Child Safety Standards
Akari is an AT Protocol client published by Lucid Softworks. Child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and any other form of child sexual abuse and exploitation (CSAE) is strictly prohibited in any context surfaced through the app. This page describes our position, who handles moderation, and how to report CSAE.
What Akari is — and isn't
Akari is a client. It does not host user content, does not store posts or media on Lucid Softworks infrastructure, and does not run a moderation service. Every record you see in Akari lives on a Personal Data Server (PDS) operated by a third party, is assembled by a third-party AppView, and is filtered by third-party labelers and moderation services that the network or the user has subscribed to.
Removal of content, suspension of accounts, takedown of media, and forwarding of CSAM to law enforcement are responsibilities of those services — not Akari. The information below explains where reports need to go for action to be taken.
How users report CSAE in Akari
Akari exposes the AT Protocol report flow on every post, profile, and message:
- Open the post, profile, or conversation.
- Tap the overflow (⋯) menu and choose Report.
- Select a reason. For child-safety concerns, choose Illegal and urgent (or the closest equivalent your moderation service offers) and add details.
- The report is delivered to the moderation service responsible
for the content via
com.atproto.moderation.createReport. Akari does not receive a copy and is not in the response loop.
Where to report CSAM directly
Because Akari does not host content or run moderation, the authoritative places to report CSAM are the operators of the services that hold the record. For accounts on the public Bluesky network that is Bluesky Social PBC; for accounts on a self-hosted or third-party PDS that is the PDS operator. To report directly:
- Bluesky moderation (for content on the public Bluesky network): bsky.social/about/support and the contact information published in Bluesky's Community Guidelines and copyright / report channels.
- The PDS that hosts the account if it is not bsky.social. Each PDS operator publishes its own abuse contact and takedown procedure.
- NCMEC CyberTipline (United States): report.cybertip.org. This is the correct channel for any U.S.-nexus CSAM report and accepts reports from anywhere in the world.
- INHOPE network (international hotlines): inhope.org — for example the Internet Watch Foundation (UK), eSafety Commissioner (Australia), or your country's equivalent.
- Local law enforcement if a child is in immediate danger.
What Lucid Softworks does
Lucid Softworks publishes the Akari app. Our role is limited to:
- Surfacing the AT Protocol report flow on every post, profile, and message so users can route reports to the moderation service responsible for the content.
- Honouring labeler and moderation-service decisions delivered through the AT Protocol — for example, hiding or warning on content the network's moderation service has labelled.
- Cooperating with valid legal process directed at Lucid Softworks. We do not hold the user records, post content, or media you see in the app, so we generally cannot produce or remove that content. We can identify Akari as the client used, and route requesters to the PDS or moderation operator that does hold the data.
- Forwarding CSAE reports we receive directly (e.g., by email) to the relevant moderation service, PDS operator, and where appropriate to NCMEC or the corresponding regional authority.
Compliance
Akari complies with applicable child-safety laws in the jurisdictions in which it is distributed. Statutory reporting of CSAM under United States 18 U.S.C. § 2258A, the EU Digital Services Act, the UK Online Safety Act, and equivalent regional regimes is the responsibility of the hosting provider — that is the PDS or moderation service operating on the AT Protocol network. Lucid Softworks reports CSAM that is received directly to NCMEC and cooperates with referrals from law enforcement.
Designated point of contact
The designated point of contact for child-safety questions, law enforcement requests, and CSAM/CSAE matters at Lucid Softworks is:
- Lucid Softworks (publisher of Akari)
- Email: [email protected]
This contact is able to discuss Akari's CSAM/CSAE prevention practices and compliance posture, and to route requests to the appropriate AT Protocol service operator. For action on specific content or accounts, please use the direct channels listed under "Where to report CSAM directly".
Changes
This page may change as Akari's tooling, the AT Protocol moderation ecosystem, and applicable law evolve. The "last updated" date at the top reflects the most recent revision.