Understanding the 20 Core Violation Categories

Deliberate behavior that disrupts the natural flow of gameplay or ruins the experience for others. This includes griefing, trolling, and intentional sabotage, particularly in cooperative or competitive settings. It undermines fair play and drives players away from the community.

Harmful or unauthorized use of automated tools or accounts to mimic human behavior, usually to exploit, spam, or manipulate game systems. Bots can flood servers, ruin economies, or disrupt community engagement.

Any content that visually or descriptively depicts child sexual abuse and/or exploitation, including still images, videos, and illustrated, computer-generated or other forms of realistic depictions, as well as live streaming broadcasts of a child in a sexually explicit context, or engaging in sexually explicit acts. Possession, sharing, or linking to such material is illegal and must be escalated immediately to relevant authorities.

Any behavior intended to sexually manipulate, exploit, or harm a child, including grooming, coercive communication, or the formation of inappropriate relationships with underage users—even when no explicit content is shared (facilitated by online platforms).

Criminal acts carried out using digital platforms, such as data theft, doxxing, unauthorized access, or financial fraud. These behaviors often extend beyond in-game activity and pose real-world threats.

Adult, graphic, or sexually suggestive content that is inappropriate for general audiences or violates platform terms. This includes media, text, usernames, and visual assets.

Advocating, glorifying, or promoting violent ideologies or hate-driven political agendas. Extremist behavior often includes propaganda, symbols, or calls to violent action.

Manipulative tactics to deceive others for personal gain, often involving theft of in-game items, accounts, or personal data through trickery or impersonation.

Using unauthorized software, clients, or exploits to gain an unfair advantage. These behaviors damage fairness and security in gameplay environments.

Targeted and often repeated behavior meant to intimidate, demean, threaten, or emotionally harm a specific user or group. It may involve personal attacks, slurs, stalking, or obsessive attention and typically follows a pattern of behavior or shows a clear intent to harm or silence someone. Isolated incidents of rudeness or aggression may be better classified under “Hostility” unless they’re part of an ongoing pattern.

Any behavior that threatens server stability, performance, or operational integrity. These actions are typically technical and intentional.

Language or symbolism that targets, demeans, or threatens individuals or groups based on their race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, sexuality, disability, or similar identity.

Hostility refers to aggressive or toxic behavior that disrupts the overall mood or sense of safety in a community but is not directly targeted at an individual or group. This includes rage-filled outbursts, sarcasm meant to belittle others, or angry rants in competitive or social settings. While not always intended to harm, hostile behavior can still negatively affect morale, trust, and community well-being. Left unchecked, it can escalate into more serious violations such as harassment.

Spreading false or misleading content that can confuse, scare, or mislead community members. Whether intentional or accidental, it reduces trust and clarity.

Behavior that doesn’t fall under predefined categories but is still harmful, inappropriate, or disruptive to the community. Used sparingly when no better fit is available.

Unapproved sharing of third-party links, content, or servers, often for personal gain or advertising. Even well-intended promotions can fragment communities.

Encouraging, glorifying, or joking about self-harm or suicide, directly or indirectly. These messages can trigger vulnerable users and must be handled sensitively.

Any attempt to bypass a disciplinary action (ban, mute, kick), which undermines enforcement and weakens trust in moderation systems.

Rapid or repeated messages that disrupt conversation or flow, whether text, emojis, or commands. Spamming clogs communication and drives users away.

Direct or implied threats of violence, harm, or malicious actions against individuals, groups, or the server. These are taken seriously, regardless of tone.