Hush Local Content Moderation Policy

1. Purpose

This Policy explains how Hush Local reviews, classifies, restricts, removes, and preserves content.

2. Moderation States

Content and accounts may be marked as:

• Active

• Under Review

• Quarantined

• Reported

• Removed

• User Deleted

• Admin Deleted

• Retained for Safety

• Legal Hold

3. Review Methods

We may use:

• user reports;

• automated detection tools;

• manual moderator review;

• administrator review;

• safety escalations;

• legal review.

4. Quarantine

Content may be temporarily hidden from public view while under review.

5. Removal

We may remove content for suspected policy violations, illegal content, safety concerns, technical issues, or legal compliance.

6. Preservation

We may preserve content, metadata, logs, and related records where needed for safety, abuse prevention, dispute resolution, or legal obligations.

7. Appeals

Where available, users may request a review of moderation decisions. We may uphold, modify, or reverse a decision at our discretion, subject to law and safety concerns.

8. Escalation

Suspected CSAM, trafficking, threats, or other serious crimes may be escalated internally and, where appropriate, to law enforcement.