To keep the community safe, welcoming, and useful, posts may be removed by automated filters, community reports, or moderator review. Apps that host user-generated content are also expected to provide moderation and safety controls (like filtering, reporting, and blocking).

Below are the most common reasons a post gets removed—and how to avoid it next time.

Common reasons posts are removed

1) Harassment, bullying, or personal attacks

Examples:

• Insults, shaming someone’s body/fitness level 
• Threats, targeted harassment, “dogpiling” 
• Encouraging others to harass someone

Many platforms prohibit bullying/harassment and threats to protect users.

2) Hate speech or discrimination

Examples:

• Attacks or dehumanizing language toward protected groups 
• Slurs, hateful stereotypes, hate symbols

Hateful conduct is widely prohibited across major community standards.

3) Sexual content or nudity (especially involving minors)

Examples:

• Explicit sexual content, pornography, sexual services 
• Any sexual content involving minors (zero tolerance)

Major platforms restrict adult nudity/sexual content and enforce stricter rules for child safety.

4) Violence, threats, or incitement

Examples:

• Threats of harm to others 
• Glorifying violence or encouraging dangerous acts

Violence/threat categories are commonly removed to reduce risk of harm.

5) Self-harm, suicide, or eating-disorder promotion

Examples:

• Content encouraging self-harm, suicide, or extreme weight-loss behaviors 
• “How-to” instructions, glorification, or triggering content without safeguards

Many standards restrict content that could contribute to physical harm.

6) Privacy violations (sharing personal info)

Examples:

• Posting someone’s phone number, address, email, workplace, private messages 
• Posting photos of someone without consent in a context that targets them 
• “Doxxing” or encouraging others to identify someone

Privacy violations are a common removal reason across moderation policies.

7) Spam, scams, or excessive promotion

Examples:

• Referral links, affiliate links, “DM me to buy,” repeated ads 
• Mass-posting the same content across threads 
• Suspicious giveaways, phishing, or money requests

Spam/fraud prevention is a standard moderation priority.

8) Off-topic, low-quality, or disruptive content

Examples:

• Posts unrelated to walking/fitness/community discussion 
• Flooding comments, trolling, baiting arguments 
• Reposting the same complaint repeatedly after a moderator decision

Communities often remove content that derails discussion or isn’t relevant to the space.

9) Intellectual property violations (copyright/trademark)

Examples:

• Uploading copyrighted videos/images you don’t have rights to 
• Copy-pasting paid content or whole articles without permission

UGC apps must address IP infringement risks as part of moderation.

What happens when a post is removed

• Your post may be hidden from others (and sometimes from you as well). 
• In some cases you can edit and repost a compliant version. 
• Repeated violations may lead to temporary restrictions or account actions.

(Exact behavior depends on the product’s moderation settings and severity.)

How to avoid removals

• Keep it respectful: criticize ideas, not people. 
• Don’t share personal info—yours or anyone else’s. 
• Avoid promotional links and repetitive posting. 
• If posting health/weight-loss content, avoid anything that encourages harm; keep advice safe and non-extreme. 
• When in doubt, reword: remove names, screenshots of private chats, and inflammatory language.

If you think we made a mistake (appeal/review)

Mistakes can happen—automated systems and reports aren’t perfect. Many platforms provide a review/appeal path for removals.

Recommended process (publish-ready wording):

1. Check for any in-app message explaining the removal reason. 
2. Edit the post to remove the problematic part (if you still have access). 
3. If you believe it was removed incorrectly, contact Support via Help & Support in the app and include: 
   • Post date/time 
   • A screenshot (if available) 
   • What you were trying to share 
   • Why you believe it follows the rules