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Active Devices
Review browsers, approximate access locations and recent sessions. Revoke unfamiliar access promptly.
Review Devices
SPHERE™ TRUST, SAFETY & MEMBER CONTROL
Protection with purpose.
One intelligent center for verified identity, account security, safety, privacy, youth protection, appeals, transparency and worldwide regulatory readiness.
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Verified identity and account security
Know the member. Protect the account.
SPHERE is designed for a verified 16+ community. Public badges confirm completed SPHERE checks without exposing private verification information.
SPHERE™ Verified Status
✓ SPHERE™ Verified
◆ Verified Youth 16–17
- Email address ownership confirmation
- Telephone ownership confirmation by SMS
- Age eligibility and account integrity checks
- Protected verification records kept private
Important: “Verified” confirms SPHERE’s checks. It does not mean government certification or endorsement.
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Security Strength
Members can strengthen account protection through verified contact methods, recovery preparation and two-step verification.
- Verified email
- Verified telephone
- Two-step verification
- Secure recovery method
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Account Recovery
Use verified contact methods and protected recovery steps to restore access without exposing credentials.
Set Up Recovery🕵️
Suspicious Activity
SPHERE can apply rate limits, failed-login monitoring, temporary lockouts and administrator security alerts.
Security Help
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Complete safety operations
No grooming. No exploitation. Zero tolerance.
Clear reporting routes, evidence preservation, protective controls and trained human review support SPHERE’s safety-first standard.
Report a Safety Concern
Choose the closest concern so urgent cases can receive the correct priority.
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Grooming
Grooming
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Immediate danger
Immediate danger
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Harassment
Harassment
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Impersonation
Impersonation
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Sexual content
Sexual content
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Fraud or scam
Fraud or scam
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Self-harm risk
Self-harm risk
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Other concern
Other concern
No-Grooming Protection
- Sexual or exploitative contact involving ages 16–17
- Manipulation, isolation, coercion or secrecy demands
- Requests for sexual images, videos or private calls
- Pressure to move communication away from SPHERE
- Gifts, money, jobs or opportunities used for exploitation
- Age concealment, impersonation, threats or blackmail
- Unsafe meeting arrangements or location solicitation
Severe-risk response may include preserving necessary evidence, restricting access, trained human review, protecting the reporting member and completing legally required reporting.
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Block
Stops profile access, messages, invitations, comments and mentions where supported.
Block Controls🔇
Mute & Restrict
Silence a member or quietly limit interaction without unnecessary escalation.
Restrict Controls🤝
Trusted Contact
An optional safety contact for carefully defined emergency and account-recovery support.
Trusted Contact
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Member privacy center
Privacy that members can understand.
Clear controls for profile visibility, messages, tags, discovery and location—supported by stronger defaults for members ages 16–17.
Who Can See Me?
Profile visibilityPublic, friends or privateFriends
Who can message me?Verified members or friendsFriends
Approve tags firstReview before display
Group invitation approvalNever add without consent
Location sharingOff by default
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View My Profile As…
Preview what a public visitor or another member can see. Email, telephone, birth date, device history and verification records remain private.
View Public VersionYouth default: ages 16–17 begin with stronger privacy, messaging and discovery protections.
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Global safety and regulatory readiness
Prepared for responsible participation worldwide.
SPHERE tracks official guidance and maps protection measures to the regions where the service is offered. This public summary supports transparency; it is not a claim of government certification.
United Kingdom
Online-safety risk assessment, illegal-content controls, protection of children, age assurance and transparency readiness.
Official Ofcom guidance ↗Reviewed: August 11, 2026
European Union
Digital Services Act readiness, privacy and safety by design, protection of minors, reporting and platform accountability.
Official EU guidance ↗Reviewed: August 11, 2026
United States
Consumer protection, privacy, clear disclosures, security safeguards and age-eligibility enforcement for a 16+ service.
Official FTC guidance ↗Reviewed: August 11, 2026
Australia
Online Safety Act readiness, industry expectations, complaint response, age restrictions and protections against online harms.
Official eSafety guidance ↗Reviewed: August 11, 2026
SPHERE’s policies and controls are reviewed as laws, regulations and official guidance develop. Legal applicability depends on service features, users, location and operating facts. Independent legal review remains part of responsible launch preparation.
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Transparency, decisions and appeals
Clear process. Human review. Fair appeals.
Members should understand what happened, what rule was involved and how to request another review—subject to safety, privacy and legal limitations.
Concern received
Reports enter an appropriate safety, security or policy-review channel.
Risk assessed
Urgency, credible harm, context and available evidence are evaluated.
Action recorded
Proportionate protective or account action is documented where appropriate.
Appeal available
Eligible decisions can receive an independent second review.
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Transparency Reports
Publish meaningful information about reports, enforcement, appeals and systemic safety work without exposing members.
Transparency Center⚖️
Appeal a Decision
Request review of eligible account or content decisions with relevant context.
Appeal Guidance📚
Policies & Standards
Read the rules that support safety, privacy, respectful participation and creator rights.
Community Standards
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Creator rights and ownership
Create with confidence. Keep your rights visible.
SPHERE supports clear ownership, attribution, copyright reporting and fair review when creative work is disputed.
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Copyright Protection
Report unauthorized use of photographs, writing, music, video, podcasts and other protected work.
Copyright Center✍️
Creator Attribution
Support clear creator identity, accurate credit and transparent sharing of original work.
Creator Standards⚖️
Dispute Review
Provide relevant ownership information and request a careful second review of eligible decisions.
Request Review
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Feed choice and member control
Your experience should remain understandable.
Members should be able to understand why content appears, control interaction and choose safer, simpler ways to participate.
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Recent First
Use a chronological view where available instead of ranking alone.
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Friends Focus
Prioritize posts from accepted friends and chosen communities.
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Quiet Controls
Mute topics, members or notifications without public confrontation.
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Discovery Choice
Control whether a profile can be recommended or discovered.
For ages 16–17, SPHERE’s intended safer defaults include stronger privacy, restricted messaging, reduced discovery and careful control of personalized experiences.
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Accessibility and inclusive participation
Protection must be accessible to everyone.
Safety information and essential controls should remain understandable across devices, assistive technologies and supported languages.
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Readable Design
Clear type, strong contrast, scalable layouts and plain-language explanations.
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Assistive Access
Meaningful labels, keyboard-friendly controls and descriptive image alternatives.
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Global Language Support
Protection guidance prepared for SPHERE’s supported international languages.
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Data stewardship and platform reliability
Dependable systems. Limited access. Responsible records.
SPHERE’s operating standard is to collect only what is needed, protect sensitive records and prepare for incidents before they occur.
Data Stewardship
- Verification information separated from public profile information
- Role-based administrative access and security logging
- Purpose-based retention and responsible deletion procedures
- Secure transport and protected account credentials
- Vendor and service-provider accountability
Reliability & Incident Readiness
- Backups, recovery planning and service monitoring
- Security incident assessment and escalation routes
- Member notification when legally or operationally appropriate
- Evidence preservation for serious safety and security events
- Post-incident learning and documented improvement
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Public accountability and official contact
One clear route to the right protection team.
Members, parents, authorities and regulators can reach the appropriate safety, privacy, legal or support process.
Members, parents, authorities and regulators
Contact the right protection team.
Use the dedicated routes so safety concerns, legal requests, privacy matters and regulatory inquiries reach the correct review process.
Immediate danger: contact local emergency services first, then preserve relevant information and report the concern to SPHERE.