Heavy or dangerous drinking
Snapchat may leave the video out of recommendations, so fewer people see it.
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What triggers it
Excessive or dangerous drinking by adults: chugging large amounts, drinking near heavy machinery or vehicles, drinking to slurred speech or passing out.
What Snapchat says
“content that shows excessive or dangerous alcohol use by an adult, such as rapidly consuming large quantities of alcohol, or operating heavy machinery while intoxicated or while alcohol is present, or drinking to the point of slurred...”
We last checked this against Snapchat's page on .
How to fix it
Show moderate drinking only, or cut the drinking scenes.
Good to know
Shotgunning, keg stands, drinking games, visibly drunk people. Moderate adult drinking is only 'Sensitive' (limited audience).
Can FYProof spot it?
A full check of your video looks for it in what's shown and what's said. 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: not for this rule
- Hashtags: not for this rule
Sounds other than speech, such as music, aren't checked.
Related Snapchat rules
Platforms change their rules often. This page sums up what Snapchat publishes; it isn't legal advice.