Gross-out or shock content
The video may not earn money on YouTube.
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What triggers it
Content whose purpose is to shock: gory body parts or fluids with little context, extreme injuries, pimple popping or earwax removal without explanation, eating live or distressed animals, or young humans or animals in distress with gore.
What YouTube says
“Highly shocking content where the whole purpose of the video is to shock viewers.”
We last checked this against YouTube's page on .
How to fix it
Add medical or educational narration, obscure the goriest close-ups, and avoid live-animal eating.
Good to know
Medical or educational narration moves some of this to limited ads. Young subjects in distress with gore earn no ads since Mar 2026.
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 YouTube rules
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