Fed reasons
The short reason Torn shows on federally jailed accounts, grouped by exact wording and quoted, never interpreted.
Rule named by Torn
| Category | Federal now | New since Jan | Texts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real money trading | 1,236 | 252 | 9 |
| Multiple accounts | 1,025 | 115 | 12 |
| Compromising an account | 302 | 0 | 8 |
| Discrimination | 244 | 24 | 1 |
| Harassment | 158 | 40 | 2 |
| Automated scripting | 122 | 15 | 9 |
| Account sharing | 120 | 2 | 2 |
| Obscenity | 111 | 17 | 3 |
| Donation issues | 96 | 0 | 5 |
| Multiple offences | 66 | 10 | 3 |
| Advertising other games | 37 | 0 | 1 |
| Account trading | 32 | 11 | 6 |
| Bug abuse | 25 | 0 | 4 |
| Middleman activity | 14 | 4 | 1 |
| Staff impersonation | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Abuse of the report system | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Temporary hold
| Category | Federal now | New since Jan | Texts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Held until further notice | 2,483 | 31 | 1 |
Reason not public
| Category | Federal now | New since Jan | Texts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff see notes | 12,823 | 235 | 7 |
| No reason text | 55 | 0 | 2 |
One-off texts
| Category | Federal now | New since Jan | Texts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unique reasons | 28 | 0 | 27 |
Account closure (not a punishment)
| Category | Federal now | New since Jan | Texts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Account closed / marked for deletion | 128,714 | 2,223 | 25 |
“Federal now” counts live accounts as last observed; “New since Jan” counts accounts seen going Federal between two observations since January 2026. Texts written as one-offs keep their own category, Unique reasons. Every raw text and the rule that files it is listed on each category page. Accounts seen only in TornLife's January 2026 snapshot are counted on each category page.