Content policy and what we can't generate

ComicInk runs content moderation on every prompt — synopsis, character description, panel description, story input — and on every image you upload. Some content is automatically rejected before any compute runs. Some is your responsibility as the creator.

What's blocked automatically

The platform's safety system blocks content in two layers:

1. A multilingual term filter that catches unambiguous sexual or harmful terms across every language ComicInk supports.
2. An AI safety classifier that judges the intent of what you write in any language — catching nuanced or euphemistic sexual and harmful content the term filter misses, including content phrased indirectly or in a language other than English.

When a prompt is blocked, you'll see an error and no credits are deducted — the rejection happens before any image generation.

Specifically rejected

• Sexual content (graphic sexual descriptions, nudity in sexual contexts).
• Sexual content involving minors — zero tolerance, in any framing.
• Graphic violence — extreme gore, torture, mutilation in detail.
• Hate speech — content targeting groups by race, religion, gender, sexuality, etc.
• Self-harm or suicide content in promotional or instructive framing.
• Real public figures in defamatory or sexual contexts.

What's allowed

• Mature themes — implied violence, action, conflict, drama. Comics about war, crime, abuse-survival, mental illness — all fine when handled non-graphically.
• Mild violence — fight scenes, action, weaponry, suspense.
• Romance and intimacy — kissing, attraction, romantic tension. Anything more explicit gets blocked.
• Suggestive but clothed — swimwear, athletic wear, and revealing-but-clothed outfits are allowed; explicit nudity or sexual acts are not.
• Mature language — characters can curse and argue.

The line: stylized, story-relevant treatment of difficult themes is fine. Explicit, gratuitous, or harmful content is not.

Uploaded photos and reference images

You can upload your own photos — of yourself, friends, or family — as reference images, character portraits, or comic pages. Uploaded images are moderated the same way as text:

• Ordinary photos are fine. A photo of your kids for a birthday comic, a family portrait, a friend as a superhero — all allowed. An image is never blocked just because a child appears in it.
• Blocked: sexual or pornographic imagery, and any image that sexualizes a minor (zero tolerance).
• Consent is your responsibility. Only upload photos of real people you have the right to use. Don't upload images of other people — including children who aren't your own — without permission.

If an upload is blocked you'll see a message, and the image is not stored.

Story Videos: synthetic media, voices, and music

The content rules above apply to Story Videos exactly as they do to comics — sexual, violent, hateful, and minor-involving content is prohibited in video and audio too. Story Videos add a few rules specific to moving images and sound:

• No deepfakes or deceptive synthetic media. Don't use AI video or audio to fake real events, to make a real person appear to say or do something they didn't, or to pass synthetic content off as a genuine recording. This includes election, financial, medical, and other disinformation.
• No real people without consent — in motion or voice. Just as you can't depict a real person's likeness without consent in a comic, you can't animate them or synthesize their voice in a video without consent.
• Everything is AI-generated. The video, the motion, and the spoken voices are all produced by AI models. The voices are synthesized from the AI model's own output — they are not recordings of you or anyone else, and ComicInk does not capture your real voice.
• Background music is licensed for your videos only. The background music we offer comes from a royalty-free music library and is licensed for use within the videos you create on ComicInk. Don't extract it, isolate it, or redistribute it as standalone music.

Note that video moderation works a little differently from images: video safety filtering happens at the model provider during rendering, and credits for a render that completes successfully are not refunded even if you're unhappy with the result. See credits and refunds in the Terms of Service.

What you're responsible for

The platform cannot fully detect:

• Copyright violations — using characters from existing comics, films, or shows. Don't generate "Spider-Man" — name your own character and describe them as you want them to look.
• Trademarks — branded products, logos, real-world brand names in panels. Avoid unless they're naturally background-incidental.
• Likeness rights — depicting real people without consent. If you describe "a character who looks exactly like [celebrity name]", that's on you legally.
• Originality — every story you publish is yours; we don't ghostwrite or co-own.

We treat the platform's output as your work product, governed by the Terms of Service you agreed to at signup. Stories you publish on a storefront are subject to the same originality and copyright requirements.

What happens if a generation is blocked

You see an error message in the editor. Your synopsis, panel text, or character description triggered the filter. Edit the offending text and try again. No credits are spent on a blocked generation.

Common false positives to watch for:

• Character names containing flagged words (rare but happens). Try a slight name variation.
• Mature drama framed too graphically in the synopsis. Rewrite the synopsis to focus on emotion and consequence rather than explicit detail.
• Action scenes described very graphically. "Stab" usually fine; "graphic gore" likely not.

Reporting violations

If you encounter content on a public ComicInk page that violates this policy (someone else's published comic), contact support via the chat bubble or email superhero@comicink.ai. We review reports and remove violating content.

Age requirements

You must be at least 18 years old to use ComicInk. See the Terms of Service for the full account eligibility terms.

Why we moderate at all

AI image generation can be misused. We moderate to:

• Keep ComicInk usable across cultures and demographics.
• Comply with App Store and Google Play policies (the iOS app's existence depends on this).
• Comply with payment processor policies (Stripe and Apple both prohibit certain content).
• Make a public storefront platform that's safe to share with friends and discoverable through the gallery.

If you're working on adult-themed comics that fall outside our policy, ComicInk isn't the right platform — there are dedicated platforms for adult content that handle the legal and payment-processor requirements that come with it.

Updated on: 11/07/2026