Fighting or violence (not recommended)
Facebook may leave the video out of recommendations, so fewer people see it.
Not recommendedHow serious: Worth fixingFacebookViolence and gore
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What triggers it
Content that may depict violence, such as people fighting, shootings, brutality or deadly crashes.
What Facebook says
“Content that may depict violence, such as people fighting.”
We last checked this against Facebook's page on .
How to fix it
Cut fight and violence clips if you want non-follower reach.
Good to know
Street fights in reaction videos, crash compilations and brawl clips. Combat-sports content may also be caught.
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
Related Facebook rules
Platforms change their rules often. This page sums up what Facebook publishes; it isn't legal advice.