Graphic sexual descriptions
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What triggers it
Spoken or written sexually explicit language with graphic detail about genitals, states of arousal or sexual encounters.
What Facebook says
“Sexually explicit language that uses explicit or graphic detail about:”
We last checked this against Facebook's page on .
How to fix it
Rewrite the description in non-graphic terms or cut it.
Good to know
Graphic narration of sex acts or arousal. Humor, satire, sexual metaphors and sexual cursing are not removed; they are 18+ instead (see “Sexually suggestive content (adults only)”).
Can FYProof spot it?
A full check of your video looks for it in what's said, the words on screen and the caption. What a check finds is an estimate, not a guarantee.
- Video: not 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
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Related Facebook rules
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