Last updated: May 22, 2025
Usernames, Full Names, and Avatars
Offensive or inappropriate usernames, full names, and avatars are prohibited. Particle prohibits users from impersonating individuals, organizations, or other entities with the intent to mislead or deceive. This includes Particle–“Particle” cannot appear in your username. Violations may result in Particle adjusting the username, full name, or avatar, and/or suspending the account, without notification. Violations may result in Particle adjusting the username, full name, or avatar, and/or suspending the account. Particle retains sole discretion in determining whether a profile is offensive, inappropriate, or intended to impersonate.
Questions
The Questions feature allows users to ask questions to Particle AI about news stories, to get additional context or information about a story.
Questions and their answers are public. You can delete your own questions at any time by tapping on the 3 dots next to your question, and then "Delete", or by contacting us.
Follow these guidelines when using the Questions feature:
Engage respectfully (even with AI!). Be polite and constructive in drafting your questions. Keep in mind that the AI only knows the context of the story, questions, and the current date. Answers to questions are primarily generated with details from the articles associated with a given story. If you think an answer is incorrect, we encourage you to pursue these options rather than posting additional questions:
Review the articles linked in the story.
Below the question’s answer, you’ll see a prompt to share feedback. You’ll then be able to add comments on what you think went wrong. Our team reviews all feedback to ensure accuracy.
You can also email your feedback to support@particle.news.
Your question must be a question. Questions should be asked in good faith and not be purely rhetorical.
Stay on topic. While Particle will respond to a range of topics, it’s best to keep questions relevant to the story. Also, the AI doesn’t know what Particle is, so if you have questions about Particle, contact us instead!
No harassment or bullying. This includes offensive speech directed at other users, individuals or entities in the story, Particle’s AI, or anyone else.
No spam, phishing, or promotion. Avoid posting irrelevant content, promotions, or unsolicited content. Repeatedly posting the same content in an effort to spam is prohibited.
Do not impersonate others. Misrepresentation or pretending to be someone else is prohibited.
No explicit or inappropriate content.
No incitement or glorification of violence or self harm. Do not post content that promotes violence, death, or harmful behavior.
No illegal content.
Do not promote gambling.
Do not attempt to bypass or manipulate the AI’s safeguards. Any attempt to "jailbreak" the AI, exploit vulnerabilities, or generate responses that go against its ethical or safety boundaries is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to, prompting the AI to generate responses that violate the above guidelines.
Particle retains sole discretion to remove or modify content and/or suspend accounts for violations of these guidelines.