Let others know more about your images by using Safety Levels and Content Type.
Flickr is a global community made up of many different kinds of people. What's OK in your backyard may not be OK in someone else’s. Each one of us bears the responsibility of categorizing our own content within this landscape.
We've introduced some filters to help everyone try to get along. In order for these filters to work, we're relying on you to filter your content appropriately.
There are 2 types of filters that you need to use for your content:
- Safety Level.
- Content Type.
Safety Levels
Note: Free accounts are limited to posting Safe content only. Members interested in uploading Moderate or Restricted content will need to upgrade to Pro.
The following is a general guide to Safety Levels:
SafeContent that is generally acceptable to a global, public audience. |
Think of content that is appropriate for public viewing in any setting. Content marked as safe should not include any explicit or suggested mature content (sexual, violent, graphic, etc). Note: Content that qualifies as Safe should not contain links to adult websites, have sexually explicit tags or descriptions, or be included in sexually explicit groups. In addition, medically graphic content, such as imagery showing open wounds, graphic surgical procedures, or other intense medical situations, should not be posted as Safe. |
ModerateContent that may be unacceptable to some audiences.
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Think of content that is appropriate for mature audiences, but not graphic or explicit. This can include partial nudity (bare breasts and bottoms) or sexually suggestive content. |
RestrictedContent that must be restricted to limited audiences only. |
Think of content that is only appropriate for mature audiences because of its graphic or explicit nature. This includes full-frontal nudity (genitalia), sexual acts (including simulated sexual acts), gore & graphic violence, and other adult themes. Note: Videos uploaded to Flickr cannot contain Restricted content. Only photos may include Restricted content. |
Images using pixelation, blurring, shapes, or other methods to censoring mature content should still be moderated according to the underlying imagery.
We understand that selecting the right safety level can be tricky, especially when it comes to nudity and sexual content. For more details, please review our Guide to Safety Levels for Nudity & Sexual Content.
Note: If your login ID is based in Singapore, Hong Kong, India, Taiwan or with Maktoob.com you will only be able to view safe content based on your local Terms of Service (this means you won’t be able to turn SafeSearch off). If your login ID is based in Germany or Romania you are not able to view restricted content due to your local Terms of Service.
Bear in mind that all content you upload is subject to the Terms of Service and our Community Guidelines.
Content Type
- Photos/ Videos;
- Screenshots/ Screencasts;
- Illustration/ Art/ Animation/ CGI or other non-photographic images*;
- Virtual Photography/ Machinima.
*We encourage members to select “Art/Illustration” as the content type for any AI-generated images. This helps members who prefer not to encounter this type of content to easily find and filter it out during their searches.
When you upload content to Flickr, you need to select the best fit from these 4 categories.
Putting your content into these categories means that everyone can then apply filters to searches to make sure they're seeing their preferred content.