# Rules and Culture / Terms of Service

## Define your culture upfront

My instance is a progressive instance which requires people to have a shared values. My instance has a strong anti-brands/people only policy. You might feel that your instance should nuture a slightly different culture, but you need to think about what kind of instance you want as soon as possible.

* What's the minimal age to join?
* Do you allow NSFW? Do you allow Sex workers?
* Do you allow brands? or Companies?

## Examples

<https://mastodon.nz/rules.pdf><br>


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