> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://powerfan-1.gitbook.io/redchat.app/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://powerfan-1.gitbook.io/redchat.app/policies/minor-safety-underage-policy.md). # Minor Safety & Underage Policy *Effective date: July 3, 2026 · redchat is an 18+ adult platform.* ## Overview redchat is an 18+ adult AI-character chat platform, and minor safety is its highest-priority policy area. This policy explains, in one place, how redchat keeps minors off the platform, what "sexualization of minors" means, how we detect and respond to violations, and how to report a concern. It works alongside the Community Guidelines, the Content & Safety Guidelines, and the Prohibited Content Policy, and it takes precedence over any of them on matters of minor safety. ## Strictly 18+ — No Minors as Users **You must be at least 18 years old, or the age of majority in your jurisdiction if that is higher, to create an account or use redchat.** There is no under-18 tier, reduced-content mode, or "safe" experience for minors — the entire service is adult-only, and redchat does not knowingly permit anyone under 18 to register or use it. **Age affirmation at signup.** Every account must affirm, at registration, that it meets this age requirement. Providing false age information is a violation of redchat's Terms and of this policy. **Stronger age assurance where required.** Self-affirmation is the baseline check. Where a payment processor, app-distribution channel, or the law of a given jurisdiction requires stronger age assurance for access to explicit content, redchat applies an enhanced verification flow — for example, additional identity or age-estimation checks — before granting that access, and may request further information at any time to verify or re-verify that an account holder is an adult. **Underage accounts are terminated and deleted.** If redchat learns, by any means, that an account belongs to someone under 18, we terminate the account and delete the associated data, subject to any legally-required preservation (for example, records needed to support a child-safety report). ## Zero-Tolerance: Sexualization of Minors redchat maintains an absolute, zero-tolerance policy against any sexualization of minors or minor-presenting characters, in any format — text, image, audio, or character definition. This prohibition is unconditional and applies regardless of who created or owns the character, and there is no fictional, artistic, or "it's just AI" exception. This covers not only depictions of actual minors, but any minor-presenting content, including without limitation: * Characters whose age is not clearly established as 18 or older, placed in a sexual context. * "Aged-up" versions of characters who originate as minors in their source material. * loli/shota styling, childlike bodies or faces, and age-regression to a minor. * Infant, child, and school-child scenarios. * Any character or scenario that merely appears to depict a minor in a sexualized context, even absent explicit underage intent. Content that merely reads as depicting a minor is flagged, withheld, and reviewed even when no underage label or intent is present — the visual or textual appearance of the character controls, not how it is labeled. ## Automated Detection & Human Review redchat runs automated CSAM-detection systems continuously across generated and uploaded content, together with AI guardrails specifically tuned to block minor-sexualization scenarios before they are generated. Content flagged by these systems is withheld pending review by trained human moderators, who prioritize this category for immediate handling. This detection layer operates independently of, and in addition to, user reporting. ## Reporting to NCMEC & Cooperation with Authorities When redchat identifies apparent child sexual abuse material (CSAM), we: * Remove the content immediately. * Terminate the account(s) responsible. * Preserve the relevant information as required by law, even where a user has separately requested deletion. * Report the material to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) via the CyberTipline () and/or the relevant authorities in the applicable jurisdiction. redchat cooperates with lawful requests from law enforcement and child-safety authorities in connection with these reports. ## How to Report a Concern Anyone — whether or not you have an account — can report a character, chat, image, or account that may involve a minor. You can: * Use the in-product reporting tool available on any character, chat, or image. * Email . Reports are treated as high priority and reviewed confidentially. You do not need to be certain a violation has occurred to report it — if something looks like it may involve a minor, report it and let redchat's moderation team investigate. ## Enforcement Applies Regardless of Ownership A creator's ownership of a character never exempts it from this policy. Content that sexualizes a minor or minor-presenting character is removed and the responsible account is terminated immediately upon confirmation, regardless of the character's popularity, revenue, or how long the account has been active on redchat. Any earnings associated with violating content are forfeited. ## Contact **Child safety / CSAM reports:** **General questions about this policy:** --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. 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