Zocialized Creators Awards 2026 - Official Rules

🗳️ Zocialized Creators Awards 2026 — Official Voting Rules

🥇 Core Eligibility & Process

✅ Eligibility: Voting is open to all registered Zocialized users. You must be logged in to vote.
🔢 Vote Limit: You may vote once per category across 17 categories. Votes are final and cannot be changed.
📅 Voting Period: Opens January 15, 2026 and closes March 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM UTC.
🌟 Nominee Window: Creators must have published content in the selected category between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025.
⚖️ Tie Resolution: In the event of a tie, Zocialized’s Awards Committee will conduct a final review.
📢 Announcement: Winners will be announced at the Zocialized Creators Gala on April 5, 2026.

🏆 Prize: The winner in each category will receive a phenomenal $5 Million USD award.

🔍 Audit Scope: Full vote counts and audit summaries will be published post-event. Zocialized reserves the right to publicize an anonymized report on the number of votes invalidated due to fraud.
🚫 Fraud Prevention: Multiple accounts, bots, or vote manipulation will result in disqualification. Nominees involved in manipulation may also be disqualified.
🗓️ Voter Definition: To ensure fairness, a registered Zocialized account must be at least 30 days old to be eligible to cast votes.
📜 Nominee Content: Nominated content must comply with Zocialized's Terms of Service and may not be generated substantially by uncredited Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools**.
🌍 Geographic Scope: Nominees must be residents of countries where Zocialized officially operates and where the prize money can be legally distributed.

💵 Taxes & Fees: Winners are solely responsible for all federal, state, and local taxes, as well as any fees, duties, or other charges associated with prize acceptance.
📝 Usage Rights: By accepting the award, the winner grants Zocialized a license to use their name, image, and clips of the nominated content for future promotion of the Zocialized Creators Awards.