Gory or extremely violent content
LinkedIn may take the video down.
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What triggers it
Mutilated or dead bodies, blood and gore, bodily fluids or waste, or realistic severe violence (murder, torture, beatings, mass shootings).
What LinkedIn says
“We remove depictions of extreme violence, along with image or video content that is excessively gory, gruesome, or disturbingly shocking.”
We last checked this against LinkedIn's page on .
How to fix it
Remove or blur graphic frames, or add clear news/educational context.
Good to know
Newsworthy or educational footage (war reporting, a surgeon operating) may stay up with a label or warning screen; awareness or condemnation posts may have limited distribution but are not penalized.
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
Sounds other than speech, such as music, aren't checked.
Related LinkedIn rules
Platforms change their rules often. This page sums up what LinkedIn publishes; it isn't legal advice.