Swearing in the title or thumbnail
The video may not earn money on YouTube.
DemonetizationHow serious: Worth fixingYouTubeSwearing and crude language
About to post? A full check of your video looks for this in the words on screen and the caption, with a plain fix.
Check a video freeWhat triggers it
Profanity in the title or thumbnail: moderate words like 'shit' get limited ads; stronger words like 'f*ck' get no ads.
What YouTube says
“Stronger profanity (like f*ck) used in thumbnails or titles.”
How to fix it
Remove the swear word from the title and thumbnail.
Good to know
'Hell', 'damn' and abbreviations like 'WTF' are fine.
Can FYProof spot it?
A full check of your video looks for it in the words on screen and the caption. What a check finds is an estimate, not a guarantee.
- Video: not for this rule
- Speech: not for this rule
- On-screen text: looked at for this rule
- Caption: looked at for this rule
- Hashtags: not for this rule
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