p.s. this is long due to me also posting the entirety of the TOS, no need to read all of it. This is just me ranting about FNAF content on Scratch.

This is a stupid thing to post about, but why did the Team shadow ban searching for projects related to Five Nights at Freddy’s and its community? I get that this is their site, but for those who are going to say ‘they don’t want horror games shared on this site, it’s for children’ i have to say shush thine facial, because there are horror games on here. It’s solely FNAF related projects that can’t be searched for. However, this got me thinking if you can sue the ST for the ban.

Scratch is their website, and they have the right to do what they want with it, but they do not have control over what people post about. The projects shared on here are meant to be shown to and be seen by everyone, and since the project technically belongs to whoever made it and the ST can’t do anything about it.

For those of you who will tell me to read the Community Guidelines or the TOS, I already have and they say nothing about content the ST doesn’t like, just things about sharing discrimination propaganda and to be kind to others*. Scratch cannot technically remove the ability to search for people’s projects, it is in the project’s creator’s right to have it be seen.

In short, the ST cannot technically remove people from seeing a project, no matter if they like it or not, it’s up to the rules in the guidelines and the people of the community to decide if something isn’t allowed to be posted.


*Here is everything stated in the TOS CG, which can also be found under the Legal and Community section if you scroll all the way down:

Community Guidelines: Scratch is a friendly and welcoming community for everyone, where people create, share, and learn together. We welcome people of all ages, races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities. Help keep Scratch a welcoming, supportive, and creative space for all by following these Community Guidelines:

Treat everyone with respect.
Scratchers have diverse backgrounds, interests, identities, and experiences. Everyone on Scratch is encouraged to share things that excite them and are important to them—we hope that you find ways to celebrate your own identity on Scratch, and allow others to do the same. It’s never OK to attack a person or group’s identity or to be unkind to someone about their background or interests.
Be safe: keep personal and contact information private.
For safety reasons, don't give out any information that could be used for private communication, in person or online. This includes sharing real last names, phone numbers, addresses, hometowns, school names, email addresses, usernames or links to social media sites, video chatting applications, or websites with private chat functionality.
Give helpful feedback.
Everyone on Scratch is learning. When commenting on a project, remember to say something you like about it, offer suggestions, and be kind, not critical. Please keep comments respectful and avoid spamming or posting chain mail. We encourage you to try new things, experiment, and learn from others.
Embrace remix culture.
Remixing is when you build upon someone else’s projects, code, ideas, images, or anything else they share on Scratch to make your own unique creation.
Remixing is a great way to collaborate and connect with other Scratchers. You are encouraged to use anything you find on Scratch in your own creations, as long as you provide credit to everyone whose work you used and make a meaningful change to it. And when you share something on Scratch, you are giving permission to all Scratchers to use your work in their creations, too.
Be honest.
It’s important to be honest and authentic when interacting with others on Scratch, and remember that there is a person behind every Scratch account. Spreading rumors, impersonating other Scratchers or celebrities, or pretending to be seriously ill is not respectful to the Scratch Community.
Help keep the site friendly.
It’s important to keep your creations and conversations friendly and appropriate for all ages. If you think something on Scratch is mean, insulting, too violent, or otherwise disruptive to the community, click “Report” to let us know about it. Please use the “Report” button rather than engaging in fights, spreading rumors about other people’s behavior, or otherwise responding to any inappropriate content. The Scratch Team will look at your report and take the appropriate action.

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I think you misunderstand how it works.
So, the ST moderates and has the final say, the right under the first amendment to moderate it as they want.
As we’re under a private website, free speech laws don’t apply. The websites owner can decide if something you can say on the street is allowed.
Similarly, they can decide what you talk or post about on the site. They also aren’t being disrespectful by removing stuff.
EDIT: They also have responsibility over what people share or even save on the servers.

You cannot sue them, that is not how court works, you cannot sue someone for a ban.

LennyMicBob wrote:

(#1)
This is a stupid thing to post about, but why did the Team shadow ban searching for projects related to Five Nights at Freddy’s and its community?

Copypasting the entire Q&A on The FNaF Policy - Cutting it short, still read the below: The story is the reason, and jumpscares.

speakvisually wrote:

Why not implement an age appropriateness rating system on Scratch?
Everything shared in our community should be appropriate for all ages. Any type of age restriction by the Scratch Team, community members, or creators isn’t aligned with this philosophy.

Can I put a disclaimer on my Scratch project to warn people it's not for all ages?
Everything shared in our community should be appropriate for all ages. Any content that requires a disclaimer or warning isn't aligned with this philosophy and would not be suitable for Scratch. If a warning is needed, it is probably not appropriate for Scratch.

Will all Five Nights at Freddy’s and similar content be unshared?
No. We’ll only unshare content that violates our Community Guidelines. For example: An emulation of or conversation about Five Nights at Freddy’s containing any of the elements described above is not okay.

Will this lead to my account being blocked?
In most cases, no. However, continuing to share content that violates the Community Guidelines can result in your account being blocked.

Will I be able to reshare projects removed by the Scratch Team?
Yes, as long as you remove the parts that are inappropriate — the jumpscares, the scary backstory, the frightening images, or any other content that isn’t appropriate. If you have any questions about whether the changes you've made are appropriate for re-sharing, please reach out to Contact Us.

My project was removed. Where can I find it?
If your project violated the Community Guidelines, it was unshared. In most cases you can now find it in your Unshared folder.

Why are you unsharing FNAF projects instead of Scratch projects X,Y, or Z which are far scarier?
This policy applies to all content that is violent, scary, or too intense for all ages. Not just FNAF. If you are aware of other Scratch projects that you feel go against the Community Guidelines, please use the Report button on the projects so we can check them out.

Why are you unsharing my project for being “too scary” when my 6 year-old nephew / sibling / cousin loves it and doesn't think it's scary?
Finding one example of a younger person that is not disturbed by FNAF or similar content doesn't prove that there aren't many others who do find it disturbing. We have heard feedback from many kids, parents, and teachers over the years who feel that some FNAF and similar content in projects are not appropriate for Scratch.

EDIT: Also, NFE exists for one reason: If something is on the verge of being inappropriate, the creator wouldn't have to complain and whine that their project was taken down, instead, it supresses nearly-inappropriate stuff. Call it stupid as you may want, but don't forget FNaF's story is still kidnap and murder, and horror games are allowed as long as they don't contain jumpscares or any age warning and abide by the gc, so that excuse won't work.

Guess this reminds me the FNaF community hasn't changed one bit…

With regards to suing them, this is a really important part of the Terms of Use that often gets overlooked:

Terms of Use wrote:

The Scratch Team reserves the sole right to determine what constitutes a violation of the Terms of Use or Community Guidelines.

In other words, the Scratch Team can remove content for any reason they see fit, or for no reason at all, including the reason that they “feel like it,” and you have no legal recourse.

LennyMicBob wrote:

Scratch cannot technically remove the ability to search for people’s projects, it is in the project’s creator’s right to have it be seen.

This is not correct. You have no such right. Nowhere does it say in the Terms of Use that you have that right, and as I indicated in my previous post, the Scratch Team can remove content for any or no reason.

If your justification is the first amendment, let me provide a copy of it, straight from the US government:

First Amendment to the United States Constitution wrote:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

The text says that Congress shall make no law infringing on free speech. The Scratch Foundation is not Congress and thus is not bound by the text of the amendment. The caveat is that their powers are limited to within their own site; you are welcome to post whatever content you want on other sites and the Scratch Team can't stop you other than taking action against you on Scratch. The only real “rights” you have on Scratch are the rights given to you under the Creative Commons license for your projects (which basically means the right to receive credit when others remix your content) and the right to leave (i.e. the Scratch Team cannot force you to stay on the site).

Zydrolic wrote:

You cannot sue them, that is not how court works, you cannot sue someone for a ban.

LennyMicBob wrote:

(#1)
This is a stupid thing to post about, but why did the Team shadow ban searching for projects related to Five Nights at Freddy’s and its community?

Copypasting the entire Q&A on The FNaF Policy - Cutting it short, still read the below: The story is the reason, and jumpscares.

speakvisually wrote:

Why not implement an age appropriateness rating system on Scratch?
Everything shared in our community should be appropriate for all ages. Any type of age restriction by the Scratch Team, community members, or creators isn’t aligned with this philosophy.

Can I put a disclaimer on my Scratch project to warn people it's not for all ages?
Everything shared in our community should be appropriate for all ages. Any content that requires a disclaimer or warning isn't aligned with this philosophy and would not be suitable for Scratch. If a warning is needed, it is probably not appropriate for Scratch.

Will all Five Nights at Freddy’s and similar content be unshared?
No. We’ll only unshare content that violates our Community Guidelines. For example: An emulation of or conversation about Five Nights at Freddy’s containing any of the elements described above is not okay.

Will this lead to my account being blocked?
In most cases, no. However, continuing to share content that violates the Community Guidelines can result in your account being blocked.

Will I be able to reshare projects removed by the Scratch Team?
Yes, as long as you remove the parts that are inappropriate — the jumpscares, the scary backstory, the frightening images, or any other content that isn’t appropriate. If you have any questions about whether the changes you've made are appropriate for re-sharing, please reach out to Contact Us.

My project was removed. Where can I find it?
If your project violated the Community Guidelines, it was unshared. In most cases you can now find it in your Unshared folder.

Why are you unsharing FNAF projects instead of Scratch projects X,Y, or Z which are far scarier?
This policy applies to all content that is violent, scary, or too intense for all ages. Not just FNAF. If you are aware of other Scratch projects that you feel go against the Community Guidelines, please use the Report button on the projects so we can check them out.

Why are you unsharing my project for being “too scary” when my 6 year-old nephew / sibling / cousin loves it and doesn't think it's scary?
Finding one example of a younger person that is not disturbed by FNAF or similar content doesn't prove that there aren't many others who do find it disturbing. We have heard feedback from many kids, parents, and teachers over the years who feel that some FNAF and similar content in projects are not appropriate for Scratch.

EDIT: Also, NFE exists for one reason: If something is on the verge of being inappropriate, the creator wouldn't have to complain and whine that their project was taken down, instead, it supresses nearly-inappropriate stuff. Call it stupid as you may want, but don't forget FNaF's story is still kidnap and murder, and horror games are allowed as long as they don't contain jumpscares or any age warning and abide by the gc, so that excuse won't work.

Guess this reminds me the FNaF community hasn't changed one bit…

didn’t know they specifically said why they don’t like FNAF content, thanks!

LennyMicBob wrote:

For those of you who will tell me to read the Community Guidelines or the TOS, I already have and they say nothing about content the ST doesn’t like, just things about sharing discrimination propaganda and to be kind to others*.

bro wdym

ToS wrote:

7.1 Scratch has the right to suspend your account for violations of the Terms of Use or Community Guidelines. Repeat violators may have their account deleted. The Scratch Team reserves the sole right to determine what constitutes a violation of the Terms of Use or Community Guidelines. The Scratch Team also reserves the right to terminate any account used to circumvent prior enforcement of the Terms of Use.

Yes, they do have control over what people post here, and while yes, what they post do belong to themselves*, that doesn't mean ST cant hide them (its just like how you can own your phone, but if you bring it in my house, I can tell you to get that phone out of my darn house and never bring it in my house ever again, and I have the right to do so, I just cant steal your phone)

*in the sense that they own the license, however, as the license is CC2.0, people can use these things with credit

LennyMicBob wrote:

-SNIIIIIPPPPP-

why do you want to sue the ST for fnaf anyways

bloctans_4 wrote:

LennyMicBob wrote:

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why do you want to sue the ST for fnaf anyways

Exactly. In this case, it defeats the purpose of attempting to sue the ST over a ban that was lawfully and fairly agreed upon.

Nope, you cannot sue them the same way you can't sue the blue bird social media app for taking down your post because it was disrespectful.

PaperMarioFan2022 wrote:

bloctans_4 wrote:

LennyMicBob wrote:

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why do you want to sue the ST for fnaf anyways

Exactly. In this case, it defeats the purpose of attempting to sue the ST over a ban that was lawfully and fairly agreed upon.

FNAF is over rated
also can be considered scary to younger individuals
if you wanna make a FNAF fangame, use a scratch fork and post it on a site that supports FNAF content

bloctans_4 wrote:

PaperMarioFan2022 wrote:

bloctans_4 wrote:

LennyMicBob wrote:

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why do you want to sue the ST for fnaf anyways

Exactly. In this case, it defeats the purpose of attempting to sue the ST over a ban that was lawfully and fairly agreed upon.

FNAF is over rated
also can be considered scary to younger individuals
if you wanna make a FNAF fangame, use a scratch fork and post it on a site that supports FNAF content

what does overrated have to do with it being scary?

GlitchyZorua wrote:

bloctans_4 wrote:

PaperMarioFan2022 wrote:

bloctans_4 wrote:

LennyMicBob wrote:

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why do you want to sue the ST for fnaf anyways

Exactly. In this case, it defeats the purpose of attempting to sue the ST over a ban that was lawfully and fairly agreed upon.

FNAF is over rated
also can be considered scary to younger individuals
if you wanna make a FNAF fangame, use a scratch fork and post it on a site that supports FNAF content

what does overrated have to do with it being scary?

exactly, it’s not scary. The fan content on the other hand…

LennyMicBob wrote:

GlitchyZorua wrote:

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what does overrated have to do with it being scary?

exactly, it’s not scary. The fan content on the other hand…

uhhhh….

Your argument that FNAF should be allowed because there are other horror games on Scratch doesn't really hold water. If you know of other horror games on Scratch to the extent that FNAF is - please feel free to let us know through Contact Us and we'll see if we can get those added to the search filter too.

As for whether you can sue over this - sure, you can sue pretty much anybody over anything. Lawyers will happily take your money. But finding a court that will hear the case is another matter - and getting a positive ruling is yet another.

Anyway - these forums are for helping Scratchers use Scratch the language and Scratch the site better. Let's not take up the bandwidth with this kind of thing. If you are looking to mount a legal action against Scratch, please find another place to discuss it.