Key Information
Service to which the risk assessment relates:
my Fediverse instance, https://s.thenautilus.net/
Person responsible for the risk assessment:
Gianni Ceccarelli
Next scheduled review date:
2026-03-08
Risk Factors
My Fediverse instance is part of a social media platform. I am the only person who can post to it.
Visitors from anywhere on the Internet can only see my own posts, and posts my other people from different services that I am replying to, or that are replying to me.
My instance possibly meets some or all of the following "risk factors" from Ofcom's guidance:
- it's (part of) a social media platform
- everyone can view my instance, so it's technically accessible to children
- there are user profiles (mine, and copies of profiles of people I interact with)
- users from other Fediverse instances can connect and interact with my account, and vice-versa
- there are images and/or videos associated with some of the posts, and some of the users' profiles
- there are hyperlinks to other sites on the Internet
Illegal content
For all these types of contents:
- Terrorism
- Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (CSEA): grooming, images, URLs
- Encouraging or assisting suicide
- Hate
- Harassment, stalking, threats and abuse
- Controlling or coercive behaviour
- Drugs and psychoactive substances
- Firearms, knives or other weapons
- Human trafficking
- Unlawful immigration
- Sexual exploitation of adults
- Extreme pornography
- Intimate image abuse
- Proceeds of crime
- Fraud and financial offences
- Foreign interference
- Animal cruelty
the risk of encountering such content on this service is negligible:
- I don't write any of that, or link to any of that
- if someone else posts such content, or links to such content, in replies to my posts (which would then become visible through the public interface of this service), I will promptly remove the content as soon as I become aware of it
Therefore, I do not need to implement any further measures.
Safety duties
To prevent individuals from encountering priority illegal content by means of this service; To effectively mitigate and manage the risk of this service being used for the commission or facilitation of a priority offence; To effectively mitigate and manage the risks of harm to individuals:
I will not post any illegal content
I will remove any publicly viewable illegal content that might enter my service from other instances
To minimise the length of time for which any priority illegal content is present; To moderate content, including taking down content:
I will remove such content as soon as I become aware of it; other people can make me aware by sending me messages on this service, or by sending email messages to my public email address
Policies on user access, terms of use and terms of service:
I am the only person who is directly using this service, therefore the only person who would be subject to such policies and terms; this document is effectively my policy for my own service
If I were to become aware of unreported CSEA, I will report it to the NCA.
|
Ofcom ref |
Measure |
Comment |
|---|---|---|
|
ICU A2 |
Accountable individual |
Gianni Ceccarelli |
|
ICU C1 |
Content moderation function |
I personally review and assess suspected illegal content |
|
ICU C2 |
Take down |
I will remove the local copy of other people's content, and if appropriate, report it to their instance's administrators |
|
ICU D1 |
Enabling complaints |
Anyone can complain to me via direct message or email |
|
ICU D2 |
Easy to find complaints information |
My own profile, and every page on this website |
|
ICU D7 |
Appropriate action for complaints |
I personally handle any complaints |
|
ICU D9 |
Appeals |
I will handle appeals promptly |
|
ICU D10 |
Appeals |
I will handle appeals |
|
ICU D11 |
Proactive technology |
I am not using proactive technology |
|
ICU D12 |
Appropriate action for complaints |
As per ICU D7, I will handle any complaints |
|
ICU D13 |
Manifestly unfounded complaints |
I will handle complaints |
|
ICU G1 |
Terms of service |
Not applicable, as I am the only user |
|
ICU G3 |
Clarity of terms |
Same as above |
|
ICU H1 |
Proscribed organisations |
I will block any user and instance if I become aware that they are a member of a proscribed organisation. |
