Secret filming focused on body parts
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RemovalHow serious: SeriousInstagramNudity and sexual content
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What triggers it
Footage that focuses on someone's crotch, breasts or buttocks recorded without their awareness (creepshots, upskirts, hidden-camera clips of strangers).
What Instagram says
“Photorealistic/ digital videos that focus on crotch, female breasts, or buttocks recorded without the awareness of the person(s) depicted in them”
We last checked this against Instagram's page on .
How to fix it
Remove the clip. Only post people who know they are being filmed and agreed.
Good to know
Look for candid street or gym footage where the camera tracks or zooms on a body part of a person who is not posing or aware. Normal crowd shots do not count.
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.
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