Theft how-tos or getting age-restricted goods to minors
X may take the video down.
RemovalHow serious: SeriousXRegulated goods
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What triggers it
Step-by-step instructions for stealing other people's property, helping obtain proprietary materials or services illicitly, or helping minors get age-restricted goods or services where local law requires.
What X says
“sharing or seeking step-by-step instructions for theft of other people's property.”
We last checked this against X's page on .
How to fix it
Remove the how-to steps.
Good to know
Examples: shoplifting or car-theft tutorials, bypassing paywalls or subscriptions, 'how to buy vapes under 18'. Security research explained without a usable how-to is lower risk.
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 X rules
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