Moderation
What happens after you report something — review, possible actions, and your account status.
Public's moderation team reviews every report. This page explains what that looks like in practice.
Report lifecycle
A report goes through these statuses:
- Open — newly filed, waiting for a reviewer.
- Reviewing — a team member is looking at it.
- Resolved — action was taken, or the report was confirmed valid.
- Dismissed — no action needed (for example, the content didn't break the rules).
Possible actions on content and accounts
Depending on what was reported and how serious it is, Public may:
- Remove the post, comment, blog, page, or character.
- Edit content for moderation reasons (rare; usually used for misleading metadata).
- Suspend an account temporarily (the user can sign in again after the suspension ends).
- Ban an account permanently.
- Cancel a subscription that was tied to a banned account.
- Hold an invite redemption for review if the pattern looked abusive.
Your account status
Your account is normally active. If it's affected by a moderation action, the status changes to:
- Suspended — temporary, with an expiry date. You can sign in again after that date.
- Banned — permanent. Sign-in is blocked.
If you think your account was suspended or banned in error, contact support — see the Contact link in the footer or the About → Contact Support screen.
Privacy of reports
- Reports are anonymous to the person you report — they are not told who filed the report.
- The reviewer can see the report content and any context needed to act on it (the post text, message contents, etc.).
Following up
You won't always get a per-report status update — moderation is high-volume. If a report involved you directly (someone harassing your account, for example) and the situation continues, file another report so the team has a fresh signal.