Moderation & Enforcement Playbook of Olevus

Moderation shall be guided by the following principles:

Constitutional Participation

Participation should be preserved whenever reasonably possible.

Evidence Before Enforcement

Governance actions require a reasonable evidentiary basis.

Proportionality

Responses should be proportionate to conduct.

Consistency

Similar conduct should be evaluated according to similar standards.

Human Accountability

Human accountability remains responsible for final adverse determinations.

Transparency

Governance actions should be documented and explainable.

Due Process

Members shall receive notice and review opportunities consistent with established procedures.

Choice Over Control

Where constitutionally possible, governance should favor voluntary separation over coercive intervention.

Moderation evaluates conduct.

Moderation does not evaluate lawful belief, ideology, viewpoint, religion, political affiliation, or lawful disagreement.

Conduct categories include:

Constitutional Participation

No violation.

No action.

Minor Disruption

Low-level conduct affecting discussion quality or community functioning.

Examples:

• Repeated off-topic posting
• Community rule violations
• Low-level disruption
• Spam-like behavior without malicious intent

Moderate Violations

Conduct that materially interferes with community operation or platform integrity.

Examples:

• Repeated violations after warning
• Harassment
• Impersonation attempts
• Coordinated disruption

Severe Violations

Conduct presenting significant risk.

Examples:

• Fraud
• Credible threats
• Illegal activity
• Platform manipulation
• Identity deception
• Serious exploitation
• Coordinated abuse of platform systems, including weaponization of reporting mechanisms, fraudulent engagement systems, coordinated harassment campaigns, or other deliberate attempts to manipulate governance processes

All enforcement actions remain subject to the evidentiary standard established in Article IV.

Level 0 — No Action

Evidence insufficient.

Constitutional participation continues.

Level 1 — Advisory Notice

Educational guidance.

No participation restrictions.

Level 2 — Formal Warning

Documented warning.

Member informed of standards implicated.

Level 3 — Limited Restriction

Temporary restrictions.

Examples:

• Posting limitations
• Community participation limits
• Feature restrictions

Level 4 — Temporary Suspension

Temporary removal of specific participation privileges.

Review available.

Level 5 — Platform Removal

Reserved for severe violations.

Requires meaningful human review before final determination.

Governance actions require:

*Sufficient evidence to reasonably demonstrate a violation of applicable standards.*

Evidence may include:

• Member conduct
• Platform records
• User submissions
• Community reports
• Communication records
• Other relevant information

Reports are signals.

Reports are not evidence of guilt.

Repeated reports alone do not justify enforcement.

Reporting systems exist to identify potential concerns.

Reporting does not determine guilt.

Reporting does not create violations.

Reporting does not automatically trigger penalties.

Mass reporting does not establish wrongdoing.

All reports require evaluation consistent with constitutional standards.

Members may request review of Significant Governance Actions.

Review shall consider:

• Available evidence
• Basis for action
• Member response
• Relevant contextual information
• Applicable standards

Review shall evaluate whether:

• The action satisfied the evidentiary standard
• The action was proportionate
• Constitutional protections were respected

Review outcomes:

Uphold

Original action remains.

Modify

Action adjusted.

Reverse

Action removed.

Review outcomes shall be communicated to affected members.

Reviews should ordinarily be completed within fourteen days.

Emergency enforcement may be used when immediate action is necessary to preserve:

• Safety
• Platform integrity
• Community security
• Compliance with law

Emergency actions may include:

• Temporary restrictions
• Temporary suspensions
• Content limitations

Emergency enforcement accelerates due process.

It does not replace due process.

Human review shall occur within seventy-two hours absent extraordinary circumstances.

Where extraordinary circumstances exist:

• Members shall be notified
• Review shall proceed as promptly as circumstances allow

Artificial intelligence may assist:

• Detection
• Classification
• Pattern recognition
• Risk identification
• Evidence organization

Artificial intelligence may recommend governance actions.

Artificial intelligence may not independently issue final adverse determinations affecting constitutional participation.

Meaningful human review is required before any final adverse determination involving:

• Suspension
• Platform removal
• Significant participation restrictions

Human review shall not exist solely to ratify automated recommendations.

Communities retain authority over:

• Membership
• Participation standards
• Community moderation
• Community-specific restrictions

Community enforcement authority remains limited to the community itself.

Community actions may not impair constitutional participation elsewhere within Olevus.

Community enforcement does not automatically trigger platform enforcement.

Communities may voluntarily dissolve themselves through procedures established by their own leadership structures and governance practices.

Platform-Ordered Dissolution

Platform-directed dissolution of a community shall be rare.

Platform-directed dissolution may occur only when a community:

• Engages in severe and ongoing violations
• Functions primarily as a vehicle for fraud
• Functions primarily as a vehicle for illegal activity
• Presents ongoing threats to platform integrity
• Demonstrates persistent refusal to comply with constitutional requirements

Platform-directed community dissolution decisions shall be made by senior platform leadership and shall not be delegated to ordinary moderation procedures.

Community dissolution decisions shall be documented.

Community dissolution decisions shall be subject to review procedures.

Governance actions shall be documented.

Documentation should include:

• Action taken
• Basis for action
• Evidence considered
• Applicable standards
• Date and time
• Reviewing authority

No significant governance action should exist without documentation.

Moderation exists to protect constitutional participation.

Enforcement exists to preserve trust, integrity, safety, and accountability.

Authority is strongest when exercised carefully.

*Trust is strengthened when authority voluntarily constrains itself.*