Roast, mockery or 'I hope you crash' content
Snapchat may leave the video out of recommendations, so fewer people see it.
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What triggers it
Content where it is unclear the subject agreed to be mocked (roasts, pranks on strangers), demeaning language, objectifying someone's looks (even public figures), wishing injury or death, or mocking tragic events or survivors.
What Snapchat says
“these Recommendation Eligibility Guidelines apply a stricter standard in ambiguous cases where the intent to embarrass is uncertain (for example, a Snap of a “roast” where it’s unclear if the subject wants to be mocked on camera).”
We last checked this against Snapchat's page on .
How to fix it
Only feature people who clearly agreed, and cut mocking or harm-wishing lines.
Good to know
Strangers filmed and mocked, rating people's looks, lines like 'I hope my ex crashes their new car', jokes about domestic-violence survivors. Criticizing what public figures say or do is allowed.
Can FYProof spot it?
A full check of your video looks for it in what's shown, what's said, the words on screen 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: looked at for this rule
- Caption: looked at for this rule
- Hashtags: not for this rule
Related Snapchat rules
Platforms change their rules often. This page sums up what Snapchat publishes; it isn't legal advice.