Sexually suggestive content (not recommended)

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Not recommendedHow serious: Worth fixingFacebookNudity and sexual content

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What triggers it

Content that may be sexually explicit or suggestive, e.g. see-through or revealing clothing, zoomed-in buttocks, near nudity, suggestive language.

What Facebook says

“Content that may be sexually explicit or suggestive, such as pictures of people in see-through clothing.”
About recommendations on Facebook
Official source: facebook.com/help/1257205004624246

We last checked this against Facebook's page on .

How to fix it

Reframe shots and tone down suggestive captions for non-follower reach.

Good to know

Lingering body-part zooms, see-through clothing and suggestive captions.

Can FYProof spot it?

A full check of your video looks for it in what's shown, what's said 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: not for this rule
  • Caption: looked at for this rule
  • Hashtags: not for this rule

The same rule on Instagram

Platforms change their rules often. This page sums up what Facebook publishes; it isn't legal advice.

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