profiles.md

Profile moderation behaviors

This document is a reference for the expected behaviors for a profile in the application based on some given scenarios. The moderateProfile() command condense down to the following yes or no decisions:

• res.account.filter Do not show the account in feeds.
• res.account.blur Put the account (in listings, when viewing) behind a warning cover.
• res.account.noOverride Do not allow the account's blur cover to be lifted.
• res.account.alert Add a warning to the account but do not cover it.
• res.profile.blur Put the profile details (handle, display name, bio) behind a warning cover.
• res.profile.noOverride Do not allow the profile's blur cover to be lifted.
• res.profile.alert Add a warning to the profile but do not cover it.
• res.avatar.blur Put the avatar behind a cover.
• res.avatar.noOverride Do not allow the avatars's blur cover to be lifted.
• res.avatar.alert Put a warning icon on the avatar.

Key:

• ❌ = Filter Content
• 🚫 = Blur (no-override)
• ✋ = Blur
• 🪧 = Alert

Scenarios

Scenario	Filter	Account	Profile	Avatar
Imperative label ('!hide') on account	❌	🚫		🚫
Imperative label ('!hide') on profile			🚫	🚫
Imperative label ('!no-promote') on account	❌
Imperative label ('!no-promote') on profile
Imperative label ('!warn') on account		✋		✋
Imperative label ('!warn') on profile			✋	✋
Scenario	Filter	Account	Profile	Avatar
Blur label ('intolerant') on account (hide)	❌	✋		✋
Blur label ('intolerant') on profile (hide)			✋	✋
Blur label ('intolerant') on account (warn)		✋		✋
Blur label ('intolerant') on profile (warn)			✋	✋
Blur label ('intolerant') on account (ignore)
Blur label ('intolerant') on profile (ignore)
Scenario	Filter	Account	Profile	Avatar
Blur-media label ('porn') on account (hide)	❌	✋		✋
Blur-media label ('porn') on profile (hide)				✋
Blur-media label ('porn') on account (warn)		✋		✋
Blur-media label ('porn') on profile (warn)				✋
Blur-media label ('porn') on account (ignore)
Blur-media label ('porn') on profile (ignore)
Scenario	Filter	Account	Profile	Avatar
Notice label ('scam') on account (hide)	❌	🪧		🪧
Notice label ('scam') on profile (hide)			🪧	🪧
Notice label ('scam') on account (warn)		🪧		🪧
Notice label ('scam') on profile (warn)			🪧	🪧
Notice label ('scam') on account (ignore)
Notice label ('scam') on profile (ignore)
Scenario	Filter	Account	Profile	Avatar
Adult-only label on account when adult content is disabled	❌	🚫		🚫
Adult-only label on profile when adult content is disabled				🚫
Scenario	Filter	Account	Profile	Avatar
Self-profile: !hide on account		🪧		🪧
Self-profile: !hide on profile			🪧	🪧
Scenario	Filter	Account	Profile	Avatar
Mute/block: Blocking user	❌			🚫
Mute/block: Blocked by user	❌			🚫
Mute/block: Muted user	❌
Mute/block: Muted-by-list user	❌
Scenario	Filter	Account	Profile	Avatar
Prioritization: blocking & blocked-by user	❌			🚫
Prioritization: '!hide' label on account of blocked user	❌	🚫		🚫
Prioritization: '!hide' and 'intolerant' labels on account (hide)	❌	🚫		🚫
Prioritization: '!warn' and 'intolerant' labels on account (hide)	❌	✋		✋
Prioritization: '!warn' and 'porn' labels on account (hide)	❌	✋		✋
Prioritization: intolerant label on account (hide) and scam label on profile (warn)	❌	✋	🪧	✋ 🪧
Prioritization: !hide on account, !warn on profile	❌	🚫	✋	🚫
Prioritization: !warn on account, !hide on profile		✋	🚫	🚫