Sexual Abuse Support

Last revised date: December 18, 2024

At MICO, our goal is to create a safe and welcoming community. We do not allow content, real or AI-generated, containing any form of sexual abuse. This includes non-consensual sexual acts, image-based sexual abuse, sextortion, sexual harassment, child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and grooming.

What do I do if I come across content that shows or promotes sexual abuse, or mocks survivors of sexual abuse on MICO?

If you come across any content on MICO that seems to show or promote sexual abuse, or mocks survivors of sexual abuse, please know that it is a violation of our rules and can be reported to us (see below). If the content seems to imply or show sexual activity or sexual abuse of a young person (under the age of 18), it may be child sexual abuse material (CSAM), which is strictly prohibited on our platform. Please be extra vigilant. Do not comment, download, capture, or share CSAM content in any way. If you see suspected CSAM, report it immediately.

Your active involvement in reporting such content helps us maintain a safe online environment. MICO will not disclose your identity to the person whose content or account you’re reporting. Please notify us immediately through our in-app reporting tools and be aware of additional external reporting and support options.

• In-app reporting
  • Do not comment, share, download, or interact with the content.
  • Report the content to MICO under the 'Violence, abuse, and criminal exploitation':
    • For adults, select 'Sexual exploitation and abuse'
    • For young people, select 'Exploitation and abuse of people under 18'
• External reporting
  • Do not comment, share, download, or interact with the content.
  • If you are reporting suspected CSAM, in addition to in-app reporting, we encourage you to submit reports to one of the following organizations that coordinates with law enforcement agencies around the world:
    • The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) CyberTipline
    • INHOPE
    • International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children
• MICO supports external partners and resources for young people and adults who may be concerned about image-based sexual abuse and sextortion
  • If you are under 18, or an adult concerned that nude, partially nude, or sexually explicit images or videos taken before you were 18 have or may be shared online, please refer to Take It Down, a tool designed by NCMEC to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse by removing explicit content and preventing it from being shared or reshared online.
  • If you are aged 18 years and older and you are concerned your adult intimate images or videos have or may be shared online without your consent, you can contact StopNCII.org for assistance to remove explicit content and prevent it from being shared or reshared online.

How to get professional support for survivors of sexual abuse

We understand that sexual abuse and related trauma affect the lives of many, so we provide information and resources to support young people (under the age of 18) and adults who have experienced sexual abuse. If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, please contact local emergency services.

Youth Sexual and Physical Abuse

We are deeply committed to MICO being a safe and positive experience for young people. We do not allow showing, promoting, or engaging in youth sexual or physical abuse or exploitation. This includes child sexual abuse material (CSAM), grooming, sextortion, sexual solicitation, pedophilia, and physical or psychological harm of young people.

We report incidents of youth sexual abuse and exploitation and abuse to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). We also report to relevant law enforcement authorities when there is a specific, credible, and imminent threat to human life or serious physical injury. If you see suspected CSAM, report it immediately in-app or on our website. Do not download, capture, or share CSAM content in any way.

If you or someone you know has experienced youth sexual abuse or exploitation, support is available. Contact a helpline or service provider in your region. If you are in immediate danger, contact your local emergency services.

• Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) means any sexualized material of a young person that is shared or created by anyone, including self-generated CSAM, or highly realistic-appearing digital or AI-generated content. Sexualized material includes content that implies or shows sexual activities or sexual abuse, sexualization of a youth body, or fetishization of youth body parts.
• Grooming is when someone becomes friendly or otherwise builds a trusting relationship with a young person for the purpose of sexual abuse or exploitation.
• Sextortion is a threat to share nude, intimate, or sexually explicit content without consent, usually to get money, sexual acts, or more nude, intimate, or sexually explicit content.
• Sexual harassment is unwanted sexual communication or behavior directed at a person. This includes sexualization through the platform (such as imitating a sexual act through a duet or a sticker), making statements about intimate body parts or sexual performance, or sharing or threatening to share information about a person's sexual life (such as sexual history or partners, or sexual orientation).
• Intimate body parts means genitalia, buttocks, and breasts (including nipple and areola).

NOT ALLOWED

• Showing, promoting, or engaging in youth sexual or physical abuse or exploitation, including:
  • Child sexual abuse material (CSAM), including any screenshot or any clip from the original material even if it does not show nudity or sexual activity
  • Romantic relationships between an adult and young person, including pedophilia, or self-identifying as an adult attracted to young people
  • Grooming behavior
  • Sextortion
  • Sexual harassment
  • Sexual solicitation, including inviting a young person to engage in a sexual act, go off-platform, or share sexually explicit images (even if invited by another young person)
• Showing or promoting physical abuse, neglect, endangerment, or psychological abuse of young people
• Revictimizing young people who have experienced abuse or exploitation, including through third party reshares

ALLOWED

• Educational and documentary content related to the harms of abuse or exploitation (as long as it does not show or graphically describe such content)