Moderation policy

CineVerse is a place to write about films — what you thought, what worked, what did not. It is not a place to advertise, to attack people, or to share sources that do not have the right to show films.

What we publish

Reviews of films in our catalogue, with a score from 1 to 10 (whole numbers only).
Your review and its score are public, and the score counts towards the average shown for the film.

Comments on other people's reviews are currently closed. You can still read reviews and score films.

What we remove

Spam, advertising, and posts whose main purpose is a link.
Links to services that stream or distribute films without permission.
Hate speech, harassment, threats, sexual content, and content that encourages self-harm.
Personal information about someone else, including contact details and addresses.
Claims presented as fact about real people that we cannot verify.
Copyrighted text reproduced without permission.
Anything unlawful, or that we are told is unlawful by a competent authority.

How moderation works

Every review is checked by a moderator before it appears. We aim to decide within 48 hours. Nothing is published without a moderator's decision.
We run automatic checks on every post: too many links, unexpected code or markup, unusual use of capital letters, repeated words, and a list of terms and patterns we do not allow. A post that trips a check goes to a moderator instead of going live. It is not deleted.
If you post something that is reported, a moderator reviews it and may hide it while they do.
Every decision is recorded with a reason. Nothing is removed silently.
There is no fast track and no automatic publishing: every post is checked before it appears, whatever your history. A moderator may remove a post that breaks these rules.

If we reject or remove your post

We record the reason, and nothing is removed silently. The record of your own posts — each with its status and the reason applied — is in the data export in your account, and we will tell you the reason if you email contact@cineverse.uk.
You can ask for a second look within 30 days of the decision by emailing contact@cineverse.uk. The moderation lead looks at it again, and we aim to reply within 48 hours; if it is still open after 96 hours the case is escalated.

Reporting content

Use the "Report" link on any review or comment, or email contact@cineverse.uk. See /report for what happens next.

If you believe your copyright has been infringed, or that a post about you is defamatory, email contact@cineverse.uk with the details. We acknowledge legal notices promptly and act within the time limits that apply to us.

What we do not do

We do not stream films. We do not host or link to unauthorised sources. We do not edit the meaning of your review when we publish it.