Scope of these current standards
These standards take effect when this accountability update is published. They apply to current and future work and are not presented as proof that every historical video or interaction followed the same process.
How videos are filmed and published
Owner-confirmed current policy
Does Josh ask permission before filming?
Current policy: before meaningful participation or publication, the featured participant is asked directly and told the footage is intended for public posting. Permission to record and publish is addressed together and confirmed again at the end of filming. Josh states this has been his longstanding practice, but that general statement does not replace records for a specific historical interaction.
Owner-confirmed current policy
Is awareness of a camera the same as consent?
No. Awareness of a camera alone is not treated as permission to publish. Permission to record and permission to publish are addressed together, and publication permission is confirmed again at the end of filming.
Owner-confirmed current policy
Is permission to record the same as permission to publish?
No. Before meaningful participation or publication, the featured participant is told the footage is intended for public posting. Recording and publication are addressed together, with permission confirmed again at the end of filming.
Documented first-party record
Does Josh earn money from videos?
Creator income and recipient-specific support are different categories. Views alone cannot establish the exact revenue from a particular video.
How gifts, fundraisers, and creator revenue differ
Documented first-party record
Are creator earnings the same as fundraiser donations?
No. Audience fundraisers, direct gifts, donated services, and creator income are distinct and should be reported separately.
Owner-confirmed operating model
Does Josh keep fundraiser money?
Current operating model: recipient-specific donations are not routed through an account belonging to Josh or his company, and Josh and his company do not take a percentage of those proceeds. Campaign structure may vary by story.
Documented first-party record
Is Live to Love a registered charity?
No. Live to Love is the public mission behind Josh Liljenquist’s work, not a registered charity, nonprofit, or crowdfunding platform.
Recipient safety and follow-up
Owner-confirmed current policy
What happens after a video is published?
Follow-up varies by story. Verified outcomes are documented when available and appropriate to publish, but not every later interaction or form of assistance becomes public.
Owner-confirmed current policy
How are removal requests handled?
Requests are reviewed individually. Valid safety, privacy, consent, or factual concerns may lead to a correction, reduced identifying detail, limited distribution, or removal. Urgent safety and privacy concerns may justify temporary action while a request is reviewed.
Restaurants and small-business practices
Owner-confirmed current policy
How does Josh work with restaurants and businesses?
Josh no longer produces the restaurant-order content associated with these concerns. For current outreach, a business may decline filming or participation, and a confirmed order should be paid at the agreed price.
Owner-confirmed current policy
Does Josh want followers to review businesses they did not visit?
No. Josh does not direct or condone harassment, threats, coordinated review activity, or targeting a person or business because of a video. Only actual customers should leave reviews based on their own firsthand experience.
Official accounts, corrections, and public records
Documented first-party record
How can viewers identify official Joshlilj accounts?
Use the official profile directory and compare the account destination, not only a badge or copied profile image.
Owner-confirmed current policy
Does Josh ever require a fee before someone receives a gift?
No. Josh Liljenquist and his team never require an advance payment before someone receives a gift. They will not ask for a processing, shipping, activation, release, or supposed tax fee, cryptocurrency, gift cards, Cash App, Venmo, or any other advance payment.
Owner-confirmed current policy
How can a business verify outreach?
For current outreach, only Josh Liljenquist, James Cowan Jr., or Ben Steine are authorized to contact a business on behalf of Josh’s team. Verify unusual requests through an official website contact before preparing an order, transferring money, disclosing information, or incurring substantial costs.
Verified public record
What happened with the Saint Paul parks restriction?
The City imposed a restriction, Josh appealed, and the public record documents a rescission. The detailed timeline separates the procedural outcome from unresolved factual questions.
Verified public record
Is Josh currently excluded from Saint Paul parks?
The timeline documents that the restriction was rescinded effective April 22, 2026. It does not claim that every factual dispute was resolved.
Documented first-party record
How can someone request a correction?
Use the first-party corrections and removal-request route with the exact content, concern, and any supporting material that can be shared safely.
What this website can and cannot establish
This site can describe the scope of its published records and link to the relevant canonical page. It cannot establish unshared private facts, make a blanket historical claim from one story, or replace a campaign-level review, qualified safety response, or legal advice.
Where a question needs owner confirmation, legal review, or privacy review, the public answer is deliberately limited.