Showing off theft or vandalism
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What triggers it
Coordinating, supporting or admitting to vandalism or theft (e.g. shoplifting hauls, 'I stole this' pranks, damaging property).
What Instagram says
“Coordinating, threatening, supporting or admitting to vandalism or theft (in written, visual or verbal form), except in the context of”
We last checked this against Instagram's page on .
How to fix it
Remove admissions of theft or vandalism; make staged skits clearly fictional.
Good to know
Exceptions: awareness or condemnation, redemption, fiction or staged settings, self-defence, protest vandalism, graffiti, and talking positively about others' theft.
Can FYProof spot it?
A full check of your video looks for it in what's shown, what's said and the caption. What a check finds is an estimate, not a guarantee.
- Video: looked at for this rule
- Speech: looked at for this rule
- On-screen text: not for this rule
- Caption: looked at for this rule
- Hashtags: not for this rule
The same rule on Facebook and Threads
Related Instagram rules
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