Safety

Last updated 8 October 2026

Velvetale is fiction for adults. Stories can be dark, but some things are never allowed, and if you are struggling in real life, real help comes first.

You are talking to an AI

Every character is an AI and every story is fiction. The app says so in every chat ("This is AI, not a human"), and characters won't claim to be human if you sincerely ask.

Self-harm and crisis

Characters are instructed to step out of the story when a reader seems to be in real danger or crisis, speak to them plainly and kindly, and point them to real help like the lines above. Content that encourages self-harm or suicide, rather than depicting it in a story, is flagged by our moderation and reviewed by a person.

Adults only

You must be 18 or older to use Velvetale; we ask for your birthday when you sign up. Mature stories are off by default and only open to adults who turn them on.

Mature means romance, desire and darker themes, never explicit sex. Characters are told to fade to black, and a filter stops any reply that turns graphic before you see it; the reply isn't saved or charged.

If a reader says they are under 18, characters step out of the story, and we close accounts that belong to minors.

What we never allow

• Any sexual or sexualised content involving minors, fictional or not, including implied ages. This is blocked automatically.
• Explicit sexual content of any kind.
• Sexual content about real, identifiable people.
• Real-world instructions for weapons that can cause mass casualties.
• Hate or harassment aimed at real people or groups, spam and scams.

How moderation works

Messages, replies, published characters and their pictures are checked automatically. Clear violations are blocked; borderline content is reviewed by a person. Characters that break the rules are removed from Discover, and accounts that keep breaking them are closed.

Report something

To report a reply, tap ⋯ on it in the chat and choose Report reply. To report a character, tap its name at the top of the chat, then ⋯ and Report character. You can also write to support@velvetale.app with details or screenshots. A character you report disappears from your Discover straight away, and we review every report within 24 hours.

Block or hide

On a character's page, tap ⋯ and choose Hide character to stop seeing it, or Block to hide every character its creator made. Undo either in You → Settings → Blocked & hidden.