This was suggested a while ago. But the implementation is apparently difficult.
Players who receive a wrong channel silence longer than 24h can send a help ticket for a possible reduction.
UPDATE Chat Channel Updates
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Players who receive a wrong channel silence longer than 24h can send a help ticket for a possible reduction.
Please unban me it was falsely done
If you're posting here in forums, you weren't banned. You were just silenced. Banning is something else entirely.Please unban me it was falsely done
LestatDeLioncourt
Active Member
Hey folks!
Today we’re sharing some upcoming major updates to our public chat channels and silencing policy. We want Campus Chat, and the chat system in general, to be welcoming, useful, and safe for the wider PiMD community. To support that, we’re making some changes.
UPDATES - 6/17/26
NEW CHANNEL
This is a dedicated space for players who want to meet new people, make friends, and request clean RP. Connections is designed to support community-building, but it is still a public channel! It is not a space for explicit sexual content, sexual solicitation, or attempts to move players into explicit conversations.
Goodbye for Now: Orientation
Upon review and feedback, we've learned that the Orientation channel needs a bit more work so that it achieves our goal of better supporting new players and the wider community.
Clarity on Channel Use & Descriptions
Campus
General yapping.
Exchange
Looking to trade, buy, sell or gift? Use this channel for those requests.
Student Union
Find and post all Club-related matters here!
NEW
This is where you can post clean RP/RS, hire, friend requests. Meet new people and make new friends!
Bug Fixes & Updates
We've fixed the chat channel bug wherein they weren't updating at all until the game is reloaded. On iOS, we've launched an update to fix missing notifications and other elements for players.
We’ll continue working on additional improvements to the chat experience and will share more when those updates are ready! Thanks for all of your feedback so far.
Why We’re Making These Changes
tl;dr
PiMD is still social, flirty and expressive; we’re simply narrowing what belongs in public spaces to help the game continue growing.
Public chat should help players connect, trade, find clubs, ask questions, and enjoy the game. Over time however, explicit sexual content in public channels has become more and more of a serious issue. To keep PiMD around, discoverable, and welcoming for the long run, public chat needs to meet a clearer standard.
We want this community to stick around for a very long time, and we know you do too! Because of that, we’re moving public chat away from explicit content and toward channels that better support how people actually want to play PiMD.
Chat Channel Changes
To create a healthier, more functional, and welcoming environment, we are introducing three new dedicated chat spaces and retiring Pub Chat.
NEW
Trading is a huge part of PiMD, but it often takes over Campus Chat. A dedicated trading channel should make trades easier to find without pushing general conversation off-screen.
New
This channel is your new go-to spot for all club-related matters like hitting parties, searching for a club or promoting your own club!
New
Wanting to make new friends, find a new RS, hire a pupil or request clean RP? This is where you can find people who are also looking!
New
We want our newest players to feel right at home. This channel will give new players a place to ask questions, learn the ropes, and get help from PiMD vets and OGs players.
Say Goodbye to Pub Chat
While it was originally designed as an 18+ opt-in space, Pub Chat created an expectation that public chat could function as an adult/explicit space. This no longer works for PiMD under current platform expectations, and it has also made moderation less clear across public channels. Private DMs are different, but public channels can no longer be a place for explicit sexual content. As always, consent and respect still apply everywhere.
Chat Conduct Changes
The following changes are being made to how explicit/sexual content is handled in PiMD:
We are also working on updates to support platform age-check requirements and meet changing regulations in different regions. Our goal is to better prevent underage players from accessing social features where required, rather than relying only on account bans after harm has already happened.
- If we can confirm that alts are being used to evade moderation or continue serious violations, action may also be taken on related accounts, as well as main accounts.
Public Chat Guidance Examples
We know there will be tons of questions about what does and does not count as sexually explicit public chat. The examples below are meant to help players understand what is and isn’t appropriate in public chat.
PLEASE NOTE
The list below is not exhaustive, and moderation decisions may depend on the full message, surrounding context, repeated behaviour, and whether a player is using public chat for sexual solicitation or explicit sexual roleplay.
The following types of content are NOT allowed in public channels:
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etc.
ALLOWED IN PUBLIC CHAT
The following types of content are generally allowed, as long as they are not sexual, harassing, or otherwise abusive:
Usually Allowed, Unless the Context Becomes Explicit/Sexual
Some phrases are not automatically violations on their own. Neutral phrases such as the ones below are fine unless they are paired with sexual wording, coded language, emojis, or solicitation.
When in doubt, keep public chat appropriate for the broader community. Public channels are no longer the place for sexual solicitation, explicit sexual roleplay, or attempts to move your fellow players into explicit conversations.
How These Changes Were Decided Upon
These changes were not made lightly. We invested time discussing proposed changes with long-standing players, community leaders, and our mod team - folks who deeply understand how chat is used day to day.
At the same time, we’ll be watching how these updates affect the community. While sexual/explicit chat is no longer allowed in public spaces, we are here to listen to constructive feedback about the channel structures as well as guidance on the new policy and changes, and are open to making adjustments there where needed.
This is a meaningful change, but not a final update that can't be improved. Our goal is to move public chat in a healthier direction, learn from how the community uses these new spaces, and improve from there.
We firmly believe these updates are going to make PiMD a much more stable, welcoming, and active game for both our long-time veterans and brand-new players. Thanks for helping us keep PiMD active, welcoming, and sustainable for the long run.
FAQ
PiMD avatars can be quite sexy, isn’t that a contradiction?
While it’s an understandable question, we don’t feel that it is. We are advocates of the “Cosplay Is Not Consent” fan convention movement:
“Cosplay is Not Consent” is a crucial movement and policy widely adopted within the convention community, emphasizing that wearing a costume—no matter how revealing, detailed, or suggestive—is never an invitation for unwanted physical contact, photography, or sexual harassment.
Sexy avis does not mean public chat is an explicit/adult-content space.
Why are you removing Pub?
Pub being 18+ opt-in created the wrong expectation. Too many players treated it as an aggressively sexual space, and that behavior spilled into the wider public chat experience.
Will I get immediately silenced if I accidentally post in the wrong channel?
We know it takes time to build new habits! For the first 14 days following the update, we are implementing a probation period for channel placements. If you post in the wrong channel, our moderators will simply give you a friendly verbal redirection to move your post to the right spot. After this two-week grace period, repeatedly ignoring reminders and posting in the wrong channel will result in an official warning or a short silence for chat disruption.
Note: There is no grace period for explicit NSFW content, which will be silenced immediately across all channels from day one.
Newbies can just block or leave Pub. Why get rid of the whole channel?
Blocking and opt-in channels help in some cases, but they do not solve the core issue. Public sexual content still affects platform review, reports, reviews, advertising, and how the game is perceived. We need public chat spaces to meet a higher standard overall.
Why not just tell people to block / report instead of changing public chat?
Block and Report are still important tools, but they are reactive. They help after someone has already had a bad experience. That does not solve the bigger problem of players entering public chat, immediately seeing sexual content, having a bad experience, and potentially deciding the game is not for them before they’ve gotten into it, or even after they have.
Why not just ban players who break the rules?
We already do, and will continue to do so, but individual moderation has not been enough to solve the issue. Public sexual content affects app store review, advertising, new player experience, and the long-term health of PiMD, so we need to make broader changes to public chat.
Will I get silenced if my current username or profile text has a word that violates the new guidelines?
We have a clear, multi-phase enforcement plan to help players transition to the new username standards:
Phase 1 (The 2-Week Probation Period Following These Updates): If a mod spots an explicit name, the player will not be immediately silenced unless they are actively posting explicit content in chat. Instead, the mod issues an official warning informing the player that their name violates the new policy and they must send in a ticket to get it changed.
Phase 2 (Post-Probation): Offending players will be silenced until their name is changed by ATA staff.
Why punish main accounts for alt behavior?
Because moderation does not work if players can use throwaway accounts to break the rules with no real consequences. If someone uses a sacrificial alt to bypass these rules, harass players, solicit sexual chat, or test how far they can push moderation, we will treat that as the same player trying to avoid accountability. In those cases, their main account can also receive permanent action.
Is RP still allowed?
Yes. Looking for RP or RP partners is not automatically a violation. Explicit sexual roleplay, kink solicitation, or using public chat to move players into sexual RP is not allowed. Players can make clean rp requests in the Connections chat.
Are (sexy) DMs being banned?
No. Private, consensual adult DMs are not the focus of these changes. However, harassment, non-consensual sexual messages, underage involvement, scams, threats, and other abuse remain bannable.
Will players be silenced for saying things like “DM me,” “looking for RP,” or “rate my avi”?:
Not automatically. Context matters. These phrases may be fine in normal social or gameplay conversation, but they may become actionable when combined with sexual wording, coded sexual language, repeated sexual context, targeted harassment, off-platform solicitation, or attempts to move players into sexual private chat.
What if I think a silence or ban was wrong?
Please contact support so the team can review it. We know consistency matters, and we’ll continue updating our guidance as these changes roll out.
This game has always been adult-oriented/sexy/flirty. Why change now?
PiMD can still have flirting, dating-adjacent chat, RP, and social fun. What’s changing is that explicit sexual solicitation and sexual roleplay can no longer happen in public channels. Platform expectations, regional regulations, and review standards have changed, and we need PiMD to adapt so the game can continue.
Why are you trying to protect underage players if PiMD has always been 17+?
Keeping under 18’s out of PiMD has always been an ongoing challenge, and now we must account for updated platform requirements and regional regulations for if underage people do make it in, including age-check requirements for social features. As before, if we discover that someone who claimed to be 17+ is underage, their account will be banned.
Players can still bypass these new restrictions. What about that?
Attempts to bypass moderation with misspellings, emojis, spacing, acronyms, coded phrases, or alternate languages may still be actioned when the intent is clear. The goal is not to chase specific words; it’s to address sexual solicitation and explicit sexual content in public spaces.
ATA’s being too strict; everyone will be scared to chat.
Rest assured that regular social chat is still allowed. Flirting, compliments, jokes, RP requests, dating-adjacent conversation, trading, club recruitment, and general chat are fine as long as they are not explicit, harassing, or used to solicit sexual conversations.
If we've missed anything, please leave it in the comment section below and our team will do their best to get back to any questions with clarity
Genuinely who asked why you are “trying to protect minors that manage to make it in” because ban and/or fire that person. That being said you can have a 17+ game with 17+ content while still protecting kids with minimal effort but this over-policing/parenting when you’re community is 20+ at this point is pointless, aggravating, and game killing.
Apparently its not 17 plus bc they banned me for it
and won't reply to me about it while I'm 18 lolNot to be rude or anything but u don't know my situation people have alts lol.. and no I'm not silenced I was originally for 1 day and then I've lost like every chat communication after trying to appeal and lost all Chat communications. None one will answer me after one specific mod or whatever has had it out for me ... bc im 17? I'm an adult lol
besides it's a 17 plus game even tho they seem to say its 13 plus now which is like confusing.....But the what's it like to be banned? Bc isn't being silenced a thing for like only a day? Idk first time this happend soo
Banned means you can no longer access PIMD. Silencing means you cannot post in public chats and can last anywhere from 24 hours to a permanent silence.
I know you're not banned because you're here posting in forums. You wouldn't be able to log onto PIMD at all if you were banned.Not to be rude or anything but u don't know my situation people have alts lol.. and no I'm not silenced I was originally for 1 day and then I've lost like every chat communication after trying to appeal and lost all Chat communications. None one will answer me after one specific mod or whatever has had it out for me ... bc im 17? I'm an adult lol
If there is anyone 13-17 on the app their game is completely different, there’s no chat features in public or club chats, and they can’t see avatars. If anyone is in chat claiming to be between those ages their access will be revoked which sounds like what’s happened here since you said you’re 17Not to be rude or anything but u don't know my situation people have alts lol.. and no I'm not silenced I was originally for 1 day and then I've lost like every chat communication after trying to appeal and lost all Chat communications. None one will answer me after one specific mod or whatever has had it out for me ... bc im 17? I'm an adult lol
I thought people 16 and under were supposed to be permanently banned from PIMD. Is this not the case anymore? This was never communicated to us.
TOS and this post even still say the game is ages 17+ only, and TOS specifically says that under 17s will have their "accounts immediately disabled."
It hasn’t been communicated yet unfortunately but the devs are working on it.
I’ve just saw your other post about tos, these are also being changed to reflect this along the lines of 13-17 have a heavily limited experience (eg no social features) of the game and the fully functional part of the game is 18+, it’s taking a while to change due to legalities
-_-MIKA-_-
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I can't be the only one who's finding it harder to sell things now even with the exchange chat
I'm a little confused because this is very conflicting information than what I've seen from several other moderators, for example in this thread.
What Leigh is talking about is the newer age verification. It’s a countermeasure for when minor inevitably try to come on game. It gives them nothing though. They can’t see inappropriate content, add people, see any form of chat, see club walls, or really do anything out just mindlessly hit a party.
There’s going to be a more in-depth explanation soon.
Previously the game had no real verification, so this is a step in the right direction.
To be clear, the game will be enforcing 18+ and anyone who states otherwise will be removed as we’ve done previously.
Always here if you have more follow up questions that I’m able to addressThank you Day!
IT doesn't make sense tho I told someone I turned 18 and then got silenced and everything revoked and no ones helping me
I've been an adult before the silence but they told me I was 17 after