Personal info visible (IDs, addresses, cards)
Facebook may take the video down.
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What triggers it
Visible or spoken national ID/passport/SSN numbers, immigration documents, others' full home addresses or phone numbers, bank details with security or PIN codes, card numbers with dates or CVV, others' medical records, hacked information; footage of a private home's exterior that identifies its location and resident.
What Facebook says
“Content sharing full private residential addresses of others, including building name or pins on a map identifying the address (even if the information is in an off-platform link)”
We last checked this against Facebook's page on .
How to fix it
Blur documents, labels, screens, house numbers, street signs and plates near private homes; do not name residents with their address.
Good to know
Home-exterior footage is removed only when the home is identifiable, located (street, small town, postcode or map pin), the resident is identified and they object or protests are being organized. The poster's own contact info and business contact details are allowed.
Can FYProof spot it?
A full check of your video looks for it in what's shown, what's said, the words on screen and the caption. What a check finds is an estimate, not a guarantee.
- Video: looked at for this rule
- Speech: looked at for this rule
- On-screen text: looked at for this rule
- Caption: looked at 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.