Original fiction. Clear sides. No real targets.

Our content promise

PickTheSide is built around original fictional cases. The core loop is simple: read the story, pick your side, see the split. Stories should create a debate without turning real people into targets.

Keep cases fictional

Cases should not identify or recreate real people, real businesses, real schools, real creators, real addresses, real screenshots, real private messages, real news events, or known public incidents.

Names, locations, workplaces, images, and details should be generic or invented. If a story feels traceable to a real incident, it should be changed or left unpublished.

Use opinion-first language

PickTheSide uses language like side, take, opinion, pick, split, result, outcome, where do you stand, and what would you do.

Public copy should avoid language that makes the product feel like a hostile forum or a place to attack someone.

AdSense-safe content standards

Cases and site pages should not include illegal content, hateful or discriminatory content, targeted harassment, threats, sexually explicit material, child exploitation, instructions for harmful acts, malware, deceptive claims, or content copied from other sites without permission.

The site should not present misleading publisher information, fake endorsements, scraped content, or pages that exist only to show ads.

Topics to avoid

PickTheSide avoids high-risk topics for public cases, including sexual assault, child abuse, suicide or self-harm, real crime allegations, missing persons, death, drug allegations, active investigations, medical diagnoses, and other subjects that could easily harm or identify a real person.

Safer story areas

Strong PickTheSide cases usually come from everyday dilemmas: roommate boundaries, workplace fairness, wedding and family tension, social media privacy, neighbor conflicts, friendship loyalty, money fairness, shared spaces, and unclear expectations.

Images and accessibility

Images should use original fictional characters and generic settings. They should avoid celebrity resemblance, real logos, addresses, license plates, school emblems, and embedded long story text.

Story text, captions, transcripts, and side options should be readable HTML whenever possible. Images need meaningful alt text and dimensions.

Reader interaction

Side picking should invite a take, not hostility. Results should be shown as aggregate reader splits and outcomes, not as statements about real-world blame.

Review before publishing

Every public case should pass a safety review before publishing. Review should check originality, fictional framing, image safety, accessibility, SEO fields, and whether the story could point back to an identifiable real incident.

Report a concern

If you believe a PickTheSide page contains unsafe content, copied material, or details that identify a real person or real incident, contact support@picktheside.com.