Frequently Asked Questions

1. 1. Click the "Sign Up" button in the top navigation
2. 2. Choose a username (4-32 characters, letters, numbers, underscores, and hyphens only)
3. 3. Provide your email address
4. 4. Create a strong password (minimum 8 characters, must include uppercase, lowercase, and numbers)
5. 5. Check your email immediately for the verification link
6. 6. Click the verification link within 10 minutes of signing up

• • Minimum 8 characters
• • Must contain at least one uppercase letter
• • Must contain at least one lowercase letter
• • Must contain at least one number

Email can be changed with password verification. However, usernames are permanent to maintain accountability. Profile information like bio, website, and location can be updated at any time.

• • Two-factor authentication (2FA) for additional account security
• • Secure session management
• • IP-based security monitoring
• • Account activity tracking

• • Text posts with titles (up to 120 characters)
• • Post content up to 20,000 characters
• • Comments up to 10,000 characters
• • Images (up to 10 per post, 3 per comment)
• • Videos (up to 10 per post, 3 per comment)

Please note that all markdown text counts toward your limit, so  will count as multiple chars toward your limits!

Posts and comments cannot be edited or deleted after posting. This policy ensures accountability and maintains conversation integrity. Consider carefully before posting as content is permanent.

Yes, to maintain quality discussions:

• • 1 post per 30 seconds
• • 1 comment per 30 seconds
• • Comment nesting limited to 1024 levels deep
• • Maximum file size for uploads: 15MB

Browse available Pochas through the directory. Click the "Join" button on any Pocha. You can leave a Pocha at any time.

Yes! You can:

• • Create a unique Pocha name (4-32 characters)
• • Set a description (up to 512 characters)
• • Establish community rules (up to 4096 characters)
• • Customize with avatar and banner images

• • Community creation: 1 per second
• • Community settings updates: 2 per 5 seconds
• • Membership actions (join/leave): 3 per 5 seconds

• • Community moderators can manage their Pochas
• • Platform-wide moderation for serious violations
• • User reports help identify problematic content
• • IP-based abuse prevention
• • Account bans for serious violations
• • Moderators are in charge of their Pochas.

• • Illegal content
• • Harassment or abuse
• • Nudity
• • Content that violates intellectual property rights
• • Spam or excessive self-promotion

Use the report button on posts/comments. The report limit is 5 reports per minute. Provide specific details about the violation. Moderators will review and take appropriate action.

Moderators are responsible for:

• • Enforcing community rules and platform policies
• • Reviewing reported content
• • Managing community settings and appearance
• • Handling user disputes and appeals
• • Maintaining community health and engagement

• • Post creation: 1 per 30 seconds
• • Comment creation: 1 per 30 seconds
• • Community creation: 1 per second
• • Follow actions: 1 per second
• • Moderation actions: 5 per second
• • Ban actions: 2 per second

Actions will be temporarily blocked. Repeated violations may result in account restrictions. Cooldown periods vary by action type.

The platform works on all modern web browsers including Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge. Old Safari (< version 18) doesn't support anything proper.

• • Secure session management
• • Rate limiting and abuse prevention
• • No sharing of personal information
• • Optional two-factor authentication

• • Username
• • Post and comment history
• • Community memberships
• • Optional profile information (bio, website, location)
• • Account creation date
• • Anything you do that notifies someone else.

• • Comments on your posts
• • Bumps on your posts or comments
• • Replies to your comments
• • @mentions in posts or comments
• • New followers
• • New posts in communities you moderate
• • Reports (for moderators)

Yes! You can enable or disable notifications for:

• • Post comments
• • Post and comment bumps
• • Comment replies
• • @mentions
• • New followers
• • New posts in moderated communities
• • Reports (for moderators)

You can star posts to save them for later reference. Starred posts are private to your account. You can view all your starred posts from your profile. Stars don't affect post visibility or ranking.

Users can bump posts they find interesting. Bumps help maintain visibility for important discussions. Each user can bump a post once. Bump count and last bump time affect post visibility.

Yes, posts can be pinned in two ways:

• • Community moderators can pin posts to the top of their communities
• • Administrators can pin posts platform-wide

Pinned posts remain at the top of their respective feeds.

There are two community posting modes:

• • Open posting: Any member can create posts
• • Moderator-only posting: Only moderators can create posts

Members can still comment in both modes. Moderator-only posting mode is only available to site admins at this time.

Communities have a hierarchical moderation system:

• • Multiple moderators per community
• • Moderator ranks determine privileges
• • Moderators can:
  • - Pin/unpin posts
  • - Remove posts and comments
  • - Ban users from the community
  • - Update community settings
  • - Set community rules

• • Bio (text description)
• • Location
• • Website link
• • Profile avatar
• • Profile banner
• • Email address (requires verification)

• • Username
• • Bio and optional information (if provided)
• • Post and comment history
• • Communities you moderate
• • Follower/following counts
• • Join date

Yes, you can:

• • Pin your favorite communities
• • Customize the order of pinned communities
• • Access pinned communities quickly from the sidebar
• • Pin/unpin communities at any time

soj.ooO is transitioning to true democratic ownership, where the platform will be owned and governed by its users through a security token structure.

The transition follows four phases:

• 1. Foundation Phase (Current): 80% held for platform development, 20% reserved for early contributors
• 2. Token Distribution (Q3 2025): Security token offering globally (Excludes restricted jurisdictions)
• 3. DAO Activation (Q4 2025): Launch of democratic governance, First platform-wide elections
• 4. Full Democratization (2026): Complete transition to community ownership, Founding team maintains minority stake

soj.ooO has a strong commitment to free expression. All legal speech is protected and allowed. There is no censorship based on personal or political preferences. Content is only removed if it violates U.S. law.

Only speech that is illegal under U.S. law is prohibited, including:

• • Direct incitement to violence
• • Unlawful harassment or threats
• • Defamation
• • Content that violates protected categories under U.S. law

The platform leaves moderation to its moderators. The platform itself does not moderate based on ideology or opinion. Content reported as illegal is reviewed against U.S. law. The focus is on protecting legal expression regardless of controversy, period.

The platform was founded by two visionary leaders:

• • Andrew Lee (/u/dangun): King of the Joseon Empire, Champion of digital privacy and internet freedom, Advocate for democratic ownership of digital platforms
• • Matt Kim (/u/matt): Host of the Matt Kim Podcast, Known for unfiltered, honest conversations with high-profile guests, Leader in the Free Thinker movement, Advocate for unrestricted dialogue, Pioneer in independent media

soj.ooO aims to create what could be considered a democratic internet state:

• • Community-owned digital infrastructure
• • Protected space for free expression
• • Democratic governance of platform policies
• • Economic participation through security tokens
• • Preservation of important discussions
• • Resistance to corporate and political pressure