Selling or linking to drugs, alcohol or other regulated goods
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What triggers it
Selling, linking to or giving contact details for alcohol, nicotine or vapes, drugs, prescription medicines without a prescription, counterfeit documents or money, stolen financial data, explosives, organs, endangered species, sex or escort services, unlicensed medical services, or human smuggling.
What YouTube says
“Don't post content on YouTube if it aims to directly sell, link to, or facilitate access to any of the regulated goods and services listed below.”
We last checked this against YouTube's page on .
How to fix it
Remove purchase links, contact details and sales pitches.
Good to know
Look for purchase links, phone or email contact, 'DM me to buy', price lists and promo codes for these goods. Reviews and education without facilitating a sale are allowed (some are age-restricted).
Can FYProof spot it?
A full check of your video looks for it in what's shown, what's said, the words on screen and the caption. What a check finds is an estimate, not a guarantee.
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- Speech: looked at for this rule
- On-screen text: looked at for this rule
- Caption: looked at for this rule
- Hashtags: not for this rule
The free caption check below looks for wording linked to this rule in a caption and hashtags.
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Related YouTube rules
Platforms change their rules often. This page sums up what YouTube publishes; it isn't legal advice.