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Offensive behaviour risk levels

Updated

Alerts are categorised under Offensive behaviour when a person:

  • Uses profanity or vulgar language (not in a bullying manner).
  • Introduces content that may be distressing to others.
  • Searches for adult-only games that allow the user to participate in offensive acts.
  • Searches for ways to access the "Dark Web" for distressing content (not related to illegal sexual content, drugs or weapons).
Risk LevelDescription

1

  • It is unlikely that an Alert will be raised at this level.

2

  • Researched non-graphic information related to a video game for adults. Younger users used mild profanity, or profanity that may have been typed accidentally.

3

  • Used strong profanities without intent of personal abuse in recent history.

4

  • Engaged in graphic but non-sexual conversation that may have caused shock or distress to other users.

5

  • Engaged in graphic but non-sexual conversations that may have caused shock or distress to other users several times in recent history.
  • Used shocking or very offensive profanities.