Community Guidelines

1The spirit of .i.s.o.

.i.s.o. is a quiet, serious place for creativity. Think of it as a shared gallery you'd be glad to walk into, one where the work on the walls deserves to be there, and the people looking at it are genuinely looking. That's the feeling we're after. Everything here is in service of that.

There are no ads, no algorithmic feeds, no follower counts to inflate. The design is deliberate: it puts the art first and keeps the noise low. Bring that same intention to what you share and how you engage with each other.

2Real images only

Post work made with your own hands or captured with a camera. This space is built for photographs, images you composed, captured, and made your own through photography or artistic processes - including darkroom, digital development, painting, drawing, sculpting, and crafting.

Generative AI imagery is not what this place is for. Not because the technology has no place in our society, but because .i.s.o. is specifically a community of people who care about honoring our incredible heritage of creating art and telling stories. That distinction matters here, and we ask you to honor it. AI generated images are neither creative nor handmade, and they have no place in art.

3Your work, and other people's

Post your own photographs. Don't pass off someone else's work as yours. It harms the person whose work it is, and it breaks the community's trust. If you collaborated on a photograph, credit the people you made it with.

Honor the no-screenshot, no-external-share ethos that .i.s.o. is designed around. Screenshots are disabled for a reason: what people share here they share for this place, not for everywhere. Respect that boundary.

4Encouragement by design

Heartbeats and badges exist to lift people up. A heartbeat says an image spoke to you. Badges are for the exceptional pieces that stop you in your tracks. That's the full vocabulary of engagement here, and it's intentional.

There are no comments here on purpose. Without a comment field, there's no place to criticize, pile on, or perform. If an image isn't for you, scroll on — or block the person — but don't find a workaround to tear anyone down. The absence of comments is a feature, not a limitation.

5Quality over metrics

There is no algorithm and no follower counts to chase. Engagement numbers have no effect on the feed, and it is impossible to go "viral" on this app. No number will ever be able to tell people whether your work matters. Post the photographs you're proud of, the ones that took something from you to make, or that surprised you when you looked at them later.

Don't post for volume, virality, or to fill a feed. This is a place for work, not output.

6The lines we don't cross

Most of what makes .i.s.o. good is a matter of judgment. A few things are not: they are absolute.

• No nudity or sexually explicit content. This is a zero-tolerance rule. Such content will be removed immediately, and people who post it will be permanently banned. The only exception is nudity in sculptures that is non-sexual. Part of what makes a community is respecting every here. There may be parents exploring this app with their children that don't want to have to worry what the next swipe could be, or just adults who want a break from sexualized imagery that is so prevalent on the internet these days. Not every place is for everything. Respect that.
• Nothing that depicts the sexual abuse of a child. This is removed and reported to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) as United States law requires, and referred to law enforcement. There are no exceptions. Your account and device are also permanently banned.
• No harassment, hate, or impersonation. Don't target, demean, or intimidate another person. Don't impersonate someone you're not. Don't use .i.s.o. to spread content that dehumanizes people based on who they are.
• No spam or illegal content. Don't post content that violates applicable law, and don't use the platform to solicit, advertise, or spam.
• No violence. We understand that certain photojournalism during times of unrest and war are going to depict tragic scenes, and we encourage political art, but otherwise showing acts of violence, or the aftermath of violence, is not tolerated.

These are stated in full, and in binding terms, in our Terms & Conditions.

7When something's wrong

You can report any image or person from inside the app. You can also block someone at any time, which means neither of you will see the other.

Reports are read by a person, not an automated system, and we take them seriously. When enough people report the same photograph, it is automatically hidden until it can be reviewed. In order to prevent report-spamming, you can only report an image once.

8What happens if these are broken

Depending on what happened, we may remove or hide a photograph, limit a feature, or remove someone from .i.s.o. permanently. For the most serious violations — particularly anything involving minors — removal is immediate and permanent, and cannot be reversed.

We try to be fair and explain what happened and why. If you think we got it wrong, write to help@isoapp.art. Include what happened and what you believe the error was, and we'll take another look. See Moderation & enforcement in the Terms for the full details.

9A note of thanks

Thank you for helping keep this a place worth coming back to. The quality of .i.s.o. is made entirely by the people in it: the work you share, the care you bring, and the respect you show for everyone else trying to make something real.

Read the full Terms & Conditions