Please note: this FAQ is not intended to modify the Xanga Terms of Use. In case of any inconsistencies, the Terms of Use will govern, so please be sure to read our Terms of Use, as well.

SHUTTING DOWN A SITE

We've built some protection into Xanga, like Xanga Lock, Protected Posting, Comment Blocking, and Comment Deletion. But sometimes that isn't enough, and a user will appeal to our Abuse Team for a site shutdown.

Remember, your conduct is governed by the Xanga Terms of Use, which includes the Rules of Member Conduct. That said, a lot of people ask us how we would decide what content to take down or keep up. That's a complicated decision made on a case-by-case basis. But three of the things we see that almost always result in a site shutdown are:

• The site exists solely to abuse or stalk another member (or ethnic group)
• The site contains an explicit death threat (or physical threat) to another person
• The site contains underage nudity (any nudity of a minor under the age of 18)

FREE SPEECH ON XANGA

We at Xanga are enormous believers in free speech.  

That means that we put up with a certain amount of content and language that we don't necessarily like or agree with. In our minds, this is part of the cost of Free Speech. 

The only time we question that belief is when Free Speech comes into conflict with users' physical safety.  Safety always wins out over Free Speech. 

YOUR SAFETY

Xanga is dedicated to making your Xanga experience safer and more fun (for more information, please see our Xanga Safety site). If you find yourself in a bind, however, please take advantange of your local authorities. If you feel like your life or safety is in danger, PLEASE REPORT THE SITUATION TO THE POLICE OR LOCAL AUTHORITIES!

POLICE INVESTIGATIONS

We are always happy to cooperate with police investigations.  To ensure that we don't violate users' privacy without due process, we do ask that police investigators send us a subpoena before we pass along any user information.

If you'd like to contact us regarding a police investigation, you can do so here:

• http://help.xanga.com/contact/abuse-police.htm