Community Guidelines
Version 1 · Last updated: September 15, 2026
Science Facts Guru is a place to be curious together. These guidelines keep it welcoming for everyone, and they apply to every comment, reply and report. Disagreeing, asking questions and getting a fact wrong are all part of learning, and all welcome.
1. Harassment and bullying
Do not insult, mock, threaten or pile on another person, or encourage others to.
Not allowed: name-calling aimed at another user; telling someone they are stupid for asking a question; repeatedly targeting the same person.
2. Hate speech
Do not attack or demean people because of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, caste, gender, sexual orientation, disability or serious illness.
Not allowed: slurs; claims that a group of people is inferior; calls to exclude or harm a group.
3. Sexual content
No sexually explicit content, sexual solicitation, or any sexual content involving minors.
Not allowed: explicit descriptions; requests for sexual contact; sexual remarks about another person.
4. Violence and threats
Do not threaten, incite or celebrate violence, or share graphic gore meant to shock.
Not allowed: threats to hurt someone; praising attacks on people; graphic descriptions of injuries.
5. Self-harm
Do not encourage or give instructions for suicide, self-harm or eating disorders. Talking about your own struggles or seeking help is allowed.
Not allowed: encouraging someone to hurt themselves; describing methods of self-harm; promoting extreme starvation.
6. Spam and scams
No advertising, scam links, fake giveaways, or repetitive or bot-like posting.
Not allowed: promo links and referral codes; crypto or quick money schemes; the same message posted again and again.
7. Harmful misinformation
Do not spread false health, safety or science claims that could cause real harm. Honest mistakes, questions and scientific debate are welcome.
Not allowed: telling people a dangerous substance cures illness; advising against proven emergency treatment; false safety claims about risky activities.
8. Illegal activity
Do not promote or give instructions for crimes, such as selling drugs or weapons, fraud or hacking.
Not allowed: selling controlled substances; instructions to break into accounts; offering stolen goods.
9. Private information
Do not share anyone's personal details without their consent, such as phone numbers, home addresses, emails or ID numbers.
Not allowed: posting someone's phone number; revealing where a person lives; sharing someone's private messages.
10. Impersonation
Do not pretend to be another person, a brand, or the Science Facts Guru team.
Not allowed: claiming to be an app moderator; posing as a famous scientist; pretending to be another user.
How we keep it this way
Every comment is checked automatically against these guidelines, including with Google's Gemini, and anyone can report a comment they think breaks them.
Comments that break a guideline are removed. You will still see your own removed comment, marked with the rule it broke, so you know why. When several people report a comment, it is hidden while we review it.
Repeatedly breaking these guidelines can lead to your account being suspended.
Think we got it wrong?
Email [email protected] with the comment and we will take another look.