Community Guidelines

Last updated September 15, 2026

Lift each other up

• Be kind, even when you disagree. Debate ideas, never attack people.
• Show up for each other: answer questions, offer help, share what you know.
• Give honest reviews. Criticize a product or service fairly; never harass an owner.

Never allowed

• Hate and harassment: slurs, threats, bullying, or attacks on anyone's race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexuality, disability or background, including anti-Black racism of any kind.
• Anything that sexualizes a minor. blkhive is for adults 18+. We report child sexual abuse material to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) as the law requires, and ban the account.
• Nudity and sexual content, violence or gore.
• Scams and fraud: fake businesses, fake reviews, pyramid schemes, "get rich quick" pitches, asking members for money under false pretenses.
• Pretending to be someone else, or listing a business you don't own.
• Sharing someone's private information (address, phone, photos) without their permission.
• Spam: repeated promotions, mass messages, or links posted over and over.
• Illegal goods or services, including weapons, drugs and stolen property.

Businesses

• A business in the directory must be at least 51% Black-owned, and the owner says so truthfully when applying.
• Every business is checked by our team before it appears, and can be re-checked at any time.
• Prices, deals and events you post must be real.

If you see something wrong

Use the report button on any post, comment, message, business or profile. A real person on our team reviews every report. Depending on what happened, we may remove content, limit an account, or ban it. Serious threats are reported to the authorities.

Questions about these guidelines, or about a decision on your account? Email [email protected].