post, save, send, forward, distribute, or ask for nude or sexually explicit content involving anyone under the age of 18 (this includes sending or saving such images of yourself). 

• We prohibit promoting, distributing, or sharing pornographic content, including unsolicited sexual imagery (such as cyberflashing), as well as commercial activities that relate to pornography or sexual interactions (whether online or offline). 

• Breastfeeding and other depictions of nudity in non-sexual contexts are generally permitted, unless posted without the subject’s consent.

• Encouraging or engaging in violent or dangerous behavior is prohibited. Never intimidate or threaten to harm a person, a group of people, or someone’s property.

• Content depicting gratuitous or graphic violence, including animal abuse, is not allowed.

• Graphic depictions of serious injury (whether real or realistic) to humans or animals are not allowed, except in the context of news coverage (for example, reporting from war zones — and even in such instances, we encourage blurring or obscuring graphic harm).

• We don’t allow the glorification, encouragement, or assistance of self-harm, including the promotion of self-injury, suicide, eating disorders, or other forms of serious self-harm.

• We prohibit the use of our platform to support terrorist organizations, violent extremists, or hate groups. We also prohibit content that supports, glorifies, praises, or advocates for terrorism, violent extremism, or hate.

• Hate speech or content that abuses, demeans, defames, promotes discrimination or violence, or incites hatred on the basis of race, color, caste, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or reassignment, disability, veteran status, immigration status, age, weight, or pregnancy status is prohibited.

• We prohibit bullying and harassment. If someone blocks you, you may not contact them from another Snapchat account.

• We consider harassment to include any unwanted behavior that would cause an ordinary person to experience emotional distress, including mocking, shaming, rumor spreading, wishing harm on another party, sharing humiliating imagery (including manipulated or AI-generated imagery), or repeated, unwanted contact.

• We also prohibit non-consensual sharing of another person’s private content, imagery, or information, including sharing personally identifiable information (PII) or screenshots or recording of private conversations.

• We also prohibit sharing another person’s private or identifiable information for the purpose of harassment (i.e., “doxxing”).

• Using Snapchat to engage in illegal activity may result in account termination, and may be a crime! Do not use Snapchat to engage in, encourage, or glorify illegal activity. 

• We prohibit facilitating or participating in human trafficking or human smuggling, as well as the promotion of gangs, organized crime, or recruiting for criminal activity. 

• We prohibit the glorification, sale, or distribution of illicit drugs (including prescription medication that is commonly abused, such as opioids, barbiturates, and amphetamines).  

• We prohibit the sale or distribution of regulated drugs (including prescription drugs) and substances. 

• We prohibit the sale or promotion of weapons (including fireworks or explosives), as well as the depiction of reckless or irresponsible weapons use. 

• We prohibit the promotion of certain goods or activities that are often regulated. This includes the attempted sale or promotion of regulated goods such as tobacco, alcohol, vape products. We also prohibit the sale, facilitation, or promotion of regulated services and activities, such as offering financial loans or other financial products or services, or promoting gambling services (including betting websites, gambling apps, tip or prediction services, or referral codes).

• We prohibit spreading false information that causes harm or is malicious, such as denying the existence of tragic events, unsubstantiated medical claims, undermining the integrity of civic processes, or manipulating content for false or misleading purposes (whether through generative AI or through deceptive editing).

• We prohibit pretending to be someone (or something) that you’re not, or attempting to deceive people about who you are. This includes impersonating your friends, celebrities, public figures, brands, or other people or organizations for harmful, non-satirical purposes.

• We prohibit spam, including pay-for-follower promotions or other follower-growth schemes, the promotion of spam applications, or the promotion of multilevel marketing or pyramid schemes.

• We prohibit fraud and other deceptive practices, including undisclosed paid or sponsored content, the promotion of fraudulent (counterfeit) goods or services or get-rich-quick schemes, or imitating Snapchat or Snap Inc.

You can submit a report to our safety teams using our in-app reporting features or by completing this form, which allows you to report a concern whether you have a Snapchat account or not. We review these reports to determine violations of these guidelines. The fastest and best way to report potential safety concerns to our safety teams is through the in-app reporting feature in the Snapchat app. 

Residents of certain jurisdictions (for example, the E.U. or U.K.) may also have additional options for reporting content that they believe is illegal.  You can find more information on our Support Site.

If you violate these Community Guidelines, we may remove the offending content, terminate or limit the visibility of your account or content, limit your access to certain features on Snapchat, notify law enforcement, and/or take technical steps to prevent you from creating or using another account. Our policy is to refer information to law enforcement, potentially including relevant content and other account data, when we believe activity poses an imminent threat to human life. If your account is disabled for violating these guidelines, you are not allowed to use Snapchat again without our permission. Learn more in our Moderation explainer.

Snap reserves the right to remove or restrict account access for users who we have reason to believe, in our sole discretion, pose a danger to others, on or off of Snapchat. Examples include convicted sex offenders, leaders of terrorist organizations, individuals who incite violence or perpetrate severe harms against others, or behavior that we believe poses a threat to human life. In evaluating such behavior, we may consider guidance from other sources, such as subject matter experts or law enforcement, in determining whether to remove or restrict account access.

Please visit our Safety Center for more information about safety and well-being on Snapchat. There, you’ll find detailed instructions on managing your Snapchat experience, including taking actions like updating your privacy settings, choosing who can see your content, and blocking other users.