Safety
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Twenty is built so that nobody has to put up with anything they did not choose.
Built in from the start
- 16 and over. Checked at sign-up. World duels, between strangers, need 18 or older by the date of birth given at sign-up, and are shown to no one younger.
- No location. The app never asks for it.
- No messages. No chat, no files, no followers. Comments under a duel are short, for 18 or older only, and hidden as soon as they are reported.
- Your friends first. You duel your friends, then friends of friends if you allow it. Duels with strangers (World) are off unless you turn them on and meet their conditions.
- Blocking. A blocked person never meets you again.
What is recorded
- Duels between friends, live or Takes: kept as memories for the two players, with a “Kept in your memories” sign, unless one of them turned memories off. Either player can delete a memory, for both. A reported duel is never kept as a memory.
- Live duels with friends of friends or the World: recorded for safety, with a “Recorded for safety” sign all along, and deleted after 72 hours, unless reported, or published to World by both players.
- World duels are also checked by an automatic filter while they run. It can stop a duel and ask a person to look; it never sanctions anyone by itself.
The feed
- A duel between friends is shown to the friends of both players only when both share their duels. A World duel is shown to World players only when both publish it. Both are off until you turn them on, and players under 18 can do neither.
- The feed stays blurred until you played a duel that day.
- Likes are counted, never named. Comments show the name and photo of their author to everyone who sees the duel, are for 18 or older only, and never carry a web address.
- A player’s profile shows only the duels you may already see, and their username only to their friends.
- A block, in either direction, hides the duels and comments of that person.
Reporting
- Report from the duel, the vote, the result or a Take. In a duel with someone you do not know, one tap on “Skip and report” ends it at once.
- In the feed, report a duel or a comment. A reported duel leaves the feed at once; a reported comment is hidden from everyone at once.
- The duel ends for both players. A reported duel gives no points to the reported player until it is decided.
- A person reviews every report within 24 hours. Reports about a minor are reviewed within 2 hours, and the reported account is suspended until then.
- You are told the outcome of your report.
Sanctions and appeals
| Confirmed reports in 90 days | Sanction |
|---|---|
| 1 | No World duels for 24 hours |
| 2 | Account suspended 7 days |
| 3 | Account banned |
| Sexual content | Account banned at once |
| Content involving a minor | Account suspended, evidence kept for the authorities |
Every sanction comes with its reason: the rule, who decided, how long. You can appeal once, from the app, and a person reviews it. A ban also blocks the phone number and the devices of the account.
Getting help
Use Help and contact. If you are in danger, call your local emergency number.