Profanity in most sentences
The video may not earn money on YouTube.
DemonetizationHow serious: Worth fixingYouTubeSwearing and crude language
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Check a video freeWhat triggers it
Profanity that is the focus of the video, used in most sentences.
What YouTube says
“Focal usage of profanity throughout a video (such as profanity used in most sentences).”
How to fix it
Bleep or cut swearing until it is no longer in most sentences.
Good to know
Occasional strong swearing, or frequent moderate swearing, can still earn full ads, and strong swearing in the first 7 seconds has been allowed since July 2025.
Can FYProof spot it?
A full check of your video looks for it in what's said. What a check finds is an estimate, not a guarantee.
- Video: not 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.
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