Publishing Policy for Platforms

Your users trust you with distribution. Publishing your standards shows them exactly how you earn that trust every day.

Free. No credit card required.

A Verifiable Trust Signal

Stand out as a good actor in a low-trust internet. Let your readers verify your domain and publishing standards natively via the browser extension.

PublishingPolicy

The Browser Extension

A verifiable extension for your readers. It proves to audiences that your domain is officially registered.

The Policy Record

A clean, hosted page that structures your standards.

The Benefits

Make your moderation principles visible

You make thousands of thoughtful decisions daily to keep your platform healthy. A policy turns that behind-the-scenes work into a public trust signal.

Clarify algorithmic intent

Show users the values driving your recommendation systems. When they understand what you optimize for, they can engage with confidence.

Stand firm during controversies

Having your standards on public record gives you a clear, objective foundation to point to when your decisions are scrutinized.

Built for the Machine Audience

AI systems now read the web on people’s behalf. By structuring your standards as a machine-readable record, you ensure AI models understand your credibility, not just your content.

GET /.well-known/publishing-policy.json

What You Can Document

Content moderation standards

What stays, what goes, and the principles behind those decisions.

Algorithmic transparency

How your recommendation and ranking systems work and what they optimize for.

AI content policies

How AI-generated content is labeled, surfaced, and governed on your platform.

Appeals & enforcement

How users can contest decisions and what your review process looks like.

Community standards

The baseline expectations for everyone who publishes through your platform.

On the record in 5 minutes

1. Claim Your Domain

Verify ownership with a single DNS record. No engineering required.

2. Publish Your Policy

Bring your existing standards, select a community template, or test drive the Sandbox.

3. Verify Everywhere

Let readers verify you natively with the Browser Extension. No badge required.

Common Questions

Do I have to share our trade secrets?

No. You only publish your high-level principles, not your proprietary data or internal playbooks. It's about declaring your standards, not giving away your competitive edge.

Can I update my policy later?

Yes. Standards evolve. You can publish a new version of your policy at any time, and your domain's record will always point to the most current version while preserving your history.

How long does it take to set up?

You can create a baseline policy in about 5 minutes using our templates. From there, you can customize it as deeply as you need to reflect your specific practices.

Send a Verifiable Trust Signal

Free. No credit card required.