Prohibited products
To keep the marketplace payable and safe, some products may not be listed. This page is a plain-language explainer — the binding rules are in the prohibited-content policy.
Why some products are blocked
Card networks and payment processors hold marketplaces to strict content standards. A marketplace that lists card-network-sensitive material risks losing payment acceptance for everyone. Thumper stays unambiguously within those standards so that all sellers can keep getting paid.
What you may not list
- Sexual or adult content, and tools primarily intended to produce it.
- Any sexual content involving minors — zero tolerance, reported as required by law.
- Non-consensual intimate imagery, or tools to impersonate real people without consent.
- Products designed to generate illegal content or to facilitate clearly harmful activity.
- Listings that misrepresent what a product is, or infringe someone else’s rights.
The canonical policy is authoritative and may be broader than this summary; read it before listing if you are unsure.
How screening works
Text surfaces you provide — title, description, disclosures — are screened against policy categories. A flag can withhold activation; a hard block prevents listing. If your listing is affected you will see the category-level reason under “View details”, and you can appeal there.
If you disagree
Appeals are reviewed by a moderator. Provide context about your product; you will not be shown the internal detection lists, but the category and surface are enough to respond.
Key Takeaways
- The binding rules live at /legal/prohibited-content.
- Card-network-sensitive categories are blocked to keep payouts working for everyone.
- Screening flags or blocks listings; appeal from “View details”.