Reuploads, compilations or lightly edited copies
The video may not earn money on X.
About to post? A full check of your video looks for this in what's shown and the words on screen, with a plain fix.
Check a video freeWhat triggers it
Content copied from others, downloaded from X or another platform and reuploaded by someone who is not the author, minimally modified (a filter, speed change, text overlay, a word changed), or compilations of others' clips without substantial new framing.
What X says
“Minimally modified content: Content reproduced from others with only slight changes, such as changing a word or two in a post, adding a filter, adjusting video speed, or placing a text overlay, that don't meaningfully transform the...”
How to fix it
Add substantial original commentary, analysis or your own footage, or post only content you made.
Good to know
Look for clips matching known sources, mirrored or sped-up footage, borders and overlays on someone else's video, and compilations. Commentary and reaction that add a real perspective count as original. Visible watermarks from other apps are covered by “Another app's or creator's watermark (reupload sign)”.
Can FYProof spot it?
A full check of your video looks for it in what's shown and the words on screen. What a check finds is an estimate, not a guarantee.
- Video: looked at for this rule
- Speech: not for this rule
- On-screen text: looked at for this rule
- Caption: not for this rule
- Hashtags: not for this rule
It doesn't recognize songs or match clips against copyright catalogs, so it can't tell whether you have the rights to them.
It doesn't read details stored inside the file, such as labels an editing app adds.
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