chore: start drafting new 2023 AUP

Acceptable Usage Policy.md

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-*Last updated: 03. June, 2022*
+_Last updated: 02. September, 2023_
 
 # Acceptable Usage Policy
 
-This **Acceptable Usage Policy** (**AUP**) applies to the official instance of Revolt available at [revolt.chat](http://revolt.chat). Self-hosted instances may choose to adopt this AUP if they wish. 
+This **Acceptable Usage Policy** (**AUP**) applies to the official instance of Revolt available at [revolt.chat](http://revolt.chat). Self-hosted instances may choose to adopt this AUP if they wish.
 
 ## Community Guidelines
 
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 Engaging in any of the following actions will result in a warning and may lead to having your account suspended.
 
-- Creating accounts or using existing accounts to send unsolicited advertisements to other people on the platform or to harass other individuals on the platform.
-- Sharing any kind of copyrighted content, or any type of content that violates another person's personal, intellectual property or other rights. This includes any content that would violate the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). We respond to DMCA requests as described in our [Terms of Service](https://revolt.chat/terms).
-- Using Revolt for illegal operations. These include, but are not limited to, hacking, the cracking or distribution of pirated software, cheats, exploits or hacks for our or another company or person's service.
-- Using Revolt with malicious intent, in a way that is not reasonable under normal usage, in order to outsource computing and/or storage resources to our servers, as well as other forms of Denial of Service to our infrastructure.
-- Sharing any type of imagery that depicts real-life violence, gore or animal cruelty. However, an exception to this rule has been made for violence portrayed in media (including movies, games, books and such).
-- The selling and buying of Revolt accounts is prohibited.
+- **Sending unsolicited advertisements**. Creating accounts or using existing accounts to send unsolicited advertisements to other people on the platform or to harass other individuals on the platform.
+- **Sharing any type of content that violates another person's intellectual property or other rights**. This includes any content that would violate the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). We respond to DMCA requests as described in our [Terms of Service](https://revolt.chat/terms). This includes, but is not limited to, hacking, the cracking or distribution of pirated software, cheats, exploits or hacks for our or another company or person's service.
+- **Abusing server resources**. Using Revolt with malicious intent, in a way that is not reasonable under normal usage, in order to outsource computing and/or storage resources to our servers, as well as other forms of Denial of Service to our infrastructure.
+- **Sharing any type of imagery that depicts real-life violence, gore or animal cruelty**. However, an exception to this rule has been made for violence portrayed in media (including movies, games, books and such).
+- **The selling and buying of Revolt accounts is prohibited**.
+- **Engaging in hate speech or other hateful conduct**. For this purpose, we define hate speech as any form of expression that attacks, promotes harm, or promotes hatred against other people based on their protected characteristics.
 
-To report any of the above activity, contact us at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]).
+  Protected characteristics: age; caste; color; disability; ethnicity; family responsibilities; gender; gender identity; housing status; national origin; race; refugee or immigration status; religious affiliation; serious illness; sex; sexual orientation; socioeconomic class and status; source of income; status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual violence, or stalking; and weight and size
 
-Please note we are *committed to resolving every single report*. Please be patient and **do not spam our support team** - we appreciate your concerns and will act upon them.
+To report any of the above activity please use the in-app reporting system, otherwise contact us at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]).
+
+Please note we are _committed to resolving every single report_. Please be patient and **do not spam our support team** - we appreciate your concerns and will act upon them.
 
 ### What We Can't Allow
 
 Engaging in any of the following will result in **immediate account termination** as well as content removal. You may also be **blacklisted** from using our services indefinitely.
 
-- Sharing any content or imagery that is illegal ([see footnote](#jurisdiction)). We don't want you or us to get into any legal trouble, so stay in line by not engaging in illegal activities or sharing illegal content such as, but not limited to, sharing any pornography that is subject to legal age restrictions, pornography that depicts minors, revenge pornography, the selling or facilitating the usage of drugs, extortion or blackmail.
-- Sharing any content promoting, encouraging or glorifying self-harm or suicide. This includes any content that pushes people to cut or injure themselves; that embraces eating disorders such as anorexia or bulimia; or that encourages people to commit suicide as opposed to referring them to the correct treatment and help. If you notice someone in need of urgent help, **please contact your local authorities**.
-- Attempts to hack or otherwise gain unauthorised access to our service - for example, accessing another person's account without permission, or attempting to steal another person's account. This also includes attempts to gain access to our backend networks. **Please contact us ahead of time for permission to test our networks by emailing [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]).**
-- Distributing malware such as viruses, trojans, worms, etc. Any software designed with malicious intent to attack another person or to steal their data is not tolerated.
-- Sharing content that is designed to harass or degrade someone else, or that can directly threaten someone's physical, mental or financial state. This includes death threats, doxxing (sharing personal information without permission), or ignoring someone's privacy.
+- **Sharing any content or imagery that is illegal**. Includes but is not limited to, sharing any pornography that is subject to legal age restrictions, pornography that depicts minors, revenge pornography, the selling or facilitating the usage of drugs, extortion or blackmail.
+- **Sharing any content promoting, encouraging or glorifying self-harm or suicide**. This includes any content that pushes people to cut or injure themselves; that embraces eating disorders such as anorexia or bulimia; or that encourages people to commit suicide as opposed to referring them to the correct treatment and help. If you notice someone in need of urgent help, _please contact your local authorities_.
+- **Attempts to hack or otherwise gain unauthorised access to our service**. For example, accessing another person's account without permission, or attempting to steal another person's account. This also includes attempts to gain access to our backend networks. _Please contact us ahead of time for permission to test our networks by emailing [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])._
+- **Distributing malware such as viruses, trojans, worms, etc**. Any software designed with malicious intent to attack another person or to steal their data is not tolerated.
+- **Sharing content that is designed to harass or degrade someone else, or that can directly threaten someone's physical, mental or financial state**. This includes death threats, doxxing (sharing personal information without permission), or ignoring someone's privacy.
 
-To report any of the above activity, contact us at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]).
+To report any of the above activity please use the in-app reporting system, otherwise contact us at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]).
 
 ### Strikes
 
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 We abide by laws within the following jursdictions:
 
-| Jurisdiction | Reason |
-|--------------|--------|
-| United Kingdom, Poland | Service operator |
-| Germany | Data storage |
-| Lithuania | Media storage |
-| European Union | 👍 |
+| Jurisdiction     | Reason                            |
+| ---------------- | --------------------------------- |
+| United Kingdom   | Service operator                  |
+| Germany, Finland | Data storage                      |
+| Lithuania        | Media storage                     |
+| European Union   | Encompasses our area of operation |