Safety & privacy

Private by default. Adult-reviewed before wider sharing.

ShortBooks is being refocused around controlled creative use for minors, families, classrooms, and organizations. Public exposure should be optional, intentional, and disabled unless an administrator enables it.

Visibility controls

Work can be limited to private, family, classroom, school, or public visibility depending on enabled flags and organization settings.

Adult review

Parents, guardians, teachers, and organization reviewers should approve student or child work before it is shared beyond the creator.

No public child profile by default

The current rollout should avoid public child profiles, open social feeds, algorithmic discovery, and uncontrolled public comments.

Content moderation

Existing moderation, rating, legal, and audit structures are preserved so the product can mature toward larger organization requirements.

Data controls

Schools and parents will need clear deletion, review, consent, and privacy processes before larger institutional sales.

AI transparency

AI should be presented as assistance for brainstorming, structure, images, narration, or revision—not as a replacement for the child’s imagination.