Community Guidelines

Why these guidelines exist:

Throw is an intimate, human-first space to seek and share wisdom, connection, and support. We protect free expression in a positive and enriching environment. These guidelines explain what’s encouraged, what isn’t allowed, and how we enforce the rules so conversations stay safe, constructive, and kind.  Everyone here is 18 years old or older, however, in order to keep things respectful, we expect everyone to adhere to these guidelines.  Further, you must read and consent to Throw’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

1) How to show up here (our community norms)

  • Lead with respect. Disagree with ideas, not people. No harassment, hate, threats, or targeted humiliation. Treat everyone with dignity and respect.
  • Assume good intent; argue in good faith. Share sources, stay on topic, and avoid personal attacks or dogpiling.
  • Be accountable and genuine, even when anonymous. Your profile shows score, stats, expertise, contribution history, and reviews, but contains no name or pseudonym. This transparency builds trust without exposing personal identity.
  • Practice empathy. Speak as if the person reading is in the room with you and someone you care about.
  • Contribute value. Ask clear questions, offer constructive answers, and elevate the discussion. If it adds no value—or adds harm—don’t post.

2) What’s not allowed

Safety & dignity

  • Violence & threats: No threats, celebration of harm, or incitement.
  • Harassment & bullying: No targeted harassment, slurs, threats, demeaning tropes, or coordinated abuse.
  • Hate & hateful conduct: No dehumanization, discrimination or attacks of any kind especially towards vulnerable groups or individuals.
  • Doxxing & privacy violations: No sharing of private information or identity-revealing tactics. No taking interactions “real life” to where the individual resides.
  • Sexual exploitation & minors: Absolutely prohibited.
  • Self-harm & crisis: No content that promotes or instructs self-harm. Supportive discussion is allowed; we may intervene for safety.

Integrity & authenticity

  • Impersonation & misrepresentation: You must never claim to be someone you’re not, nor falsify your expertise. False, misleading or deceptive tactics are not allowed.  Bots are not allowed.
  • Platform manipulation & spam: No coordinated manipulation, reputation gaming, link farming, scams, phishing, platform interruptions or malware.
  • Misinformation that causes harm: Content likely to cause real-world harm may be removed (e.g., dangerous medical claims, incitement).

Sensitive/regulated areas

  • Illegal activities or regulated goods/services: Not allowed.
  • Sexual content: No sexual exploitation. Discussion about sexuality is allowed as long as it is genuine, in good faith and with respect, just keep in mind explicit content may be offensive to others and may be reported. Must never involve minors in any way.
  • Intellectual property: Respect all intellectual property rights of others such as copyrights and trademarks.
  • Artificial Intelligence:  Do not post any content that was created, influenced, made or generated by artificial intelligence tools.

3) What’s allowed with care (context matters)

Counter speech, education, and documentation of harmful ideas may be allowed if intent is clear and responsible. We may add warnings or reduce reach in such cases.

4) Community tools & accountability (how Throw works)

  • Anonymous, transparent profiles: Each account is represented only by their contribution record, reputation signals, and performance metrics—not names or pseudonyms.
  • Community moderation: Use like, dislike, and report features to help maintain a healthy environment.
  • Crisis response: If someone appears at risk, we may limit intractability and intervene for safety.
  • Quality over virality: Contributions with empathy and clarity are elevated; performative outrage is not.

5) Enforcement (what happens when rules are broken)

We use automated detection and human review:

  • Content censor and in some cases removal
  • Cool offs and feature limits
  • Temporary suspension
  • Permanent ban for severe or repeated violations

We may reduce distribution of borderline content or require deletions before further posting. Transparency reports summarize our actions.


Reporting: Use Report on any post or message that concerns you.
Appeals: If you think we got it wrong, appeal through a user support claim.

Throw reserves the right to update these Community Guidelines at any time and will publish such updated versions to the platform for your review and acceptance.