Tackling Censorship and Building a Safer Community

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@MagicRose This is likely a temporary issue with the chat system, which we are actively reviewing and revising as necessary. This mixed-behavior should be resolved soon.

I understand being worried about toxisity and having hatefull remarks, but is that not why theres a boot and block button. why do we need moderators in our private rooms telling us what we can say. if we dont like it all we have to do is leave or boot. this seems like you are punishing us all for the bad behavior of others... i complained about censorship a while ago. i also warned thoes that said i should suck it up that it would only get worse if we didnt stop it there.

@Kanjiirahlni We would like to clarify that the recent changes are not related to AP+ and was purely coincidental in timing. We have received reports of negative experiences on our platform, including instances of bullying, harassment, and toxicity. In response, we are actively training our new chat model to better handle these types of conversations. While we aim to support open dialogue, we do not tolerate use of harmful or hateful language. Our goal is to foster a more inclusive and positive community for everyone, and we appreciate your support as we work toward this important mission.

Many of us are experiencing the same issue here. This makes no sense. There are 2 avatars (people) in one private room, both of whom are AP and age verified, both using the same version of the client. Yet one person CAN type the exact same words WITHOUT receiving an admin warning/whisper and the other person can NOT type it. The other person DOES receive an admin whisper reading Your Message was not delivered due to a possible Community Guidelines violation and the message is not sent. This is a major issue. Please advise. Thank you so much!

Another thing that I and many others are worried about; does this have anything to do with AP+?

One of the listed features on AP+ is "Private Chat Rooms: Invite someone and enjoy intimate and private conversations with other AP+ age verified members in specially designed chat rooms."

Does this mean we won't be able to have "Intimate and private conversations" if we're just normal AP?

Also, I'm concerned about what you mean when you say "we are committed to reducing bullying, harassment, and toxicity to create a safer, more positive environment for everyone".

Does this mean you will be censoring "hate speech" or "offensive speech"? Because that is a TERRIBLE idea, considering there's no accurate way to determine what is considered "hate speech" or "offensive speech".

yes, bullying is bad (m'kay?), and nobody likes toxicity, however outright censoring people from "saying mean things" is much worse than either of those.

Thank you for explaining to us, I hope that next time there is an update, there will be a notification so that we don't panic, and imvu remains a comfortable and fun game.

So, does this mean AP users will still be censored when chatting with other ap users?
If I may offer a suggestion; why not adopt a chat tool that censors chat only for non-ap users, and blocks "explicit" chat messages for non-ap users? (I would say to not censor for ages 18+ but it's much easier to lie about your age than it is to take a card to purchase AP, so i could at least understand that aspect)

Personally, I would advocate for no censorship, because I believe parents should monitor their children instead of relying on a tech company to protect them, but that's just me. :/