Child Safety and CSAE Standards

Effective Date: July 18, 2026

Risus has zero tolerance for child sexual abuse and exploitation (CSAE), child sexual abuse material (CSAM), grooming, sextortion, trafficking, or any conduct that endangers children.

These standards apply to all users, content, messages, profiles, chat rooms, media, AI-generated content, and off-platform conduct connected to use of the Service.

If a child is in immediate danger

Contact your local emergency services or law enforcement first, then report to childsafety@risus.io.

Related Policies

Prohibited Child Safety Content and Conduct

Users must not create, upload, share, request, promote, normalize, encourage, facilitate, or possess through the Service:

child sexual abuse material or sexualized content involving minors;
grooming, coercion, sextortion, or sexual solicitation of minors;
attempts to contact minors for sexual purposes;
content that sexualizes, exploits, traffics, or endangers children;
instructions, links, coded language, groups, or networks related to CSAE;
AI-generated or edited sexualized images of minors, including fictional, synthetic, cartoon, altered, or photorealistic depictions;
content that identifies, threatens, blackmails, or exposes child victims.

Immediate Enforcement

Violations may result in immediate content removal, account termination, device or network restrictions, preservation of evidence, and reporting to appropriate authorities or safety organizations where required or appropriate.

Zero Tolerance Policy

Any user found violating these standards faces immediate and permanent account termination and may be reported to appropriate authorities, including NCMEC and local law enforcement.

Child Safety Reporting

Users may report child safety concerns through the in-app reporting tools or by emailing childsafety@risus.io.

To report from inside the app:

Open the content or profile

Navigate to the post, ping, message, chat room, profile, or AI output you want to report.

Select Report or Flag

Choose Report or Flag from the overflow menu on that surface.

Choose the child safety category

Select the safety category that best describes the issue so the report is routed for priority review.

Submit with context

Include links, usernames, screenshots, chat room names, message details, or other context where available.

All reports are treated confidentially. Child safety reports receive priority review.

If a child is in immediate danger, contact local emergency services or law enforcement.

Review and Escalation

Child safety reports receive priority review. Moderation staff and safety tooling escalate suspected CSAE, CSAM, grooming, sextortion, trafficking, or imminent danger.

Risus may use automated detection, user reports, hash matching, human review, or other safety measures where appropriate and lawful.

Reporting to Authorities

After obtaining actual knowledge of apparent CSAM, Risus acts promptly to:

Remove or disable access

The content is removed or access to it is disabled.

Restrict responsible accounts

Accounts responsible for the content are restricted or terminated.

Preserve evidence where lawful

Relevant data is preserved as permitted or required by law to support investigations.

Investigate and report

Risus reports confirmed or legally reportable CSAM and child-exploitation content to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), law enforcement, child-protection agencies, hotlines, or other appropriate authorities as required by applicable law.

Required reports are targeted within 24 hours of discovery, or sooner where law requires.

Risus complies with applicable regional and international child protection laws:

NCMEC — National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

Confirmed CSAM and active CSAE incidents are reported to the NCMEC CyberTipline as required by U.S. federal law.

Law enforcement and child-protection agencies

Risus cooperates with local law enforcement, child-protection agencies, and hotlines worldwide when investigating child safety violations.

COPPA — Children's Online Privacy Protection Act

Risus does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without legally valid authorization.

GDPR

For EU users, Risus adheres to GDPR provisions concerning the processing of minors' data.

AI and Child Safety

Prohibited without exception

Users must not use AI features to create, edit, sexualize, simulate, request, or distribute content involving minors in sexual or exploitative contexts. This includes synthetic images, captions, roleplay, grooming scripts, or attempts to evade detection.

Risus applies prompt screening, output filtering, provider safety controls, automated moderation, and human review to prevent AI features from producing child-safety-violating content. Additional AI rules are explained in the AI-Generated Content Policy.

Minor Users

Risus is not intended for children under 13, or users below the higher minimum age required in their country. If Risus learns that an underage user created an account, Risus may remove the account and associated personal data, subject to legal and safety retention requirements.

Risus chat is account-based and is not intended to randomly connect minors with unknown users or deliberately conceal user identity.

Child Safety Point of Contact

For child safety reports, Google Play notifications, or urgent child-safety compliance matters:

Child Safety Contact

Monitored by a person or team authorized to discuss Risus's child-safety review, enforcement, preservation, and reporting procedures and to take required action.

childsafety@risus.io

Contact this address to:

report suspected CSAE, CSAM, grooming, sextortion, or trafficking;
escalate a severe child safety issue that requires immediate attention;
ask about our enforcement procedures and child safety standards;
request information about our compliance with child protection laws;
submit information to assist with an active investigation.

Report a Child Safety Issue

If you have witnessed or experienced a child safety violation on Risus, contact us immediately. If a child is in immediate danger, contact local emergency services first.