Under specific circumstances, Lounges may allow content containing hate speech if its primary purpose is educational, documentary, scientific, or artistic in nature.
However, this allowance does not serve as a means to promote hate speech. Some examples of acceptable content include:
- A documentary about a hate group: educational content that objectively presents information without endorsing the group or promoting their ideas would be allowed. However, a documentary advocating violence or hatred would not be permitted.
- A documentary exploring the scientific study of humans: educational content that discusses historical theories, even those suggesting the inferiority or superiority of specific groups, would be allowed as long as it remains educational. However, a documentary making claims of present-day scientific evidence of an individual or group's inferiority or subhuman status would not be permitted.
- Historical footage of an event like WWII, as long as it does not promote violence or hatred.
- This policy extends to all Lounges content, including videos, video descriptions, comments, live streams, and any other features. It is important to note that these policies also apply to external links in your content, such as clickable URLs or verbal directions directing users to other sites.
- For educational content that includes hate speech, the necessary context must be evident within the visuals or audio of the video itself. Simply providing context in the title or description is insufficient.
Monetisation and Other Penalties
In rare cases, Lounges may remove content or apply other penalties when a creator engages in certain behaviours:
- Repeatedly encourages abusive audience behaviour.
- Repeatedly targets, insults, and abuses a group based on the mentioned attributes across multiple uploads.
- Exposes a group with the mentioned attributes to risks of physical harm based on the local social or political context.
- Creates content that harms the Lounges ecosystem by persistently inciting hostility against a group with the mentioned attributes for personal financial gain.
Examples of Hate Speech Not Allowed on Lounges:
"I'm glad this [violent event] happened. They got what they deserved [referring to individuals with the mentioned attributes]."
"[Persons with the mentioned attributes] are dogs" or "[persons with the mentioned attributes] are like animals."
Please be aware that these examples are provided to illustrate what is not allowed, and any content that violates this policy will not be permitted on Lounges.