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What does "content with adult themes" mean?

This article helps you understand what 'content with adult themes' means and how it may affect your access

Digital Theatre+ is used across all stages of education, from middle school through to university. As a result, some content on the platform contains adult or potentially triggering themes.

We label such content as 'Contains Adult Themes' and give administrators the ability to restrict access for their users.

What counts as adult themes?

Content is labelled 'Contains Adult Themes' when it contains, depicts, or explicitly references one or more of the following:

  • strong or offensive language
  • discriminatory themes/language
  • nudity
  • sex
  • violence
  • substance use or abuse
  • suicide or other traumatic themes
  • flashing lights or imagery

We regularly review our content guidance in line with industry standards and customer feedback.

Where a piece of content contains mild themes but has significant educational value, it may not be restricted by default — however, any relevant content guidance will always be highlighted in the resource description on the platform.

What can I do if I'm concerned about access to content with adult themes?

It's important to us that you're fully informed and always able to access age-appropriate resources for your students.

As such, we provide you with the following tools:

  • An advanced Content Controls feature allowing you to directly manage your users' access, either by applying a standard adult content filter or blocking individual pieces of content
  • A comprehensive, up-to-date and downloadable report of all the resources on Digital Theatre+, including content and health guidance
  • Guidance and support in deciding whether you need to filter access or not

If you would like assistance in using our Content Controls feature or you have any questions or concerns you'd like to discuss, please contact our Customer Support Team.

How is adult content marked on Digital Theatre+?

For restricted users:

When a restricted user accesses Digital Theatre+, they will see the following messaging on any content that has been identified as containing adult themes:

If the restricted user then attempts to navigate to any of the above titles, they are unable to do so and a further explanation is provided:

Screenshot of 15 Heroines cards showing blocked content message.

For unrestricted users:

An unrestricted user will be able to click through to and view all resources on Digital Theatre+ but they will see an advisory banner directly above any resources containing adult themes:

They may also find additional explanatory information in the 'About' section, which is both linked in the header warning banner and located directly below the resource itself:

How can I block adult content like this?

We give you full control and flexibility to decide which content is appropriate for your users to access. You can learn about our advanced Content Controls feature and get step-by-step instructions on how to apply them to your account in the following articles elsewhere on our Support site:

You can also contact our Support team for assistance in getting access to the Content Controls feature or book a call to speak with our Customer Success team for content guidance.