Fighting or violence (not recommended)
Instagram may leave the video out of recommendations, so fewer people see it.
Not recommendedHow serious: Worth fixingInstagramViolence and gore
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What triggers it
Content that may depict violence, such as people fighting, shootings, brutality or deadly crashes.
What Instagram says
“Content that may depict violence, such as people fighting.”
We last checked this against Instagram'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 Facebook
Related Instagram rules
Platforms change their rules often. This page sums up what Instagram publishes; it isn't legal advice.