OerSocial Guides
These articles are written by OerSocial about this product. They stay online even when the social feed is quiet. That is the publisher side of the site: how posting works, what is banned, how ads and cookies work, and how to get help.
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Privacy requests, data, and how to get account help
How to reach OerSocial for data access or deletion, what we need in the email, and how account recovery actually works.
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Likes, views, and why OerSocial will not fake the numbers
How like, view, and follower counts work at a high level, and why buying them is against the rules.
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A week on OerSocial: a publishing rhythm that stays readable
A concrete weekly cadence for posting, replying, and using Explore without flooding the site or burning out.
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Groups on OerSocial, and when a conversation should leave the main feed
When a topic belongs in a group instead of the public home feed, and how to keep groups from becoming spam rooms.
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Stories, replies, and messages: what is public on OerSocial
The difference between a public reply, a story reaction, and a direct message—and why that difference matters.
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Explore, hashtags, and mentions without turning the site into spam
How discovery works on OerSocial, when a hashtag helps, and why tagging strangers is not a growth loop.
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How to write an OerSocial profile people can actually find
Display names, usernames, bios, and covers on OerSocial—what helps a real person recognize you, and what looks like impersonation.
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Original work, copyright, and why copied feeds fail
How OerSocial expects people to publish their own work, how copyright reports work, and why scraped feeds hurt everyone.
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OerSocial is 13+: age, COPPA, and child safety
Why accounts require a 13+ confirmation, how we handle child-safety reports, and why this site is not directed at children.
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Ads, cookies, and how OerSocial uses Google AdSense
Where ads may appear, how the cookie banner works, and what we will never ask you to do with an ad.
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Community guidelines, reporting, and what happens next
What OerSocial does not allow, how Report works, and why moderation matters on a site that can show ads.
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How to post, follow, and grow on OerSocial without fake engagement
Practical habits for publishing on OerSocial: complete posts, honest follows, and growth that does not depend on spam.
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How OerSocial works: accounts, posts, and public pages
A product tour of OerSocial: what is public, what stays private, and how posting actually behaves once you create an account.
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What OerSocial is, and who it is for
OerSocial is a public creator community for original posts, replies, and editorial guides—not a scraped magazine and not a child-directed app.
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