Keyword stuffing in the description
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What triggers it
A block of keywords or tags pasted into the description.
What YouTube says
“Adding excessive tags to your video description is against our policies on spam, deceptive practices, and scams”
We last checked this against YouTube's page on .
How to fix it
Delete the keyword block; put the effort into the title, thumbnail and a real description.
Good to know
Watch for long comma-separated keyword lists or repeated search phrases in the description. A normal written description with a few keywords is fine.
Can FYProof spot it?
A full check of your video looks for it in 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: not 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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Is my caption at risk?
Paste the caption and hashtags you plan to post. We check the words against each platform's published rules in a second. Nothing you type is saved.
Related YouTube rules
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