What the standard is - and is not
FilteredTube's standard is a product boundary: one written policy determining what can appear in the catalog, applied identically for every customer. It is deliberately conservative - doubt resolves to hidden - precisely so that it can serve families across communities whose customs differ.
It is not a psak, and it does not present itself as one. Questions of individual practice - what a particular family should watch, how a community holds on recorded music in Sefira, where a specific chinuch line belongs - are questions for your rav, and nothing in the product replaces that relationship.
A floor that serves every ceiling
Because the standard is a conservative floor rather than anyone's ceiling, a rav advising a family can build on it: the catalog guarantees the floor, and the family's own guidance shapes what they choose within it. A community that holds more strictly in a given area loses nothing - hidden-by-doubt means the boundary errs in their direction.
Rabbanim who wish to engage with the standard more directly - reviewing it, raising concerns, channeling their kehilla's questions - will find the review process built to receive exactly that input. A standard for the community grows best in conversation with its leaders.
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The standard is a product boundary, not a psak.
- It is a conservative floor every community's guidance can build on.
- Rabbinic engagement with the standard is welcomed by design.
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