The rules of The Fun Network
MyLOL is here for friendship, music, groups, photos, blogs, chat, custom profiles and — where age-appropriate — dating. These rules exist so that stays fun for everyone.
Being yourself is the whole point of MyLOL. But expressing yourself is not the same as exploiting, threatening, sexually targeting, deceiving or harassing someone else. When those two things collide, safety wins. Every time.
These guidelines apply everywhere on MyLOL: profiles, photos, albums, blogs, guestbooks, groups, chat, messages, usernames, bios, links, and anything else you can post or send. They apply to both of our communities — Teen MyLOL, for eligible members ages 13–17 depending on country, and Adult MyLOL, for members 18 and over — with stricter standards on Teen MyLOL.
If you break these rules we may remove content, restrict your account, or remove you from MyLOL. Serious violations mean immediate removal, no warning.
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The short version
Be real.
Be who you say you are. Real age, real you, one account.
Be respectful.
Disagree, joke, argue about music. Don't harass, threaten or degrade people.
Keep it appropriate.
No nudity, no sexual content, no sexual talk aimed at anyone under 18. Ever.
Respect privacy.
Yours and everyone else's. Don't post private details or private images of other people.
Don't game the safety system.
No fake ages, no fake documents, no ban evasion, no workarounds.
Teen and adult communities stay separate.
Trying to cross that line ends accounts.
These six lines are a summary, not the rules. The rules are below, and they are what we actually enforce.
More detail on how we protect members — age assurance, moderation and what happens after a report — is on our Safety page.
Teen and adult communities stay separate
This is the most important rule on MyLOL. Teen MyLOL and Adult MyLOL are separate networks. Members of one cannot find, view, search, message, friend or join spaces with members of the other. Trying to get around that separation — in either direction, for any reason — can end your account immediately and may be reported to the relevant authorities.
Allowed
- Belonging to the community that matches your real age and your country's eligibility rules.
- Moving to Adult MyLOL through the official transition when you turn 18.
- Telling us if you think someone is in the wrong community.
Not allowed
- Adults creating or using a teen account, for any reason at all — including "just to check on my kid", research, journalism or moderation of your own.
- Teens creating an adult account where that is prohibited.
- Helping anyone else cross the boundary, or telling them how.
- Using off-platform contact to reach members of the other community.
- Keeping an account in the wrong environment after your real age is known.
Examples
- An adult signs up with a false birth year to enter Teen MyLOL. Immediate permanent removal.
- A member posts "add me on another app if you're under 18" in Adult MyLOL. Immediate removal and escalation.
- A 17-year-old asks a friend to make them an adult account. Both accounts are actioned.
There is no innocent version of trying to cross this line. We treat every attempt as a safety incident, not a rule technicality.
Age and community integrity
Our safety systems only work if the ages on MyLOL are real. Interfering with age assurance is treated as a serious violation, separate from anything else you might do afterwards.
Allowed
- One account, in your own name and your real age.
- Correcting your date of birth through the official process if you made a genuine mistake.
- Asking us for help if verification fails and you believe it is wrong.
Not allowed
- Lying about your age at sign-up or afterwards.
- Sharing your account, logging in as someone else, or letting someone else use your profile.
- Helping anyone bypass age assurance, or explaining how to do it.
- Using falsified, edited, borrowed or stolen identity documents.
- Using another person's face, photo or likeness to pass a verification check.
- Creating a new account after being removed (ban evasion), including through a different email, device or payment method.
Examples
- Posting a guide to "getting past MyLOL verification" in a group. Removal.
- Borrowing an older sibling's ID for verification. Removal, and the ID holder's account may also be reviewed.
- A removed member returning under a new name. The new account is removed on discovery.
If you genuinely got your birthday wrong at sign-up, contact Safety and say so. Correcting an honest mistake is treated very differently from deliberately faking one.
Child safety
There is no warning, no strike and no second chance in this category. Anything that sexualises, targets or exploits a person under 18 results in immediate permanent removal, preservation of relevant records, and referral to the appropriate authorities or reporting bodies where required or appropriate.
Not allowed
- Grooming: building trust with a minor for sexual purposes, including flattery, gifts, secrecy requests and gradual boundary testing.
- Sexualising a minor in any way, in any format — text, image, drawing, AI-generated content, edited media or roleplay.
- Making sexual comments, advances or requests to a member under 18.
- Requesting, offering, sharing, trading or linking to sexual images involving a minor.
- Exploiting or coercing a minor, including sextortion, threats and pressure of any kind.
- An adult attempting sexual contact of any kind with a teen member.
- Facilitating, arranging or encouraging inappropriate contact between an adult and a minor, on or off MyLOL.
- Asking a minor to keep a relationship or conversation secret from their parents or carers.
Examples
- "Don't tell anyone we talk." Reported and actioned as grooming behaviour.
- Asking a teen member for a photo "just for you". Immediate removal.
- Offering money, gifts, game credits or followers to a teen in exchange for photos or private contact. Immediate removal and escalation.
If any of this happens to you, report it and tell a trusted adult. You will never be in trouble with MyLOL for reporting something that was done to you.
Sexual content
MyLOL is not an adult content platform. Nudity, pornography and sexual services are not permitted anywhere on MyLOL, in either community. Being 18+ does not make sexual content acceptable here.
Allowed
- Saying you're single, looking, or interested in dating (Adult MyLOL).
- Flirting respectfully with someone who is clearly interested, between adults.
- Discussing relationships, identity, orientation and body-positive topics without sexual imagery.
- Art, education, health and news content that deals with these topics non-graphically.
Not allowed
- Nudity, partial nudity intended sexually, and sexually explicit imagery of any kind.
- Pornographic content, links to it, or usernames, bios and group names promoting it.
- Sexual services, escorting, paid intimate content, or advertising accounts elsewhere that sell it.
- Sexually explicit text, roleplay or descriptions sent to another member.
- Sexual advances toward someone after they have said no, gone quiet or blocked you.
- Sexualised posing, framing or captions, including where clothing is technically present.
- Any sexual content involving, aimed at, or shared with a member under 18 (see Child safety).
Examples
- A profile photo cropped to focus on the body with a suggestive caption. Removed.
- A bio linking to a paid-content account. Removed, account restricted.
- An unsolicited explicit message between two adults. Removed on report; repeat behaviour ends the account.
On Teen MyLOL the line is stricter and simpler: no sexual content, no sexual conversation, no sexualised photos, no exceptions. Moderators are instructed to remove first and review after in this community.
Harassment and bullying
Arguing about a film is fine. Wearing someone down is not. Harassment is about the effect on the person on the other end, not whether you thought it was a joke.
Allowed
- Disagreeing, debating, criticising ideas, and unfollowing or leaving a conversation.
- Blocking anyone, at any time, for any reason — you never owe an explanation.
- Telling someone once that you're not interested.
Not allowed
- Repeated unwanted contact after someone has said no, stopped replying or blocked you — including through new accounts or through friends.
- Humiliation: mocking someone's appearance, body, voice, identity, disability or circumstances.
- Targeted harassment campaigns and dogpiling — organising or joining a group pile-on.
- Sexual harassment, including unsolicited sexual comments and unwanted persistence.
- Threats of any kind, including threats to someone's reputation, relationships or safety.
- Blackmail and coercion, including threatening to share images, messages or secrets.
- Doxxing: posting or threatening to post someone's private information (see Privacy).
- Creating groups, blogs or profiles dedicated to attacking a specific person.
Examples
- Twenty messages after "please stop". Harassment.
- "Send it or I'll post the screenshots." Blackmail — immediate removal and escalation.
- Asking friends to spam someone's guestbook. Dogpiling — everyone involved is actioned.
Hateful conduct
MyLOL is for everyone. Attacking people for who they are is not a viewpoint we host.
Allowed
- Discussing religion, politics, culture, identity and current events.
- Disagreeing strongly with an idea, a belief, a policy or an institution.
- Sharing your own experience of discrimination, including quoting what was said to you, in order to discuss or report it.
Not allowed
- Attacks, slurs, dehumanising language or harmful stereotypes targeting people based on protected characteristics — including race, ethnicity, national origin, immigration status, religion, caste, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or serious medical condition, and age.
- Calling for exclusion, violence or harm against people with those characteristics.
- Hate symbols, hate group promotion, and content celebrating atrocities against a protected group.
- Using someone's identity as an insult, including deliberate and repeated misgendering.
Examples
- "I disagree with that religion's teaching on X." Allowed.
- A slur aimed at another member. Removed; repeat use ends the account.
- A group set up to mock a specific ethnicity. Removed.
We enforce this rule the same way regardless of who is targeted and regardless of the political direction the attack comes from.
Violence and threats
Threatening someone is not banter, and we don't spend time deciding whether you meant it.
Allowed
- Discussing violence in news, history, sport, gaming, film and music.
- Fictional and clearly non-serious content, such as gaming clips or lyrics, that is not aimed at a real person.
Not allowed
- Credible threats of violence against a person or group, including veiled or conditional ones.
- Threatening another member, their family, their home or their school.
- Glorifying, praising or encouraging serious violence, mass violence, or those who commit it.
- Instructions or assistance for carrying out serious violence, including weapons and explosives content.
- Threats made as "jokes", dares or in-character roleplay directed at a real person.
Examples
- "I know where you live." Threat — removed and escalated.
- Posting a violent gaming clip in a gaming group. Allowed.
- Praising someone who carried out an attack. Removed.
If you believe someone is in immediate danger, contact your local emergency services first, then report to us.
Self-harm and dangerous behaviour
Talking about a hard time should not get you punished. We want people to be able to say they're struggling and be met with support. What we do not allow is anything that pushes someone toward harm.
Allowed
- Saying you're struggling, sad, anxious or having a hard time.
- Recovery stories, support, and checking in on a friend.
- Sharing helplines and resources, and asking for help.
Not allowed
- Encouraging, requesting or daring anyone to hurt themselves.
- Instructions, methods, tips or "how to" content for self-harm, suicide or eating disorders.
- Competitions, challenges, pacts, scoreboards or group content built around self-harm or disordered eating.
- Glorifying or romanticising self-harm, suicide or dangerous stunts.
- Graphic imagery of self-harm or injury.
- Dangerous viral challenges and stunts likely to cause serious injury.
Examples
- "Having a really bad week, could use a chat." Allowed, and we hope someone answers.
- A group that ranks members by how little they eat. Removed.
- "Do it then." Removed and the account is actioned immediately.
If a report suggests someone may be at risk, our safety team may send them support resources. In situations involving a risk to life, we may contact emergency services.
Scams, fraud and impersonation
If someone you met this week needs money, it's a scam. Nothing on MyLOL requires you to send money, gift cards, crypto or account details to another member.
Allowed
- Talking about your work, your art, your band or your channel on your own profile.
- Sharing links to your own legitimate pages, within the spam rules below.
- Clearly labelled fan, parody or roleplay accounts where that is obvious and not deceptive.
Not allowed
- Fake identities: using someone else's photos, name or life story, including AI-generated personas presented as real.
- Romance scams: building a relationship in order to ask for money, gifts or financial help.
- Financial scams: investment schemes, crypto "opportunities", money-flipping, sugar arrangements, fake jobs and advance-fee requests.
- Phishing: fake login pages, fake MyLOL messages, or asking for passwords, codes or verification links.
- Account theft or attempts at it.
- Impersonating another person, a MyLOL employee, moderator or support team.
- Misleading fundraising and fake charity appeals.
- Malicious links, malware and files sent to other members.
Examples
- "I'll teach you trading, just send the first deposit." Removed.
- A message claiming to be MyLOL Support asking for your password. We will never do this. Report it.
- A profile using a stranger's photos. Removed on report.
MyLOL staff will never ask for your password, a verification code, or payment through another member. Anyone who does is not us.
Privacy
What you share about yourself is your choice. What you share about other people is not.
Allowed
- Sharing your own first name, interests, photos and the general area you live in, within the rules for your community.
- Posting photos of friends who are happy to be posted.
- Talking about your life without naming other people's private details.
Not allowed
- Posting anyone's home address, school, workplace or daily routine.
- Posting someone else's phone number, email address or private messaging handles.
- Financial information: card numbers, bank details, payment screenshots.
- Government identifiers: ID numbers, passports, licences, insurance or tax numbers — yours or anyone else's.
- Private photos, videos, messages or screenshots of another person shared without their permission.
- Intimate images of another person shared without consent, or threatening to share them. This is a zero-tolerance violation.
- Posting private information about someone in order to harass or intimidate them.
Examples
- Posting a screenshot of a private chat to embarrass someone. Removed.
- Sharing a friend's number in a group "as a joke". Removed.
- Posting your own ID document anywhere on MyLOL. Removed, for your protection.
Teen MyLOL is stricter: contact details, school names and identifying personal information are not allowed in teen profiles, posts or messages at all, even about yourself.
Location
MyLOL connects people through what they're into, not how close they are. Precise location is not something this network needs.
Allowed
- Saying your country, or a broad region, if you want to.
- Talking about places you've been, after you've left them.
Not allowed
- Posting your exact address, your street, or a photo showing your house number or street sign.
- Sharing your live location with members you don't know offline.
- Asking a teen member where they live, what school they go to, or where they'll be.
- Trying to work out or reveal another member's precise location.
Examples
- "I'm in northern Spain." Fine.
- "Which school do you go to?" asked of a teen member. Reportable, and actioned.
Teen MyLOL does not offer precise-location discovery, distance sorting or live location sharing.
Spam and unwanted promotion
MyLOL is a place to talk to people, not to broadcast at them.
Allowed
- Sharing your own creative work with people who are interested.
- Posting in groups that welcome self-promotion.
Not allowed
- Mass unsolicited messages, copy-pasted to many members.
- Bots, scripts and automated posting, following or messaging.
- Repetitive promotion of the same link, page, product or account.
- Link farming, engagement farming and follow-for-follow schemes.
- Unauthorised commercial solicitation, including selling or advertising to members who did not ask.
- Creating multiple accounts to amplify the same content.
Examples
- The same promo message sent to 200 people. Removed and rate-limited.
- Posting your band's new track in a music group once. Fine.
Illegal goods, services and regulated activity
Don't use MyLOL to buy, sell or arrange things that are illegal, or things we don't allow here even where they're legal somewhere.
Not allowed
- Drugs and controlled substances, including sales, sourcing and arranging pickups.
- Weapons, ammunition, explosives and their components.
- Stolen goods, stolen data, hacked accounts and counterfeit items.
- Sexual services, escorting and any paid intimate content.
- Gambling, betting schemes and money laundering.
- Alcohol, tobacco, vapes and prescription medication sales — and any promotion of these to teen members.
- Recruiting for or promoting criminal, violent or extremist organisations.
- Human trafficking, smuggling or exploitation of any kind.
Examples
- "DM me for anything you need." plus emoji code. Removed.
- Selling a hacked streaming account in a group. Removed.
Account security
Your account is yours. Keep it that way, and don't go near anyone else's.
Allowed
- Using a strong, unique password and keeping your recovery details up to date.
- Contacting Safety if you think your account has been accessed by someone else.
Not allowed
- Sharing your login details, or using someone else's.
- Buying, selling, renting or transferring accounts.
- Phishing for credentials or verification codes.
- Accessing, or trying to access, another member's account.
- Bots, scrapers, automation and any tooling that interferes with MyLOL.
- Probing, exploiting or publicising security weaknesses instead of reporting them to us.
- Evading enforcement with new accounts, new devices or new payment details.
Examples
- "Send me your code and I'll fix your profile." Phishing. Removed and escalated.
- Selling an established profile. Both accounts removed.
Photos, video and live content
The rules do not change with the format. Anything you can't post as text, you can't post as a photo, a video, a song, a profile theme, a username, a group name or a live broadcast.
Allowed
- Photos and albums of your life, your art, your pets, your gigs and your friends who are fine with it.
- Profile music, themes, blogs and guestbook posts that follow the same rules.
Not allowed
- Nudity, sexual content and sexualised imagery in any format (see Sexual content).
- Graphic violence, gore and shock content.
- Other people's photos posted without their permission, or presented as your own.
- Edited, deepfaked or AI-generated media of a real person presented as real, especially anything sexual or defamatory.
- Media whose caption, tags or context breaks a rule even if the image alone does not.
Examples
- A friend's photo posted after they asked you to take it down. Removed.
- An AI-generated image of a real classmate. Removed and escalated.
Off-platform behaviour
We are not the internet police, and what you do in your own life is your business. But some off-platform behaviour tells us that someone is a danger to people here.
We may act on your MyLOL account for behaviour that happened elsewhere when there is credible evidence of a serious safety risk to MyLOL members — for example grooming or sexual exploitation of a minor, threats, stalking, coercion or sextortion of someone you met here, organising harassment of a MyLOL member, or conduct that a court or law enforcement has confirmed.
We do not monitor your other accounts, we do not act on rumours or screenshots without context, and we do not police your personal opinions, relationships or private life off MyLOL.
Examples
- A member moves a teen to another app and asks for images there. Account removed and escalated.
- Two members argue on another platform about football. Not our business.
Reporting and blocking
You do not need proof and you do not need to be sure. If something feels wrong, report it.
What helps our moderators: what happened, where it happened, roughly when, and whether it is still going on. Screenshots help. Don't save or forward anything sexual involving a minor to prove a point — report it and leave it to us.
If someone is in immediate danger, contact your local emergency services first. Then report to us so we can preserve what we hold.
Allowed
- Reporting a profile, message, photo, post, blog, guestbook entry or group from the report option in that place.
- Blocking anyone, instantly, without telling them or explaining yourself.
- Doing both — block to protect yourself now, report to protect everyone else.
Not allowed
- Nothing here. Reporting is always allowed and reports are confidential.
The person you report is never told who reported them.
Enforcement
What happens after a report depends on what was done, whether it was deliberate, whether it has happened before, and how much harm it caused or risked.
Possible outcomes include: no action, removing the content, a warning, restricting features such as messaging or uploads, temporarily suspending the account, and permanently removing the account. Where required or appropriate, we also preserve relevant records and escalate to law enforcement or the relevant reporting body.
There is no fixed ladder and no set number of strikes. Some violations are removed on the first instance with no warning — including anything in Child safety, non-consensual intimate imagery, credible threats, trafficking, and attempts to cross the teen/adult boundary.
Decisions in serious cases are made or confirmed by trained people, not by automation alone.
Appeals
We get things wrong sometimes. If we've actioned your content or your account and you think that's a mistake, you can ask us to look again.
Where an appeal is available, you'll be told how to submit one when the decision is communicated to you. Appeals are reviewed by someone other than the person who made the original decision, and you'll be told the outcome.
Some decisions are final because of their nature or because the law requires it — including removals for child sexual exploitation.
False reports and retaliation
Reporting exists to protect people. Using it as a weapon takes moderator time away from real harm, and it is itself a violation.
Allowed
- Reporting in good faith, even if you turn out to be wrong. Getting it wrong is fine; we would much rather you told us.
Not allowed
- Deliberately filing false reports against someone.
- Organising or encouraging mass false reporting of a member or group.
- Retaliating against someone for making a good-faith report — including harassing them, exposing them, or encouraging others to.
- Threatening to report someone in order to pressure or control them.
Examples
- Asking your group to all report someone you argued with. Everyone involved is actioned.
- "Unblock me or I'll get your account banned." Coercion — removed.
One last thing
These guidelines will change as MyLOL grows and as we learn. When they change in a way that matters, we'll say so. Using MyLOL means agreeing to follow them — alongside our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
Be real. Be respectful. Look out for each other. That's the whole network.