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UGCUser-generated content moderation

What this guideline means

Any app with chat, comments, profiles, or other user-generated content needs an actual content moderation strategy — a report button alone, with no enforcement behind it, doesn't satisfy this policy.

Why apps actually get flagged

Frequently triggered in social/dating/community apps launched without a working moderation pipeline, especially around harassment or explicit content reports going unaddressed.

A real example

"Your app allows users to publish user-generated content without an adequate moderation system in place, per Google Play's User Generated Content policy."

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