Community Guidelines

Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception

Misuse of otherwise non-violating content depicting minors

Pinterest treats the intentional misuse of otherwise non-violating content depicting minors as a violation. It gives the example that it will deactivate users who save such content into collections or other contexts that suggest an intent to sexualize minors.

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The intentional misuse of otherwise non-violating content depicting minors.

we will deactivate users who save otherwise non-violating content into collections or in other contexts that suggest the intent is sexualization of minors.

Qualifications & exceptions

• The example turns on context that suggests intent, not on the content alone.

Not stated here

• The text does not say how intent is judged.

Account & Service Control · Company commitment

Users must be at least 13 years old

Pinterest says it strives to provide minors with safe, age-appropriate experiences on its services, and lists as part of that requiring users to be at least 13 years old to use Pinterest.

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Pinterest strives to provide minors with safe, age-appropriate experiences on our services.

Requiring users to be at least 13 years old to use Pinterest.

Qualifications & exceptions

• Pinterest says it 'strives' to provide these experiences.

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• The linked age-requirements article is not supplied here.

Account & Service Control · Company practice

Private accounts under 16, teen settings and parental passcode

Pinterest says accounts for users under 16 are set to private, and that it offers stricter privacy and safety settings for teens. It also offers parents and caregivers the ability to provide guidance on a teen's account by setting up a parental passcode.

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Accounts for users under 16 are set to private, and we offer stricter privacy and safety settings for teens.

Offering parents and caregivers the ability to provide guidance on your teen's account by setting up a parental passcode.

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• The linked teen settings and parental passcode articles are not supplied here, so what the settings change is unknown.

Account & Service Control · User right or choice

Reporting unwanted photos or information about you

People who come across unwanted photos of or information about themselves can report it to Pinterest through a linked reporting page. Minors or their authorized representatives can also email privacy-support@pinterest.com about unwanted photos or information.

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If you come across unwanted photos of or information about you, you can

Minors or their authorized representatives can also reach out to privacy-support@pinterest.com regarding unwanted photos or information.

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• The text does not say what Pinterest does after receiving a report or how quickly.

Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception

Accounts that impersonate people or organizations are deactivated

Pinterest does not allow accounts that impersonate or misrepresent their affiliation with any person or organization. It says it will deactivate accounts that use the name, images or other identifying information of a person or organization in a misleading or deceiving manner, and remove synthetically generated or manipulated content that impersonates a person or organization. Fan, parody and commentary accounts are allowed in certain contexts, as the next card explains.

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We don’t allow accounts that impersonate or misrepresent their affiliation with any person or organization.

We’ll deactivate accounts that use the name, images, or other identifying information about a person or organization in a misleading or deceiving manner, as well as remove synthetically generated or manipulated content that impersonates a person or organization.

We allow fan, parody, or commentary accounts for public figures or brands in certain contexts.

Qualifications & exceptions

• Fan, parody and commentary accounts for public figures or brands are allowed in certain contexts.

Cross-references

• has exception (model-proposed): Exception: fan, parody and commentary accounts must show they are unofficial — Fan, parody and commentary accounts are allowed in certain contexts despite the impersonation rule.

Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception

Exception: fan, parody and commentary accounts must show they are unofficial

Pinterest allows fan, parody or commentary accounts for public figures or brands in certain contexts. The account's username or other details should make clear that it is not officially affiliated with the person or brand.

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We allow fan, parody, or commentary accounts for public figures or brands in certain contexts.

It should be clear through your username or other account details that you aren’t officially affiliated with them.

Qualifications & exceptions

• The allowance applies only in certain contexts, and only where it is clear the account is not officially affiliated.

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• The text does not say which contexts qualify.

Cross-references

• exception to (model-proposed): Accounts that impersonate people or organizations are deactivated — Fan, parody and commentary accounts are allowed in certain contexts despite the impersonation rule.

Account & Service Control · User right or choice

Reporting an account that impersonates you or someone else

People who identify an account they believe is impersonating them or someone else can report it to Pinterest through a linked reporting page.

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If you have identified an account you believe to be impersonating you or someone else, you can

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• The text does not say what Pinterest does after a report.

Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception

Guidelines apply to messages; accounts may be warned or suspended

Pinterest says its guidelines apply to messages sent between Pinners, and that messages should also be welcomed and relevant. Pinners can block someone from sending further unwelcome messages. Separately, Pinterest says it may warn or suspend accounts that violate its guidelines, including by sending messages with the content listed in the next card.

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apply to messages sent between Pinners.

Messages should also be welcomed and relevant.

In addition to Pinners’ ability to

we may warn or suspend accounts that violate our guidelines, including by sending messages that contain:

Qualifications & exceptions

• Pinterest says it 'may' warn or suspend; warnings and suspensions apply to accounts, not only to individual messages.

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• The text does not say when a warning is used instead of a suspension.

Cross-references

• contrast (model-proposed): Comments must follow the guidelines and be relevant — Comments that violate the guidelines may be removed, while messages that violate them may lead to warnings or suspension of the sending account; the stated remedies differ by surface.

Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception

Message content that can lead to a warning or suspension

Messages containing spam, sharing or solicitation of sexually explicit content, self-harm or suicide content, misinformation, hateful activities like racial slurs, harassing content or behavior (including cyberbullying), exploitation of private information, or provoking or threatening violence can lead to account warnings or suspension.

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we may warn or suspend accounts that violate our guidelines, including by sending messages that contain:

Spam

Sharing or solicitation of sexually explicit content

Self-harm or suicide content

Misinformation

Hateful activities like racial slurs

Harassing content or behavior, including

Exploitation of private information

Provoking or threatening violence

Qualifications & exceptions

• Pinterest says it 'may' warn or suspend.

Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception

Keep your account secure; do not sell or transfer access

Pinterest asks people not to share their password, let anyone access their account or do anything that might put the account at risk. It also asks people not to attempt to buy or sell access to an account, boards or usernames, or to transfer account features for compensation.

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Don’t share your password, let anyone access your account or do anything that might put your account at risk.

Don’t attempt to buy or sell access to your account, boards, or usernames, or otherwise transfer account features for compensation.

Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception

Personal and business accounts are unavailable in listed regions

Pinterest says personal accounts and business accounts are currently not available in North Korea. Business accounts are currently not available in Crimea, Cuba, Donetsk People's Republic, Iran, Luhansk People's Republic, North Korea or Syria.

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Personal accounts and business accounts are currently not available in North Korea.

Business accounts are currently not available in Crimea, Cuba, Donetsk People's Republic, Iran, Luhansk People's Republic, North Korea or Syria.

Qualifications & exceptions

• The text says 'currently', so the availability may change.

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• The text does not say whether personal accounts are available in Crimea, Cuba, Donetsk People's Republic, Iran, Luhansk People's Republic or Syria; it gives no personal-account statement for them.

Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception

No inauthentic, mass-created or multiple coordinated accounts

Pinterest asks people not to create or operate accounts that are not authentic, create accounts en masse, or create new accounts to violate the guidelines. It also asks people not to operate multiple accounts or coordinate with others for the purpose of manipulating the Pinterest platform.

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Don't create or operate accounts that aren't authentic, create accounts en masse, or create new accounts for the purpose of violating these guidelines.

Don't operate multiple accounts or coordinate with other people with the purpose of manipulating the Pinterest platform.

Qualifications & exceptions

• The multiple-accounts and coordination rule applies where the purpose is manipulating the platform.

Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception

Accounts of violent actors, hate groups and malicious misinformation actors are not allowed

Pinterest says it does not allow accounts that belong to violent actors, hate groups or malicious misinformation actors. In deciding enforcement against such an account or associated individuals, it may consider actions taken off the platform. The Violent actors section adds that Pinterest removes or limits content and accounts that encourage, belong to, impersonate, praise, promote or aid dangerous actors or groups.

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We do not allow accounts that belong to violent actors, hate groups or malicious misinformation actors.

We may consider off-platform actions in assessing enforcement against a Pinterest account belonging to one of these groups or associated individuals.

We remove or limit the distribution of content and accounts that encourage, belong to, impersonate, praise, promote, or provide aid to dangerous actors or groups and their activities.

Qualifications & exceptions

• Off-platform actions are something Pinterest 'may' consider, not a stated rule that it always will.

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• This paragraph does not say which off-platform actions count or how associated individuals are identified.

Account & Service Control · Company commitment

Pinterest points to an Enforcement page and invites questions

Pinterest says more about how it puts the guidelines into practice is on its Enforcement page, which is linked but not supplied here. It says it is committed to clear, transparent expectations that are easy to understand and follow, and invites people with questions or problems on Pinterest to contact it.

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You can read more about how we put our Community Guidelines into practice on our Enforcement page

We’re committed to presenting you with clear and transparent expectations that are easy to understand and follow.

If you have questions or encounter problems on Pinterest, please

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• The Enforcement page and the contact page are linked but not supplied here.