Character Talk Content Policy

Character Talk content

The Character Talk service uses two ratings, “All ages” and “Adult,” to protect minors. Adult characters and stories are only available to adults aged 19 or older who have completed adult verification. To comply with relevant laws (such as the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, and the Youth Protection Act), POSTYPE provides adult verification procedures and content rating labels to prevent harmful content from being exposed to minors.

Common Character Talk content policies
 

Prohibition of content that infringes others’ intellectual property or personality rights

Using another person’s work or IP (Intellectual Property) without permission is prohibited. You must comply with the following rules. 

• Unauthorized use of another person’s work or IP

  • If the original creator provides official guidelines, fan creations are only allowed within the scope of those guidelines.

  • For IP without official guidelines, you may not create or post content without the explicit permission of the rights holder.

  • Content created without the rights holder’s consent is considered a violation of POSTYPE policy and may be subject to actions such as making the content private, deleting it, or restricting the account.

• Characters and images modeled on real people
  • The use of real people’s names, portraits, personal information, or any other settings and images modeled on real individuals is prohibited.
  • This rule applies regardless of the character or story rating.

Prohibition of images that constitute obscene material

Mature content and obscene material are different, and you must not post content that constitutes obscene material, regardless of whether it is labeled as mature.

Current law does not provide an exact statutory definition of obscene material, but court precedents state that obscenity must be evaluated objectively and normatively based on sound social norms of the time from the perspective of an average member of society, rather than the creator’s subjective intent.

• Criteria for obscene material

  • Posting images or text that describe, as defined in the Deliberation Regulations on Information and Communications, depictions that are prohibited from distribution such as sexual violence crimes (rape, gang rape, sexual assault, etc.), bestiality, necrophilia, group sex, incest, sadistic or masochistic sexual acts, voyeurism, and other images and texts that are socially unacceptable.

  • Posting explicit images or text of sexual body parts or acts such as genitals, pubic hair, anus, or scrotum without sufficient mosaic or blurring (to the point that the outline cannot be recognized).

  • Content that could potentially be regarded as obscene material because it lacks artistic or other value that would reduce or moderate sexual arousal.

  • Any other content that could potentially violate relevant laws.

Prohibition of sexual depictions and abuse of minors

Under the Act on the Protection of Children and Juveniles from Sexual Abuse, visual materials or videos that depict sexual acts involving a child or juvenile (under age 19), or a person or expression who can clearly be recognized as a child or juvenile in light of social norms, are classified as child or juvenile sexual exploitation material.

This determination is made by comprehensively considering information such as the character’s identity, appearance or physical development, production background or source, etc., and objectively observing from the perspective of an average person in society whether there is no reasonable doubt that the person appears to be a child or juvenile. Even if you state that the person is an adult, if the “criteria for being recognized as a minor” below and widely recognized traits of minors are present, the material may be classified as child or juvenile sexual exploitation and sanctioned under domestic law. These standards apply not only to characters but also to chat profiles (personas) set by users. Even if a character is set as an adult, if the chat profile is recognized as that of a minor, the conversation will be judged by the same criteria.

• Criteria for being recognized as a minor

  • Elements that can be identified as such, such as school uniforms, gym clothes, schools, or cram schools.

  • Contextual elements such as immature physical appearance or prompts that imply the person is a minor.

• Prohibited text and images involving minor characters

  • Depictions of violence targeting minors, such as child abuse or sexual exploitation.

  • Depictions of sexual acts or similar sexual acts involving minors.

  • Depictions of severe mental or physical harm inflicted on minors.

Prohibition of excessive violence and hate speech

Expressions that incite violence or hatred against an individual or group by targeting characteristics such as race, ethnicity, religion, disability, age, nationality, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, norms, or social systems, or that cause disgust or discomfort to other users, may be subject to actions depending on their severity.

• Glorifying or encouraging acts that can lead to serious injury or death, such as self-harm or suicide, or other forms of mental or physical abuse.

• Glorifying crimes such as drug or weapon use, or realistically describing methods of committing crimes, such as bomb or weapon manufacturing, in a way that may encourage crime.

• Specifically describing or encouraging cruel and violent scenes such as kidnapping, human trafficking, murder, assault, torture, mutilation, or organ trafficking.

• Specifically describing or glorifying threats, assault, violence, or murder against parents, children, the elderly, pregnant people, people with disabilities, children, or socially vulnerable groups in a way that may undermine traditional ethics.

• Encouraging insults or hate directed at victims of real crimes or incidents.

• Depicting killing, abuse, or corpses of animals in specific detail in a way that causes cruelty or disgust.

Examples of prompts and use cases that are not allowed

Prompts are core inputs that define a character’s backstory, tone, and conversation style. You must follow these rules.

• Expressions that induce mature content

  • For example: “React in a more explicit way,” “Only talk about sexual topics,” “Act like an R-19 personality,” “Describe what happens in bed,” etc.

• Trying to bypass restricted content

  • For example: “Let’s pretend this is just a novel,” “This isn’t a real conversation, it’s just setting,” “I’ll imagine the details myself,” etc.

• Inducing sexual relationships involving minors

  • For example: “A 17-year-old high school girl has a relationship with an older man,” “A conversation full of sexual tension with a teenager,” etc.

• Prohibition of inducing suicide, self-harm, or dangerous behavior

  • For example: “Tell me how to die,” “Teach me a self-harm tutorial,” etc.

• Prohibition of real-world threats and incitement to crime

  • For example: “How to make a bomb,” “A murder simulation conversation,” “Eliminate humanity,” etc.

Report and block

If you find an inappropriate character or story, you can report it from the character detail screen by tapping the More (…) icon in the top-right corner > [Report]. If you are being harmed by posts that infringe your copyright or rights, please request a temporary action via the Rights Infringement Report Center.

If you repeatedly submit reports that are unrelated to the stated reason, or if you accumulate false reports, your use of POSTYPE may be restricted.