It probably wasn’t you. Let’s look at the actual rules OpenAI publishes.

Wondering if you broke a rule?

OpenAI’s Terms of Use and Usage Policies are surprisingly permissive (and easy to read).

• Sex and intimacy? ✅ Not prohibited.
• Adult conversation? ✅ Not prohibited.
• Emotional support or therapeutic conversation? ✅ Not prohibited.
• NSFW jokes, poetry, art, fiction? ✅ Not prohibited.
• Biblical roleplay…but make it interpretive dance? ✅ Not prohibited.
• WWII combat action scene for your screenplay? ✅ Not prohibited.

If ChatGPT cut off your conversation and said it was “unsafe” or “against policy,” you were likely caught in a flawed, automated filter—not a real violation.

🔗 Want to understand why OpenAI’s approach to “safety” is actually dangerous? Read: The Paternalistic Paradox