Use the private report sheet when someone else's post or comment breaks Community rules. This article covers how to open the sheet, pick a reason, optional details, limits, and optional block—not feed basics or the full policy text.
🔒If you are in crisis or need immediate support, open Crisis hotline in Resources—not the report flow for posts or comments.
What reporting is for
- Reporting sends a private moderation request about a specific post or comment—it is not emergency dispatch and does not contact the author.
- You choose one reason from a fixed list and may add optional context for reviewers.
- After a successful submit, that post or comment hides from your feeds only until moderation reviews it—other members may still see it.
- Community rules explains what is allowed and what enforcement can look like—this article is the step-by-step report flow.
Report a post
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Community
Tap the Community tab and open Explore if you are not already on the feed.
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Report Post
On someone else's post, tap the overflow menu (⋯) in the header row and choose Report Post. The sheet title reads Report This Post.
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Cancel
Tap Cancel in the sheet toolbar to close without sending a report.
Report a comment
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Comments
Open the Comments sheet from a post on Explore—see Comments for comment-count and Comment as entry points.
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Report Comment
On someone else's comment, open the overflow menu on that row and choose Report Comment. The sheet title reads Report This Comment.
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Cancel
Tap Cancel to dismiss the sheet without submitting.
Choose a reason and submit
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Why are you reporting this?
The first section lists report categories. Tap one reason—a checkmark appears on the row you selected. Submit stays disabled until you pick a reason.
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Additional details (optional)
In the second section, type extra context if it helps reviewers understand the issue. Leave it blank if the reason alone is enough.
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Submit
Tap Submit when a reason is selected. A spinner may appear while the app sends the report.
- Harassment or bullying
- Hate speech or discrimination
- Medical advice or pressure
- Self-harm or dangerous content
- Spam or scam
- Sexually explicit content
- Privacy violation
- Other
After you submit
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Thank you
When the report sends successfully, an alert titled Thank you confirms We'll review it as soon as possible. Tap OK to continue.
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Block this user too?
On some reports, a follow-up alert asks whether to block the author. Tap Block to hide their posts and comments from your feeds, or Not now to finish without blocking—see Blocking users for standalone block steps.
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Report Post
After a successful report, that post or comment stops appearing in your Explore feed or comment thread. Other members may still see it until moderation takes action.
You can't withdraw a report after it is submitted. Your report history is private to your Apple ID—see Your submitted reports.
Rate limits and duplicate reports
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Too many reports
The app limits how many reports you can file in a rolling 24-hour window. If you hit the limit, an alert titled Too many reports asks you to try again later.
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Already reported
You can file only one report per post or comment. A second attempt shows Already reported and points you to Settings → Community → My reports.
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Report couldn't be sent
If the network or sync fails, a generic error alert appears—tap OK and try Submit again when you have a connection.
Crisis hotline vs Report
- Crisis hotline — open Hotline on Resources when you or someone nearby needs urgent mental-health support right now.
- Report — overflow menu (⋯) on someone else's published post or comment when content may violate Community Guidelines.
- Self-harm or dangerous content — moderation reason on the report sheet; use Hotline when immediate help is needed.
See Community safety for publish-time checks and how Report fits the safety toolkit.
✦Unsure which path fits? Immediate personal crisis → Crisis hotline. Someone else's rule-breaking post or comment → report sheet on that content.
What happens next
- Your submitted reports — review status and history under Settings → Community → My reports.
- Blocking users — hide an author from your feeds with or without reporting first.
- Community rules — policy overview, enforcement, and how reports fit the safety toolkit.
🔒Reports you file are sent for moderation review and stored in a private report history synced with your Apple ID through iCloud. Optional details you add are for reviewers—not shown on the public feed. Reporting or blocking hides content from your view; it does not remove it for every member until moderation acts.