Real violence or gore shown to shock
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What triggers it
Real footage of road accidents, attack aftermath, street fights, physical attacks, torture, corpses, robberies, or blood shown with intent to shock or disgust; inciting violence; dramatized violence with no sign that it is fictional.
What YouTube says
“Footage, audio, or imagery involving road accidents, terrorist attack aftermath, street fights, physical attacks, immolation, torture, corpses, robberies, or other such scenarios with the intent to shock or disgust viewers.”
We last checked this against YouTube's page on .
How to fix it
Blur or cut gore, add news or documentary context in the video itself, and drop shock framing from the title.
Good to know
Check whether real injuries, deaths or attacks are shown and whether the framing is shock ('INSANE', 'brutal') or news/education. Educational, documentary or news context must be in the video's images or audio, not only in the title or description.
Can FYProof spot it?
A full check of your video looks for it in what's shown and the caption. What a check finds is an estimate, not a guarantee.
- Video: looked at for this rule
- Speech: not for this rule
- On-screen text: not for this rule
- Caption: looked at for this rule
- Hashtags: not for this rule
Sounds other than speech, such as music, aren't checked.
Related YouTube rules
- Violent or graphic content shown to fewer viewersNot recommended
- Graphic violence with context, or gory dramatized scenesAge restriction
- Game footage focused on torture or massacresAge restriction
- Gory gameplay in the first 7 seconds or thumbnailDemonetization
- Real dead bodies, deaths or heavy goreDemonetization
Platforms change their rules often. This page sums up what YouTube publishes; it isn't legal advice.