Graphic content behind a warning screen (18+)
Facebook may add a label or a warning to the video.
Last verified
What triggers it
Medical-context video of dismemberment, innards, burns or throat-slitting; still images of those; a person's violent death or life-threatening event (hit by car, fall); brutality against restrained people; objects piercing skin; broken bleeding teeth; deceased babies or fetuses.
What Facebook says
“Imagery depicting acts of brutality (e.g., acts of violence or lethal threats on forcibly restrained subjects) committed against a person or group of people.”
We last checked this against Facebook's page on .
How to fix it
Trim or crop out the graphic moments, or accept the warning screen, 18+ limit and no recommendations. Keep such frames out of the cover.
Good to know
These stay up with a sensitive-content screen, are limited to adults and are not recommended. Check the first frame and cover: a graphic cover shows before the warning.
Can FYProof spot it?
A full check of your video looks for it in what's shown. What a check finds is an estimate, not a guarantee.
- Video: looked at for this rule
- Speech: not for this rule
- On-screen text: not for this rule
- Caption: not for this rule
- Hashtags: not for this rule
The same rule on Instagram and Threads
Related Facebook rules
Platforms change their rules often. This page sums up what Facebook publishes; it isn't legal advice.