How content settings work on Divine
Settings are a useful layer. They are not a guarantee. The most important step is for the adult in the household to actually open them, read them, and adjust them together with the teen who'll use the account. For accounts used by teens, start with the most protective settings that still let the account work for your family, then loosen settings only after you have (a) talked through why the change makes sense, and (b) made the decision, as parents, to make that change.
Adult content gating
Adult and sensitive content is hidden by default and gated behind an age-affirmation step. Accounts that don't meet the requirements don't see that content on Divine-controlled surfaces.
Moderation lists and filters
Users can apply moderation lists, mute words, and filter creators they don't want to see. These can be revisited any time—they're not one-time decisions.
Blocking and muting
Blocking removes someone from your view on Divine. Muting hides their posts without notifying them. Both are reversible.
Reporting
The report button is inside the app and on every video and profile. Reports go to a human review queue.
A note on settings: even good settings can be turned off, worked around, or simply not catch every edge case. Treat them as one helpful layer of several—alongside conversation, check-ins, and the off switch.
What Divine can and can't do
We'd rather be useful than impressive. Here's the real picture of what the app side can help with—and where conversation, supervision, and human judgment still have to do the work.
What Divine offers
- Moderation tools that remove clearly prohibited content from Divine-controlled surfaces.
- Reporting tools inside the app so anyone can flag content or accounts for review.
- Content settings that gate adult and sensitive content for accounts that haven't opted in.
- Blocking, muting, and filtering controls so users can shape their own experience.
- A support path for families and a published safety standards page that documents what we will and won't do.
What Divine can't promise
- No app—including Divine—can guarantee a teen will never see adult, upsetting, or harmful content.
- Automated systems and human review both miss things. We don't claim to catch every violation.
- Bad language and conflict happen in human communities. We don't promise a filter that removes all of it.
- Divine is built on an open protocol (Nostr). Content removed from Divine-controlled surfaces can still exist elsewhere on the network.
- Settings and tools work best as part of a household conversation—not as a substitute for one.
For the full policy view, see our Safety Standards.
Divine is in the app stores. If you want to try it alongside your teen, start here.
But you don't have to take our word for it
These are some resources we recommend. Inclusion here doesn't imply endorsement of every recommendation from these organizations. Read them with the same critical eye you'd bring to any single source—including this one. A few are global; most are from North American or UK sources.
Reporting harms or getting help
INHOPE
Global network of reporting hotlines—find the right place to report illegal online content in your country.
Child Helpline International
Directory of crisis helplines for kids and teens by country—for the moments when your child needs to talk to someone right now.
Thorn for Parents
Thorn is a nonprofit that builds technology and research to defend children from online sexual abuse. Their parents' site offers conversation-first guidance on tough topics like sextortion, grooming, and nudes.
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