End the Rig!’s mission is to forge a brighter future for all, cultivating a community driven by optimism and civility. We are committed to constructing a secure, civil, and diverse environment that nurtures creativity and fosters positive connections among individuals from all backgrounds.
We’ve established these community standards to ensure everyone feels secure and welcome in our collective adventure. These standards apply to all your interactions on End the Rig!, including encounters with other players– both in the online environment and at real-world events hosted by End the Rig!
We ask that you adhere to these standards and treat each other with respect at all times. Please be aware that failure to comply may lead to enforcement actions against your accounts and content. In cases of behavior that poses a real-world risk to others, we reserve the right to contact or collaborate with the relevant authorities to prioritize the safety of everyone involved.
As our community evolves and our platform expands, we are constantly learning and refining our standards. Any changes to these standards will be communicated to you through this platform. If you come across anything that you believe breaches the community standards or makes you feel unsafe, please inform us by reaching out to our support team to report any instances of abuse. For additional details regarding the legal terms governing your use of End the Rig!, please refer to our licensing agreement.
We value your cooperation in upholding these standards and contributing to a safe and civil community at End the Rig!
Safety
We aim for our community to be a space where people can connect with optimism and civility, irrespective of their identity or beliefs. To maintain End the Rig! As an inclusive environment where everyone feels at ease expressing themselves, the following is prohibited:
Child Endangerment
End the Rig! Strictly prohibits any actions that endanger minors, including:
- Any predatory behavior, such as attempting to befriend a minor to manipulate and exploit them (i.e., grooming).
- Sexualizing minors in any manner.
- Engaging in sexual conversations with or soliciting sexual materials from minors.
- Sharing, requesting, or discussing child exploitation material.
Terrorism and Violent Extremism
End the Rig! maintains a zero-tolerance policy for content or behavior that incites, condones, supports, glorifies, or promotes any terrorist or extremist organization or individual, whether foreign or domestic, along with their ideologies or actions. This encompasses:
- Depictions or support for terrorist or extremist attacks.
- Depictions of or support for the leaders or representatives of terrorist or extremist organizations.
- Sharing the slogans, images, flags, manifestos, or icons of terrorist or extremist organizations, either in whole or in readily identifiable parts.
- References to the ideologies, messages, or strategies of terrorist and extremist organizations.
- Expressing support, condoning, or glorifying terrorist extremist ideologies or actions.
- Recruiting membership for a terrorist or extremist organization or encouraging others to leave End the Rig! To find such information.
- Fundraising for terrorist or extremist organizations, people, or supporting groups.
- Expressing support, condoning, or glorifying mass shootings and other acts of domestic terrorism or violent extremism.
Threats, Bullying, and Harassment
Engaging in threats of real-world or online harm, inciting violence against people or property, bullying, stalking, trolling, harassment, intimidation, extortion, and blackmail is not allowed on End the Rig!. Furthermore, any content that illustrates, glorifies, or endorses such behavior is strictly prohibited.
- Threatening others with physical or sexual harm or violence.
- Making threats to cause real-life harm to someone.
- Disclosing or threatening to disclose the personal information of others.
- Threatening to hijack another user’s End the Rig! Account or filing false abuse reports against them.
- Singling out a user or group for ridicule or abuse, whether publicly or privately.
- Engaging in sexual harassment.
- Pretending to be individuals, groups, or entities in ways that could harm their reputation or prompt harm from others, either online or in real life.
Suicide, Self-Injury, and Harmful Behavior
At End the Rig!, the well-being of our users is of the utmost importance to us. We are committed to offering support and resources for those facing mental health challenges. Additionally, we retain the right to engage with authorities concerning credible threats of self-harm. Our platform prohibits content or behavior that portrays, glorifies, or promotes suicide, self-injury, or real-world activities that pose an extreme risk of physical harm, including:
- Describing methods for suicide or self-harm.
- Content that glorifies, supports, or depicts instances or methods of suicide or self-harm.
- Dangerous physical challenges or stunts in the real world.
If you or a loved one is experiencing thoughts of suicide or self-harm, there is help available. Reach out to a suicide prevention hotline here.
Discrimination, Slurs, and Hate Speech
End the Rig! Values and embraces users of all ages, backgrounds, and identities. We strictly prohibit content or behavior that endorses, glorifies, or promotes hate groups, their ideologies, or actions. Additionally, discrimination, mockery, or the promotion of hatred against individuals or groups, as well as the encouragement of such behavior, directly or indirectly, based on their:
- Age
- Race, perceived race, or ethnicity
- National origin
- Sexual orientation
- Gender, gender identity, or gender expression
- Religion or religious affiliation or beliefs
- Disability status including diseases, bodily conditions, disfigurement, mobility issues, and mental impairment
- Physical or mental disability status
- Veteran status
- Familial status
Civility
Civility lies at the heart of the End the Rig! Community. To promote our civil environment, End the Rig! Prohibits certain types of content, including:
Real World Sensitive Events
End the Rig! Strictly forbids content that recreates specific real-world sensitive events, mocks the victims of such events, supports, glorifies, or promotes the perpetrators or outcomes of such events, or capitalizes on these events for commercial purposes. This includes content related to:
- Mass acts of violence against people or property
- Specific, real-world, natural disaster events
- Human or civil rights violations
Romantic and Sexual Content
End the Rig! Serves as a secure space for connecting with online friends, chatting, and collaborating on creative projects. However, we strictly prohibit content that portrays sexual activity or seeks real-world romantic relationships, including:
- Romantic or flirtatious gestures or communication between users in a romantic context.
- Pursuing or soliciting romantic relationships online.
- Engaging in unwanted flirtatious behavior.
- Engaging in sexually explicit conversations or soliciting sexual material from other users.
- Content that depicts, strongly suggests, or explicitly describes sexual acts.
- Nudity.
- Sexually suggestive avatar bodies and clothing items.
Illegal and Regulated Goods and Activities
End the Rig! prohibits users from discussing or participating in illegal activities or encouraging others to do so. Additionally, we do not allow the discussion, depiction, or promotion of some illegal and regulated goods and activities, which include: