Original Pictures is a place for real moments, real places and real people. These Guidelines are part of our Terms of Service. They apply to everything you post — photos, captions, comments and your profile — and to how you treat other people. We have zero tolerance for objectionable content and abusive behaviour.
1. Keep it real
- Post photos you captured yourself with the Original Pictures camera.
- Don’t try to fake, alter, re-sign or misrepresent a photo’s origin, or game our verification in any way.
- Don’t impersonate other people, brands or organisations, or create accounts to mislead others.
- Don’t use captions to present a photo as something it isn’t in a way that could mislead or harm people.
2. Be respectful
- No harassment, bullying, threats, intimidation or targeted insults.
- No hate speech or content that attacks people based on race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, caste, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, disability or serious disease.
- No doxxing: don’t post private information such as home addresses, phone numbers or ID documents of anyone.
- Respect people’s privacy. Don’t post intimate or degrading images of others, and think twice before posting people who haven’t agreed to be photographed — especially children.
3. Keep it safe
- Child safety: any content that sexualises, exploits or endangers minors is strictly prohibited and will be reported to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) and law enforcement. See our Child Safety Standards.
- No nudity or sexual content, and never share intimate images of someone without their consent.
- No violent or graphic content intended to shock, and no content promoting or glorifying violence, terrorism or violent extremist groups.
- No self-harm promotion. If you or someone you know is in crisis, contact local emergency services or a crisis line (in the U.S., call or text 988).
- No dangerous or illegal activity, including selling drugs, weapons or other regulated goods.
4. Be genuine
- No spam, scams, phishing, pyramid schemes or misleading links.
- No fake engagement — don’t buy, sell or automate likes, follows or comments.
- No automated access, scraping or bulk downloading without our written permission.
- Respect intellectual property; only post content you have the right to share. See our Copyright Policy.
5. Reporting and blocking
Report: use the Report option on any post or profile in the App. Pick a reason (nudity or sexual content; violence or dangerous content; harassment or hate speech; spam or scam; impersonation; something else) and add details if you like. Reports are confidential — the person you report is not told who reported them.
Block: from a user’s profile, choose Block. Blocking removes follows in both directions and hides their posts from you.
You can also email info@original.pictures with a link to the content. If someone is in immediate danger, contact local emergency services first.
6. How we enforce
We review reports and aim to act on reports of objectionable content within 24 hours. Depending on severity we may remove content, limit features, issue a warning, or suspend or permanently remove an account — and for the most serious violations (such as child sexual exploitation or credible threats) we remove accounts immediately and notify the authorities. Attempts to evade enforcement, for example by creating new accounts, will lead to further action.
7. Appeals
If you think we removed your content or restricted your account by mistake, email info@original.pictures from the address linked to your account with your username and an explanation. We’ll review it and let you know the outcome.