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Content Moderation Policy

Last updated 1 October 2026

This Content Moderation Policy explains how OrbitSub, a sole proprietorship owned and operated by Karan in New Delhi, India, and registered as a micro enterprise under the Udyam (MSME) scheme of the Government of India ("OrbitSub", "we" or "us") enforces our Terms of Service, Community Guidelines and AI Use Policy. It forms part of our Terms of Service.

1. Principles

We moderate to keep people safe, to keep research honest, and to comply with the law. We aim to act consistently and proportionately, to explain our decisions, and to let people challenge them. We respect freedom of expression, including the discussion of difficult and controversial subjects in good faith.

2. How we find content that may break the rules

  1. Reports. Anyone can report Content or an Account using the report option in the Service, or by email to team@orbitsub.com.
  2. Automated tools. We use automated rules, including keyword and pattern rules set by us and by community moderators, to flag Content that may break the rules. Automated flags may hold Content back from public view until it is reviewed.
  3. Community moderators. Owners and moderators of communities review Content in their communities, and can remove it or ban members from those communities.
  4. Legal notices. We act on orders of courts and directions of authorised government agencies, and on complaints under our Grievance Redressal Policy and Copyright Policy.

We do not pre-screen all Content, and we are not able to review everything posted on the Service.

3. How we decide

We review flagged or reported Content against the law and our rules, considering its context, the intent that appears behind it, its likely impact, and the Account's history. Academic, educational, journalistic and documentary context matters, and we take it into account.

Automated tools help us find Content, but a decision to remove Content permanently or to suspend or terminate an Account is made or confirmed by a person, except where the Content is clearly unlawful and must be removed without delay.

4. Actions we may take

Depending on the seriousness of the breach, we may:

  1. take no action;
  2. hold Content back from public view pending review;
  3. remove Content or disable access to it;
  4. limit features, such as the ability to publish, suggest, message or go live;
  5. issue a warning;
  6. suspend an Account temporarily;
  7. terminate an Account permanently;
  8. report the matter to law enforcement or other authorities, and preserve evidence, where the law requires it or where there is a risk to someone's safety.

Serious breaches, including any content that sexualises minors, non-consensual intimate imagery, credible threats of violence and terrorist content, lead to immediate removal and termination.

5. Telling you about our decisions

When we act on your Content or Account, we tell you what we did and why, unless the law prohibits it, it would compromise an investigation, or it would put someone at risk. When you report Content, we tell you the outcome of your report.

6. Appeals

6.1 If you believe we made a mistake, you can appeal within 30 days of our decision by emailing team@orbitsub.com with the subject line "Appeal", explaining why you believe the decision was wrong.

6.2 Your appeal will be reviewed afresh by a person, and we will tell you the outcome and our reasons within 7 days. If we find we made a mistake, we will restore your Content or Account.

6.3 If you are not satisfied with the outcome, you may appeal to the Grievance Appellate Committee as described in our Grievance Redressal Policy.

7. Preservation of records

Where we remove Content or disable access to it, or terminate an Account, we preserve the relevant information and associated records for at least 180 days, or longer where a court, a government agency or the law requires, for investigation purposes, as required by the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.

8. Repeat breaches

We may take stronger action against Accounts that repeatedly break our rules, including permanent termination. Creating a new Account to avoid enforcement is itself a breach of our rules.

9. Reminders

We remind all users, at least once every three months, that breaking our rules can lead to removal of Content, suspension or termination of access, and liability under applicable law.

This Policy is effective from 1 October 2026.