Children and Minors
Sexually explicit or suggestive content (written or visual) involving children and minors. If child sexual abuse material is identified to us, we will remove it, report it to relevant authorities, and your account will be permanently banned.
Examples include:
Sexually explicit or suggestive content involving children and minors (this can include content involving minors who are fully clothed and not engaged in overtly sexual acts)
Descriptions, whether real or fantasy, of engaging in sexual interactions with children and minors
Soliciting or exchanging sexually explicit or suggestive images involving children and minors, or Spaces dedicated to such behavior
Sending or requesting sexually explicit media to or from a child or minor
Content describing different ways to coerce children and minors into sexual interactions
Advocating for or glorifying minor - non-minor relations
Sharing of external links to content that would violate this policy
Sharing sexually explicit content in Spaces that are directed towards minors (ages 13-17)
Grooming behavior, such as an adult attempting to engage in sexually explicit conversations with a minor on or off the platform
Advocacy against illegal or harmful activity involving children or minors is not a violation of this policy provided there is no sharing of, or linking to any material featuring child sexual exploitation.
Reporting - Please Speak Up: If you think you've found a Quora account distributing or promoting sexually explicit or suggestive content involving children and minors, please report it to us using the in-product reporting tools. Please provide the username and links to all relevant content that led you to believe the account should be reviewed.
Animals
Sexually explicit or suggestive content (written or visual) involving animals with humans.
Adult
Sexually explicit graphic content involving adults which appears to be non-consensual or violent, as well as any content that promotes or glorifies non-consensual sexual activity.
Examples include:
Media clearly depicting any person involved in a sexual act or nude without consent, whether real or a faked depiction
Close ups of intimate parts of a person’s body in public (e.g., upskirt creepshots)
Distributing or sharing revenge porn
Violent sexual content (written or visual) that depicts violence, whether real or simulated, with sexual acts
Sending unsolicited and/or unwanted adult media, including images, videos, and GIFs through our messaging features
We allow educational discussions about sexual exploitation, stories of experienced abuse, and content seeking help or advice, but may restrict or remove content with explicit details.
Sexual Exploitation of Minors
Step 1:
Does the content involve a minor?
If yes or unsure: proceed to Step 2
If no:
Is the content sexual? (ex. does it describe intercourse, sexual acts (kissing, touching private parts), or involve nudity?)
If yes, review non-consensual adult guidance
If no, mark as ok
Step 2:
Does the content fit into any of the following categories? (examples and explanations below)
Sexually explicit or suggestive content involving children and minors (this can include content involving minors who are fully clothed and not engaged in overtly sexual acts)
Descriptions, whether real or fantasy, of engaging in sexual interactions with children and minors
Soliciting or exchanging sexually explicit or suggestive images involving children and minors, or Spaces dedicated to such behavior
Sending or requesting sexually explicit media to or from a child or minor
Content describing different ways to coerce children and minors into sexual interactions
Advocating for or glorifying minor - non-minor relations
Sharing of external links to content that would violate this policy
Sharing sexually explicit content in Spaces that are directed towards minors (ages 13-17)
Grooming behavior, such as an adult attempting to engage in sexually explicit conversations with a minor on or off the platform
Note: It is still a violation if the content is uploaded/shared by a minor or if the conduct is between minors.
If yes to any of these, delete
If no, mark as ok
Non-Consenting Adults
Step 1:
Does the content involve an adult engaged in some type of sexual activity? (e.g., intercourse, sexual activity, detailed descriptions of performing sexual acts, sexual fetishes)
If yes, proceed to step 2
If no, mark as ok
Step 2:
Does the activity appear to be nonconsensual? (Note: this applies to all content, and includes written statements that promote or glorify sexual assault)
If yes, delete
If no, label as adult
Animals
Step 1:
Does the content contain sexually explicit or suggestive content (written or visual) involving animals with humans?
If yes, delete
If no, mark as ok
We prohibit three types of content under this policy (images/visual and written):
Child sexual exploitation content
Non-consensual or violent sexually explicit adult content
Sexually explicit or suggestive content involving animals and humans (i.e. bestiality)
FAQ
Determining if a minor is involved–how can you tell if the content involves a minor or may involve a minor?
Sometimes, it can be difficult to determine if sexual content involves a minor. You can use the following signals to help determine if sexual content may involve a minor:
References to the person being “very little"; "very young"; "being playmates" or phrases like "when I was really little"
“I can’t mention age because it’s illegal”
Explicitly referencing the age of the minor (0-17)
How can you tell if the content is encouraging, glorifying, or promoting sexual exploitation/abuse of minors?
Signal that content is glorifying, encouraging, or promoting minor exploitation:
Statements that the minor or adult “enjoyed” or “was ok with” the sexual interaction; describing any sexual interactions involving a minor (whether with an adult or another minor) as “fun” or “exciting”
Telling stories about engaging in sexual relations with a minor (even if in the past) in a highly descriptive way (describing intercourse, touching, kissing) or writing it like erotica
Saying things like it’s “normal” or “ok”/“nothing is wrong with it” for adults and minors to engage in sexual interactions
How can you tell if a sexual interaction was nonconsensual?
Signals that the sexual interaction is/was nonconsensual:
Interaction involves an adult and a minor
References to an individual being “unaware”, “sleeping”, “fighting off in the first instance” when the act started or happened
References to an individual having a diminished mental capacity or severe developmental/mental disabilities (“they have a mind of a two year old”)
Rape (referencing rape or “forced” sex)
Is it still a violation if it is a minor sharing the content or if the sexual content involves two minors?
Yes. Even if the content involves sexual activity between two minors or two minors are sharing the content, it still violates policies if the behavior fits any of the descriptions below.
How can you tell if content is sexually suggestive or explicit?
Sexually suggestive or explicit content will contain sexually suggestive aspects (including but not limited to adjectives or emojis that indicate sexual arousal) or describe sexual acts in detail.
Escalate to FTE: Images of naked minors or children (child pornography); if age is unclear, but you believe they may be a minor, ok to escalate; any visual depiction of sexually explicit conduct involving a minor.
Sexually explicit or suggestive content involving children and minors (this can include content involving minors who are fully clothed and not engaged in overtly sexual acts, as well as descriptions (whether real or fantasy) of engaging in sexual interactions with children and minors
Question examples:
“How can I watch minors sex moves?”
Do young 5-year-old girls look attractive when they squat to urinate in a shallow beautiful lake without clothing on and surrounded by pine trees?
Can you try to insert your erect penis into a baby boy's butthole?
Answer/Comment examples
“I was 12 when my dad took my virginity. It was christmas morning and my dad had been massaging my p**** after we ate breakfast and opened our presents when he told me that he had another gift for me. I had orgasmed before when he fingered and massaged me but we haven't had sex yet. he put 2 fingers inside of me to get ready for his c***. he took his c*** out of his PJs and it got hard instantly. he lifted my hips up and took his fingers out. he went in slowly and i orgasmed almost immediately.... it was the best thing i've ever felt, so much better than his fingers. i'll never forget how good my daddy treats me, i love him more that anything”
I had sexual relations with my family ever since I was 14 years old. However, I'll tell you how I started with my mother since that was the most “weird” for me.I tend to see my mother in bikini, in her penties/bra, nightgown, walking around naked when she came out from the bath, showered with until I was 12 (start showering with her again when I was 14), but the most weirdest habit my Mom (Also aunt) has is butt slapping me for “jokes”. She would walk around and randomly butt slapping me; eventually, though I didn't care. When I was 15 I started to do the same to her but she just “phrase it out” or “laughing” (I think all this “habits” made me ignore all the weirdness about sexual perspective in the family). At some point I made it my habit to slap her in that big butt of hers everytime she slept in late. Eventually though all this habits of ours made us to have sex with each other and cross the line. We had sex in the dark which I basically mistake my mom with one of my sisters (Emily) because a plan “arrangement” they made for me to hook up with my mother (which deep inside I always wanted too since she's sexy hot) so when I figure it out there weren't much weirdness between us since all the nudes, sexual signs, and seeing each other body made my awkwardness to quickly turn to enthusiasm and impassion and just made me pawned my mother pussy faster and more relentlessly to increase my pleasure and performance. From there we keep having sex every 3–5 a week for years since my sex-drive was strong. So I guess that's how it started for me.
I guess all the butt slaps she gave me as a “joke”. She was doing this ever since I was 9 but kept going when I was older and older. I started see it as a habit and didn't care but then I started to do the same to her but she usually “phrase it out” and saw it as “payback” One day my mom told me to wake her up (visited us around Thanksgiving) and I took out the blanket from her and saw a pretty big buttons with pink/flowers penties and slap her butt until she awaken. In a short while I figure she wanted to have sex with this “habits” of ours (butt slaps, seeing her in nightgown, see her nude around the house, etc) so when I was around 14 I even slept with my aunty for the very first time.
https://www.quora.com/What-is-your-best-forced-sex-experience/answer/Shar-Kell (summary: very lengthy post containing explicit details of minor/adult sex and written as erotica)
Brandy. The first job I ever had was cleaning houses when I was sixteen.I had one regular, my Monday and Thursday morning. I thought of him as an old man, probably older than my daddy. David was actually 43 years old, divorced, lived alone, and better off than most people in our town. He was always there while I cleaned and was real friendly. He would wait until I was changing his sheets to get dressed in his bedroom or come into the bathroom I was cleaning and pee right in front of me. He would always tip me, but I had to give him a kiss to thank him. He would hold me tight so I could;nt move away. He stuck his tongue way into my mouth, and rubbed my butt while he kissed me. Then he let me go and I had an extra tendollars. The tips got bigger and his thank you kisses got longer. My big mistake was one day, I finally let him finger my hole like he’dbeen trying to do for a while. He groaned and said, “Come lay down with me for a minute.”. I was getting kind of scared because he wouldn’t let go of me. I told him no, I don’t want to. He kept pulling me over to his bed. I really tried hard to get away from him at this point, but he was getting kind of rough. He said, “We’re going to do this, and it’s all your fault for being so damn sexy. Stop fighting and you might like it.” By now he had me on the bed, pulling at my clothes. There was no way I was going to stop him,so I stopped trying and just let him do what ever he wanted to do to me. He took off all my clothes. He pulled off his jeans and underwear. His dick was sticking straight out . I was flat on my back on the bed and he got on top of my chest and rubbed his cock on my lips. I had never had a penis in my mouth. He made me lick something clear and sticky off the end. I wouldn’t open my mouth until he pressed on my jaw and it hurt enough I had to open my mouth and take the big ugly head of his cock between my lips. He said, “Suck it, you little whore”. I kept choking and gagging and he gave up trying. That’s when asked, “You’ve never sucked a cock, have you? I said “No.” “How about fucking? How many guys have you fucked.?” I told him the truth. “Two, one was my boyfriend for a long time and I finally let him do it . As soon as he was finished his older brother came up to the car and said he would tell unless I let him do it, too, so I let him. It wasn;t too bad, because, just like his brother, it only took a minute, maybe two.” “Yeah, that what happens when you fuck boys” David said. “Just forget about those guys, You’re going to get some man dick today, Hesort of whispered as he slid down, covering my body with his. I felt sort of like I was paralyzed as he put my legs on his shoulders. He rubbed his dick on my pussy lips before slowly pushing his stiff cock into me. It felt like it was stretching me open. He kind of gurgled the words, “Oh fuck, tight cunt”,grunted and started pumping his dick in and out of me. He was doing it so hard he moved me up in the bed a little with every stroke. After he had shoved his rigid dick into me maybe twenty times, he pulled out real fast and said, “I don’t want to cum yet”. He moved down and started licking my pussy, and even as scary as the whole thing was, it started to feel good! He stuck fingers up my pussy and in my butt hole, and licked my clit until I shook all over with the longest and hardest cum of my life! I just laid there in a daze whilehe got back on top and used meuntil he pulled out and his cum squirted all the way to my chin and all over my boobs. He rubbed his cum all over my tits and smeared the glob on my chin onto my lips and made me suck it off his finger. He gave me eightydollars that day and told me If I told anybody I would go to jail for being a prostitute. I wouldn’t have sex again for over a year, until I was working at a waffle house and did prostitution there three times.
OK Content:
Sexual education topics involving minors, such as discussions about masturbation (provided there is no sexually suggestive or explicit content towards minors, or content that advocates for minor/adult relations) is allowed.
Examples:
"It is perfectly normal for a 15 year old to masturbate and explore their bodies. It's natural to be curious"
You just move on with your life. It is natural and most boys and girls do it. They are experimenting with sexuality and trying to understand the senses of their bodies. DO NOT approach him on the subject as he will be embarrassed. Let him have his privacy and never just walk in on him. Knock on his door and ask if you can come in. Privacy is important to a child. If he walks by you and avoids you uncomfortably because he knows you saw him doing that, just smile and say something like “Hey “name” - don’t be embarrassed. You are being normal and exploring. I will do everything I can to ensure your privacy from now on. Please explore safely”
Soliciting or exchanging sexually explicit or suggestive images involving children and minors, or Spaces dedicated to such behavior/ Sending or requesting sexually explicit media to or from a child or minor
Question examples:
“Can a 15 year old please send me nude photos?”
“I’m 14 and I’m not sure my penis is normal size. I want to compare penis sizes with other 14 year olds. Could someone please send me photos so I can compare?”
Answer/Comment examples:
“I’ve been a doctor for 15 years. If any kids want to send me nude photos of yourself so I can see if your body is growing properly, DM me.”
“I’m 17 and looking for trades with other 17 year olds”
Content describing different ways to coerce children and minors into sexual interactions
Question examples:
“What’s the best way to get a child to keep a little secret?” (note: little secret implies it’s something inappropriate)
“I’m really attracted to this [girl/boy], but they’re 11 and I’m 16. How can I convince them to have sex with me?”
Answer/Comment examples:
“If you want a child to feel ok with it, start by doing little things like touching, kissing on the lips, and seeing how they respond.”
Advocating for or glorifying minor - non-minor relations
Question examples:
“I’m 15 and I have been having the best sex with a 34 year old. Why do people think it’s wrong?” (“best sex” glorifies the minor/adult relationship)
“I’m really attracted to my son and I have started thinking about ways to have sex with him. Should I wait until he is 18?” (author is trying to get advice on “when” to have sex with underage minor and admits attraction to minor and intent to act on it)
Answer/Comment examples:
https://www.quora.com/How-many-and-who-have-you-had-incestuous-relations-with/answer/Scorpioman-3
Started with my Mother, then cousins, three Nieces and now daughter still want my step granddaughter
“I was 12 when my dad took my virginity. It was christmas morning and my dad had been massaging my p**** after we ate breakfast and opened our presents when he told me that he had another gift for me. I had orgasmed before when he fingered and massaged me but we haven't had sex yet. he put 2 fingers inside of me to get ready for his c***. he took his c*** out of his PJs and it got hard instantly. he lifted my hips up and took his fingers out. he went in slowly and i orgasmed almost immediately.... it was the best thing i've ever felt, so much better than his fingers. i'll never forget how good my daddy treats me, i love him more that anything”
https://www.quora.com/How-many-and-who-have-you-had-incestuous-relations-with/answer/Scorpioman-3
I was about 14 with my Mother who had been playing with me for years and finally went all the way with me..It is a feeling that really cannot be described in words the passion that is felt was overwhelming for the both of us. I remember it like it was yesterday as she was sitting on top of me and she gently slid my cock into her wet hot vagina and started to move back and forth up and down knowing what she was doing to me. She told me that I was ready she could feel my young penis getting harder and growing and just as I was ready to cum she said “go now cum in me” I did and she sat down harder on me. She told me not to move just kept sitting there I must have had about 6–9 shots of cum in her. She told me that she owuld let it come out naturally when it got soft and she did just that, it came out all by itself and the juices flowed from her all over us. she got off me played with the cum and then licked me and sucked on my foreskin and that felt so good.
“A child can’t be molested/raped if they wanted it”
“The child clearly enjoyed it, so it wasn’t rape/molestation/inappropriate/abuse”
Sharing of external links to content that would violate this policy
ex. Direct links to child porn on or off the platform (image/video/website for child porn) or a blog post promoting intercourse/sexual interactions with minors
Sharing sexually explicit content in Spaces that are directed towards minors (ages 13-17)
ex. Nude images shared in a Space with a description that says “for ages 15-17” (images should be removed)
Grooming behavior, such as an adult attempting to engage in sexually explicit conversations with a minor on or off the platform
A person whose bio, profile image, and/or credentials indicates they’re an adult (ex. “employment information, college dates, profile photo looks like an adult”) repeatedly commenting on posts shared by minors (inviting them to connect offline, dm them, or commenting on their physical appearance)
A person who appears to be an adult asking a minor to message them so they can “chat” (this is usually in response to a question asked by a minor or a picture/post by a minor)
Adult content that involves a non-consenting adult should be removed.
Examples:
Question or answers/comments describing sexual activity with an individual who was “asleep”/“sleeping”, “fought back/fighting back”, “drugged” or “drunk” “intoxicated” “blacked-out”
Questions like “This girl keeps rejecting my advances. I’m tired of being polite, should I just rape her?”
Answers/comments that glorify or promote non-consensual sexual activity, such as saying “It’s ok to rape” or “If the person doesn’t want to give it up after you spend money, you should just take it”
Images/videos depicting sexual activity with individual who is asleep, fighting back, saying “no”, or appears drugged/intoxicated and/or unable to consent.
“He just stops his face freezes in this snarl and he throws me on the bed, literally tearing my clothes off of me while I fight him with everything I have. He gets on top of me, I'm telling him to stop, but he is not listening. As he pushes in to me he looks down at me and in to my eyes and says. "Woman you are mine, I love you and no man touches you but me. It was, hands down, the best sexual encounter I have EVER HAD" (the bolded part of this excerpt is glorifying nonconsensual sex and author appears to condone behavior vs. condemning it, so it would be removed.)
Media depicting sexual acts or nudity (including partial nudity) that appears to have been taken without the consent of the individual(s) depicted.
Examples:
Upskirt shots taken by someone else in a public setting
Hidden cameras (e.g. camera footage taken in a public bathroom)
Revenge porn (e.g. nude photo of individual with the caption “say hello to my ex”)
Note that if an individual reports that an adult image of them has been uploaded to Quora without their consent, this content would be removed.
Sextortion (asking for favors or money from someone by threatening to reveal sexual content of the individual if they do not comply) — note that this can be handled by FTEs upon escalation.
Ex. “I have your password and saw all your nudes, if you do not send me more pictures I will publicly post them all.”
Sexually explicit or suggestive content involving animals and humans (i.e. bestiality)
Examples:
https://www.quora.com/Which-size-of-a-dog-knot-is-good-for-sex-intercourse-with-a-woman
“So I take our small dog, lock myself in the bathroom, lay down, guide him in, pow! 30 seconds later one intense orgasm. But, uh oh! He’s stuck! Ow! Slowly pull him out, and almost another orgasm. Whew. Later I try the girl cat and give her a good licking. That was so so.”
OK Content (animals):
Content about historical figures who engaged in bestiality; news about bestiality
Questions/content debating legality/morality of bestiality
OK Content (all categories)
Questions
https://www.quora.com/I-find-incest-hotter-and-sexier-than-normal-sexual-relationships-Am-I-sick
https://www.quora.com/How-did-it-feel-to-experience-your-first-orgasm-during-incest-sex
What are some of the best horror movies, without rape, sex, and nudity?
Would you say that a bondage fetish and rape are related? If so, how? If not, why?
General questions about incest
“Hello, can I post incest questions? I receive too many incest questions from my group, friends, colleagues, and relatives?”
“I find incest hotter and sexier than normal sexual relationships. Am I sick?”
“How did it feel to experience your first orgasm during incest sex?” (should still be marked as adult)
“Why do people commit incest?”
Note: these questions about incest are OK because they ask about the topic of incest without encouraging or glorifying minor/adult incest (i.e., these questions don’t include statements about minor/adult incest being good, right, ok, “enjoying it”, etc. or suggesting that others should try or participate in minor/adult sex).
Legal questions
“What is a South African law regarding minor sex?”
“If minor sex is illegal, why do the majority of under 18-year-old Americans lose their virginity?”
“A relative is facing 4 federal charges on minor sex/child porn with one being min 15 years, the others being up to 10, up to 20, and minimum 10 - will they likely add these up or just give him the minimum 15 years?”
“Why is it illegal for minors to send pornographic material to other minors but it’s not illegal to have sex as minors (with other minors)?”
Note: These questions are OK because they ask about specific laws or facts, without describing specific sexual acts with minor. Also, the person asking the question isn’t asking things like “how can I get away with” intercourse with a minor or expressing their desire or intent to have intercourse with a minor.
Victims telling stories about their experiences with sexual abuse, including rape and sexual assault, so long as they do not glorify the act.
Newsworthy content depicting child nudity
Imagery posted by a news agency depicting child nudity, so long as any comments, captions, etc. do not sexualize the image.
Example of policy-violating content: If a news image is shared and someone makes sexual references about the child's nudity, take down the comment or photo (if the photo is shared in that context).
If image is policy-violating, flag as sexual exploitation
OK content: news photo with commentary about the news event as long as there is no content sexualizing the image.
If unsure, escalate.