People filmed in clinics or kids without consent
Instagram may take the video down.
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What triggers it
Identifiable people in a medical or health facility, children under 13, or people unable to consent, filmed without permission; removed when the person, a parent/guardian or the facility reports it.
What Instagram says
“A minor under 13 years old, and the content was reported by the minor or a parent or legal guardian.”
We last checked this against Instagram's page on .
How to fix it
Blur identifiable patients and children who are not yours, or get consent.
Good to know
Report-based, so it cannot be predicted with certainty; watch for identifiable patients and other people's children shown prominently.
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
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Related Instagram rules
Platforms change their rules often. This page sums up what Instagram publishes; it isn't legal advice.