Community Guidelines
People listen to RoadReel while operating a vehicle. That raises the bar on two things in particular: don't publish anything designed to shock or alarm a driver, and don't tell people to do dangerous things on the road.
The short version
Publish audio you made or have the right to use. Don't publish anything illegal, hateful, or designed to hurt someone. Remember your listener is driving.
Don't publish
Anything that endangers a driver
RoadReel screens every upload on your device before it is published, and refuses audio containing sirens, alarms, screaming, explosions, horns or sudden jumps in volume. It also levels every reel to the same loudness so the feed never jumps from quiet to blaring. The rules below still apply — no automatic check catches everything.
- Sudden loud noises, sirens, crash sounds, or car horns used for shock value.
- Audio that imitates emergency alerts, police instructions, or navigation directions.
- Encouragement to speed, race, drive impaired, or otherwise drive dangerously.
- Anything designed to startle someone who is holding a steering wheel.
Content you don't have the rights to
- Music, songs, or recordings you don't own or have a licence for.
- Podcasts, radio, audiobooks, films, or television audio taken from elsewhere.
- Someone else's voice or performance used without permission.
- Recordings of private conversations made without the consent your state's law requires. In California, all parties must consent.
Content that harms people
- Threats of violence, or celebrating violence against people.
- Hate speech targeting people for who they are.
- Harassment, bullying, or coordinated pile-ons.
- Sexual content, and anything at all that sexualises minors.
- Doxxing — publishing someone's address, phone number, or other private information.
- Instructions for making weapons, drugs, or anything designed to injure.
- Content promoting self-harm or eating disorders.
Content that deceives
- Impersonating another person, creator, or organisation.
- Scams, phishing, or fake giveaways.
- Fabricated news presented as fact.
- Paid endorsements without disclosing that they're paid.
- Artificially inflating plays, likes, or follows.
- Repetitive spam, or the same reel uploaded many times.
Things we allow that you might not expect
Strong opinions are fine. Being wrong is fine. Swearing is fine. Comedy that some people won't like is fine. Criticising a company, a product, or a public figure is fine.
The line isn't whether a reel is agreeable — it's whether it's unlawful, whether it targets someone, or whether it's dangerous to hear at 65 miles an hour.
If you use AI
You can use AI tools to help make audio. You can't use them to clone someone's voice without permission, to impersonate a real person, or to fabricate events and present them as real.
Reporting
Tap Report under any playing reel. Pick a reason and send it. You can also block the creator from the same screen.
Reports are reviewed, and a reel reported by several different people is automatically withheld from the feed while we look at it. We aim to act on reports of objectionable content within 24 hours.
Reporting in bad faith — to bury a creator you disagree with — is itself a violation.
What happens when someone breaks the rules
Depending on what happened and whether it's a pattern, we may:
- Remove the reel.
- Stop recommending it while keeping it on the creator's profile.
- Limit an account's ability to publish.
- Suspend or permanently close an account.
- Report the matter to law enforcement where the law requires it.
Serious violations — anything involving minors, credible threats, or illegal content — result in immediate removal and account closure, with no warning first.
Accounts that repeatedly infringe copyright are closed, as described in section 9 of the Terms of Service.
If we get it wrong
If your reel was removed and you think that was a mistake, email support@roadreel.app with the reel title and what you think happened. A person will look at it.
These guidelines will change
RoadReel is new, and we'll find situations these rules don't cover. When that happens we'll update this page rather than pretend the rule was always here. Material changes get notice in the app.