Social Media Guidelines

Nudity

Graphic Content

Hate Speech

Nudity Social Media Guidelines

Facebook

Is nudity allowed?

Yes, but only in specific situations for educational, medical, health-related purposes or as an act of protest. Sexually explicit content is generally not allowed or is restricted to people over 18. Read Facebook’s Community Guidelines for more details.

In what situations is posting nudity allowed?

Nudity may be allowed in the following situations:

Health-related situations. (i.e. post-mastectomy, examination for cancer, gender affirming surgery, and other medical care)

Birth & Breastfeeding. Nudity in the context of birth and after-birth moments is ok. Images of the female nipple are allowed when a woman is actively engaged in breast-feeding.

‍Art. Photographs of paintings, sculptures, and other art that depicts nude figures.

‍Acts of Protest

Are there additional requirements for content containing nudity?

Sensitive Content Warning. For images depicting nudity in the context of birth/after-birth moments or health-related situations, Facebook will apply a warning label so that people are aware that the content may be sensitive.

What happens if my content is flagged for nudity?

Review. If your content is flagged for nudity, Facebook will review whether it violates its Community Standards.

Removal. If your content is determined to be against Community Standards, Facebook will remove the post and provide a notice of which policies it believes were violated and why it doesn’t allow that sort of content.

‍Additional Review. If your content is removed and you believe it should not have been, you may Request Review and your content will be reviewed again. If Facebook finds it has made a mistake, your content will be restored.

‍Appeal. If you request a review and still don’t agree with the decision, you may be able to appeal to the Oversight Board. Not all decisions are eligible for appeal however, and the board only selects a small number of eligible appeals.

Additional notes

NOTE: Facebook says it has fewer reviewers available because of the COVID-19 outbreak. This means you may not be able to Request Review. Instead, you may be offered the option to Disagree with Decision instead, in which case Facebook will take the feedback but may not follow up with you.

Instagram

Is nudity allowed?

No, except in the very limited circumstances (i.e. health-related situations, breastfeeding, photographs of paintings & sculptures) outlined to the right.

Read Instagram’s Community Guidelines for more details.

In what situations is posting nudity allowed?

An exception for nudity may be made in the following circumstances:

Health-related situations. (i.e. post-mastectomy, examination for cancer, gender affirming surgery, and other medical care)

Birth & Breastfeeding. Nudity in the context of birth and after-birth moments is ok. Images of the female nipple are allowed when a woman is actively engaged in breast-feeding.

Photographs of Paintings & Sculptures.

Are there additional requirements for content containing nudity?

Instagram does not allow nudity and will remove most content containing nudity from the platform.

If your content falls within the narrow exceptions described to the left, Instagram may apply a warning label so that people are aware that the content may be sensitive.

What happens if my content is flagged for nudity?

Instagram will remove content, including nudity, if it finds that it goes against its Community Guidelines.

Review and Removal. Instagram uses a combination of technology and reports from users to determine if certain content violates Community Guidelines. Instagram will then use either technology or a review team to remove anything that doesn't follow its standards.

‍Review. If your post was taken down and you think it should not have been, you can request a review and your content will be reviewed again. If Instagram finds it has made a mistake, your content will be reposted.

‍Appeal. If you request a review and still don’t agree with the decision, you may be able to appeal to the Oversight Board. Not all decisions are eligible for appeal however, and the board only selects a small number of eligible appeals.

Additional notes

Note: Although IG and Facebook are both owned by Meta, it is not clear if their content policies are the same. On one hand, the language in IG’s Community Guidelines seems stricter in its intolerance of nudity than Facebook’s Community Standards. On the other hand, the limited situations in which IG allows nudity are essentially the same as Facebook, and there is even a link out to the Facebook nudity policy embedded in the nudity section of IG’s Community Guidelines.

Twitter

Twitter/X Content Moderation Advisory

Due to Twitter/X's rapid and unclear content moderation policy updates (particularly concerning hate speech), we are currently suspending Twitter/X content moderation policy updates on the OIHC. The OIHC's Twitter/X policy information was compiled prior to Elon Musk's acquisition of the platform, and should no longer be used as a guide for Twitter/X's current content moderation practices. We encourage users to refer directly to the Twitter/X Help Center for up-to-date policy and safety information; we also caution users about the increase in hate speech on Twitter/X since 2022.

Is nudity allowed?

Yes, as long as your account is marked as sensitive and is NOT posted to a high visibility area, meaning live videos; profile pictures; header images; list banner images; and community cover photos.

Read Twitter’s Community Guidelines for more details.

In what situations is posting nudity allowed?

Nudity can be posted anywhere EXCEPT
‍(1) live video
(2) profile pictures
(3) header images
(4) banner images
(5) community cover photos

Twitter’s Rules concerning nudity are specifically targeted towards consensual adult (i.e. pornographic) content. Exceptions may be made for artistic, medical, health, or educational content.

Are there additional requirements for content containing nudity?

Sensitive Media Label. If you share nudity on Twitter that may be considered adult content, you must mark this media as sensitive. Doing so places images and videos behind a warning message, that a viewer must acknowledge before the media can be viewed.

‍Age Restriction. Nudity that is adult (i.e. pornographic) content may also be restricted for viewers who are under 18 or viewers who do not include a birth date on their profile.

What happens if my content is flagged for nudity?

Review. Nudity is allowed on Twitter in most contexts. But if one of your Tweets containing nudity is reported as sensitive, it will be sent to Twitter for review.

‍Sensitive Media Label and Change in Account Settings. If Twitter finds that the content is borderline it may label the media as being potentially sensitive, or in the case of live video, remove the content entirely. Twitter also may change your account setting to Mark media you Tweet as containing material that may be sensitive so that future posts are marked accordingly.

‍Account Suspension. If your profile or header image contains nudity, Twitter may temporarily lock your account and remove the offending content. If you violate the policy more than once, your account could be permanently suspended. If you are suspended you can appeal by logging into your account and submitting an appeal here.

TikTok

Is nudity allowed?

No. Read TikTok’s Community Guidelines for more details.

In what situations is posting nudity allowed?

TikTok does not allow nudity.

Are there additional requirements for content containing nudity?

TikTok does not allow nudity.

What happens if my content is flagged for nudity?

Review and Removal. TikTok’s technology identifies and flags potential policy violations, then automatically removes content determined to be in violation. In areas where TikTok’s technology is less accurate, content will be flagged for additional review by the TikTok Safety team. After review, if the content violates Community Guidelines, TikTok will remove the video and notify the creator of the reason. If the Safety team fails to identify a violation, the video will be posted to TikTok. However, if the video is reported or flagged in the future, it could still be removed for violating guidelines.

‍Appeal. If you believe your content was incorrectly removed, you may submit an appeal. If TikTok determines that your content should not have been removed, the content or account will be reinstated and the violation will be erased so that it will not impact your account going forward. However, if you delete appealed content that is under review, TikTok may not be able to remove the violation from your record and your content will not be restored.

Is nudity allowed?

Maybe. Reddit generally allows nudity, BUT individual Reddit communities may have their own rules which disallow nudity. Read Reddit’s Content Policy for more details.

In what situations is posting nudity allowed?

Reddit generally allows nudity, BUT individual Reddit communities may have their own rules which disallow nudity. Since rules vary across communities – please look to the rules and guidelines section of the subreddit where you intend to post to see what nudity is allowed in that specific community.

Are there additional requirements for content containing nudity?

Not Safe for Work Tag. Content that contains nudity that a reasonable viewer may not want to be seen accessing in a public or formal setting (such as a workplace) should be tagged as NSFW. This tag applies across the site, not just in certain subreddits. Entire Reddit communities may be tagged as NSFW when users frequently post explicit content in them.

What happens if my content is flagged for nudity?

Reddit generally allows nudity, but individual Reddit communities may have their own rules and independent moderators that enforce those rules.

Additional notes

Reddit does not define what a “reasonable viewer” is for the purposes of its NSFW tag, nor does it specify a penalty associated for not placing the tag.

YouTube

Is nudity allowed?

Maybe. Nudity is age restricted when it is for educational, scientific, or artistic purposes. Explicit content that is gratifying is not allowed on Youtube.

In what situations is posting nudity allowed?

You can post nudity when created for an educational, scientific, or artistic purpose. Nudity might not meet this exception if it does not have context. This includes indigenous ceremonies, medical procedures, birth, artistic performances, and breastfeeding.

Are there additional requirements for content containing nudity?

Give context in the title and description of your video to help YouTube understand your intent.

What happens if my content is flagged for nudity?

Flagged content that contains nudity will be removed. Youtube will also send you an email notifying you of the removal. If it is the first violation of community guidelines, this will likely be the only penalty. If not there could be a strike against your channel. Three strikes within ninety days results in a removal of your channel. Account removal may occur after one violation if the content is extreme.

Graphic Content

Facebook & Instagram

How is graphic content defined?

Facebook and Instagram define graphic content as material that “glorifies violence or celebrates the suffering or humiliation of others.” They provide examples of graphic content that is prohibited or permitted via their Violent and Graphic Content policy. Read Instagram’s Community Guidelines and Facebook’s Violent and Graphic Content Policy for more details.

What are the limited circumstances in which posting graphic content is allowed?

FB and IG do not permit videos that depict graphic or gory deaths, including live streams of capital punishment, sadistic remarks towards graphic imagery, and sadistically offering or soliciting prohibited graphic imagery.

However, FB and IG do permit the following content and will include a disturbing content warning screen so people are aware the content may be disturbing. FB also limits the ability to view the content to adults, ages 18 and older:

Certain videos of people or dead bodies in a medical setting and imagery of wounded or dead people that show the violent death of a person by accident or murder, capital punishment, acts of torture, and non-medical foreign objects causing grievous injury.

Certain graphic content of animals, including videos depicting human killing animals if there is no explicit manufacturing context, imagery of animal fights, humans abusing live animals, and animals showing wounds that render visible innards if there is no explicit manufacturing context.

FB and IG also permit the following content and will include a sensitive content warning label so people are aware the content may be sensitive:

Imagery of non-medical foreign objects voluntarily inserted into people though skin in a religious or cultural context, fetuses and newborn babies that show dismemberment or abortion, and animals in a ritual slaughter.

Read Instagram’s Community Guidelines and Facebook’s Violent and Graphic Content Policy for more details.

Are there additional elements for posts containing graphic content?

What happens if my content is flagged?

Review. If your content is flagged for nudity, Facebook will review whether it violates its Community Standards.

Removal. If your content is determined to be against Community Standards, Facebook will remove the post and provide a notice of which policies it believes were violated and why it doesn’t allow that sort of content.

FB and IG will also automatically remove videos and photos that show the violent death of someone when a family member requests its removal.

‍Additional Review. If your content is removed and you believe it should not have been, you may Request Review and your content will be reviewed again. If Facebook finds it has made a mistake, your content will be restored.

‍Appeal. If you request a review and still don’t agree with the decision, you may be able to appeal to the Oversight Board. Not all decisions are eligible for appeal however, and the board only selects a small number of eligible appeals.

Additional notes

Note: FB and IG are both owned by Meta. While IG has its own Community Guidelines, the section pertaining to Graphic Content is brief and includes several links toFB’s CommunityGuidelines embedded in the section. FB says it has fewer reviewers available because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. This means you may not be able to Request Review. Instead, you may be offered the option to Disagree with Decision instead, in which case FB will take the feedback but may not follow up with you.

Twitter

Twitter/X Content Moderation Advisory

How is graphic content defined?

Graphic violence is any media that depicts death, violence, medical procedures, or serious physical injury in graphic detail. Some examples include, but are not limited to, depictions of:
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- violent crimes or accidents;
- physical fights;
- physical child abuse;
- bodily fluids including blood, feces, semen etc.
- serious physical harm, including visible wounds
- severely injured or mutilated animals.

‍Read Twitter’s Community Guidelines for more details.

What are the limited circumstances in which posting graphic content is allowed?

Graphic violence can be posted anywhere EXCEPT
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(1) live video
(2) profile pictures
(3) header images
(4) banner images
(5) community cover photos

Exceptions may be made for documentary or educational content and such content may only be posted within your Tweets.

The graphic content cannot be posted to a high visibility area, meaning live videos; profile pictures; header images; list banner images; and community cover photos).

Read Twitter’s Community Guidelines for more details.

Are there additional elements for posts containing graphic content?

Sensitive Media Label. Graphic violence that falls within either of these exceptions must be marked as sensitive. Doing so places images and videos behind a warning message, that a viewer must acknowledge before the media can be viewed.

‍No targeting.

‍The graphic content must not target people with unsolicited images or videos that contain graphic violence, adult content, or hateful imagery.

What happens if my graphic content is flagged?

The enforcement action Twitter takes depends on where the graphic content has been shared:

‍Live video and profile images.

The first time you violate this policy, Twitter will require you to remove this content. Twitter will also temporarily lock you out of your account before you can Tweet again. If you violate this policy again after your first warning, your account will be permanently suspended.

‍Sending someone unsolicited violent or adult content.

‍If you target someone with sensitive media in a clearly abusive or unsolicited way, Twitter will require you to remove it under their abusive behavior policy.

‍Accounts dedicated to posting sensitive media.
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‍Your account may be permanently suspended if the majority of your activity onTwitter is sharing sensitive media.

Appeal. If you believe that your account was suspended in error, you can submit an appeal.

Additional notes

Note: Twitter also has guidelines regarding posting content that is considered to be gratuitous gore and a glorification of violence.

How is graphic content defined?

Graphic content is defined as content that encourages, glorifies, incites, or calls for violence or physical harm against an individual (including oneself) or a group of people.

What are the limited circumstances in which posting graphic content is allowed?

Reddit allows exceptions to its Graphic content prohibition for certain contextual reasons, like educational, newsworthy, artistic, satire, documentary, etc. Reddit does not provide an exhaustive list of all the contextual reasons it recognizes under this policy.

Read Reddit’s Content Policy for more details.

Read Reddit’s recent article regarding posting violent content.

Are there additional elements for posts containing graphic content?

Provide contextual reason. When posting graphic content for a contextual reason, like educational reasons, ensure you provide context to the viewer so the reason for posting is clear.

Not Safe for Work Tag. Graphic content posted for contextual reasons also requires a NSFW tag.This tag applies to graphic content posted across the site, not just in certain subreddits.

NSFW means that a reasonable viewer may not want to be seen accessing this sort of content in a public or formal setting (such as aworkplace).

What happens if my graphic content is flagged?

Once your content is flagged for being graphic, Reddit will first send you a warning to take the graphic content down. If you do not heed their warning, they may take various remedial actions ranging from temporarily suspending your account to Quarantining to being banned from certain Reddit communities.

Additional notes

Note: Reddit does not define what a “reasonable viewer” is for the purposes of its NSFW tag, nor does it specify a penalty associated for not placing the tag.

Finally, Reddit has broader content policies enforced across its platform. Each individual Reddit community may also have their own rules and its moderators that enforce those rules.

TikTok

How is graphic content defined?

Graphic content is defined as content that is gratuitously shocking, graphic, sadistic, or gruesome or that promotes, normalizes, or glorifies extreme violence or suffering on the platform.

What are the limited circumstances in which posting graphic content is allowed?

TikTok does NOT permit (1) content of humans that depicts violent deaths or accidents, real-world violence or torture, and other gore and (2) content of animals that depicts slaughtering, animal cruelty, and other gore to be posted, uploaded, streamed, or shared on the platform.

However, in certain situations TikTok may not remove some types of this content such as depictions of graphic deaths, accidents, or fighting when real world events are being documented and it is in the public interest. Since this content isn't appropriate for all audiences, it will not be eligible for recommendation to TikTok’s “For You Feed.”

Read TikTok’s Community Guidelines for more details.

Are there additional elements for posts containing graphic content?

For posts that have graphic content but do not violate Community Guidelines, TikTok will include an “opt-in” screen or warning before accessing the post.

What happens if my content is flagged for graphic content?

The enforcement action Twitter takes depends on where the graphic content has been shared:

‍Live video and profile images.
The first time you violate this policy, Twitter will require you to remove this content. Twitter will also temporarily lock you out of your account before you can Tweet again. If you violate this policy again after your first warning, your account will be permanently suspended.

‍Sending someone unsolicited violent or adult content.
‍If you target someone with sensitive media in a clearly abusive or unsolicited way, Twitter will require you to remove it under their abusive behavior policy.

‍Accounts dedicated to posting sensitive media.
‍Your account may be permanently suspended if the majority of your activity onTwitter is sharing sensitive media.

Appeal.
‍If you believe that your account was suspended in error, you can submit an appeal.

YouTube

How is graphic content defined?

Youtube defines graphic content as “violent or gory content intended to shock or disgust viewers.” They also consider any content that encourages viewers to commit these acts. Read Y outube’s Violent and Graphic Content Policies for more details and examples.

What are the limited circumstances in which posting graphic content is allowed?

Youtube does not allow any depictions of violent physical sexual assault. Youtube does allow graphic content with an age restriction if it has an educational, scientific, or artistic purpose.

Are there additional elements for posts containing graphic content?

You Tube may age restrict content instead of removing it if the creator gives context.

What happens if my graphic content is flagged?

Additional notes

Note: Give context in the title and description of your video to help YouTube understand your intent.

Hate Speech

Facebook & Instagram

How is hate speech defined?

Hate Speech. Violent or dehumanizing speech, harmful stereotypes, statements of inferiority, expressions of contempt, disgust or dismissal, cursing and calls for exclusion or segregation on the basis of the following protected characteristics:
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· race
· ethnicity
· national origin
· disability
· religious affiliation
· caste
· sexual orientation
· sex
· gender identity
· serious disease
· immigration status

‍Harmful Stereotypes. Dehumanizing comparisons that have historicallybeen used to attack, intimidate, or exclude specific groups, and that are oftenlinked with offline violence.

Read Instagram’s Community Guidelines and Facebook's Hate Speech Policy for more details.

When is hate speech removed?

FB and IG do not permit videos that depict graphic or gory deaths, including live streams of capital punishment, sadistic remarks towards graphic imagery, and sadistically offering or soliciting prohibited graphic imagery.

Facebook and Instagram mainly rely on users to identify and report potential hate speech. If a post has been reported as hate speech, a team of reviewers will apply the hate speech policy to determine whether the post violated Facebook's Community Standards or Instagram’s Community Guidelines

Examples of hate speech include:Targeting a person or group on the basis of protected characteristics with:
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‍·Violent speech
‍· Dehumanizing speech or imagery in the form of comparisons, generalizations, or unqualified behavioral statements
‍· Generalizations that state inferiority, including physical, mental, and moral deficiencies
‍· Statements advocating or supporting segregation or exclusion
‍· Content that describes or negatively targets people with slurs

Read Instagram’s Community Guidelines and Facebook's Hate Speech Policy for more details.

Is hate speech ever allowed?

Satire. In certain cases, Facebook and Instagram will allow content that may otherwise violate Community Standards if that content is satirical. Content will only be allowed if the violating elements of the content are being satirized or attributed to something or someone else to mock or criticize them.

‍Comment on Someone Else’s Speech. In certain cases, Facebook and Instagram may allow content that includes someone else’s hate speech when the content is clearly intended to raise awareness or condemn the speech. If the intention is unclear, Facebook may remove the content.

‍Speech used Self-Referentially or for Empowerment. Speech that might otherwise violate Community Standards may be allowed if it is clearly indicated that the violating speech is being used self-referentially or in an empowering way. If the intention is unclear, Facebook or Instagram may remove the content.

‍Read Instagram’s Community Guidelines and Facebook's Hate Speech Policy for more details.

What happens if my content is flagged for hate speech?

Review. If your content is flagged for hate speech, Facebook or Instagram will review the post and apply the hate speech policy to determine whether the post violated Facebook's Community Standards or Instagram’s Community Guidelines.

‍Removal. If your content is determined to be against Community Standards, Facebook or Instagram will remove the post and provide a notice of which policies it believes were violated and why it doesn’t allow that sort of content.

‍Additional Review. If your content is removed and you believe it should not have been, you may Request Review and your content will be reviewed again. If Facebook or Instagram finds it has made a mistake, your content will be restored.

‍Appeal. If you request a review and still don’t agree with the decision, you may be able to appeal to the Oversight Board. Not all decisions are eligible for appeal however, and the board only selects a small number of eligible appeals.

Note: Facebook says it has fewer reviewers available because of the COVID-19 outbreak. This means you may not be able to Request Review. Instead, you may be offered the option to Disagree with Decision instead, in which case Facebook will take the feedback but may not follow up with you.

Additional notes

Note: FB and IG are both owned by Meta. While IG has its own Community Guidelines, the section pertaining to Hate Speech is brief and includes several links to FB’s Community Guidelines embedded in the section.

The following are areas where Facebook and Instagram may require additional information or context to enforce its Hate Speech policies:
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· Content explicitly providing or offering to provide products or services that aim to change people’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
‍· Content attacking concepts, institutions, ideas, practices, or beliefs associated with protected characteristics, and which are likely to contribute to imminent physical harm, intimidation or discrimination against the people associated with that protected characteristic.
‍· Content targeting a person or group of people on the basis of their protected characteristic(s) with claims that they have or spread the novel coronavirus, are responsible for the existence of the novel coronavirus, are deliberately spreading the novel coronavirus, or mocking them for having or experiencing the novel coronavirus.

Twitter

Twitter/X Content Moderation Advisory

How is hate speech defined?

Hateful Conduct. Speech that promotes violence against, directly attacks, or threatens other people on the basis of:

race
ethnicity
national origin
caste
sexual orientation
gender
gender identity
religious affiliation
age
disability
serious disease

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‍Hateful Imagery. Logos, symbols, or images whose purpose is to promote hostility and malice against others based on their race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or ethnicity/national origin. Read Twitter’s Hateful Conduct Policy for more details.

When is hate speech removed?

Violent Threats. Twitter prohibits statements of intent to inflict injuries that could result in death or serious injury, e.g., “I will kill you.”

‍Wishing, hoping or calling for serious harm on a person or group of people. Harassment through references to mass murder, violent events, or other means of violence where protected groups have been the primary targets or victims.

‍Incitement against protected categories, like spreading fearful stereotypes about a group of people.

‍Non-consensual slurs, racist and sexist tropes, or other content that degrades someone. This includes targeted misgendering or deadnaming of transgender individuals.

‍Hateful Imagery. Media depicting hateful imagery is not permitted within live video, account bio, profile or header images. All other instances must be marked as sensitive media. Additionally, sending an individual unsolicited hateful imagery is a violation of Twitter’s abusive behavior policy.

Read Twitter’s Hateful Conduct Policy for more details.

Is hate speech allowed ever?

Context Questions. Twitter acknowledges that some Tweets thatappear hateful in isolation, are not actually hate speech when viewed in thecontext of a larger conversation. For example, members of a protected categorymay refer to each other using terms that are typically considered as slurs.When Twitter reviews this type of content, it may request to hear directly fromthe person being targeted prior to taking any enforcement action.

Read Twitter’s Hateful Conduct Policy for more details.

What happens if my content is flagged for hate speech?

Enforcement Options.

Down ranking Tweets in replies, except when the user follows the Tweet author.
‍Making Tweets ineligible for amplification in top search results and/or on timelines for users who don’t follow the Tweet author.
‍Excluding Tweets and/or accounts in email or in-product recommendations.
‍Requiring Tweet removal.
‍Suspending accounts whose primary use is to engage in hateful conduct or who have shared violent threats.

Tweet Removal. When Twitter determines that a Tweet has violated Twitter Rules, including the hateful conduct policy, it will require the Tweet’s author to remove it before they can Tweet again. In the interim period between when Twitter takes enforcement action and the person removes the Tweet, the violating content will be hidden from public view and replaced with a notice stating that the Tweet is no longer available because it violated Twitter Rules.

TikTok

How is hate speech defined?

Hate Speech or Behavior. Content that attacks, threatens, incites violence against, or otherwise dehumanizes an individual or a group on the basis of the following protected attributes:
· Race
· Ethnicity
· National origin
· Religion
· Caste
· Sexual orientation
· Sex
· Gender
· Gender identity
· Serious disease
· Disability
· Immigration status

‍Slurs. Derogatory terms that are intended to disparage groups or individuals based on any protected attributes listed above

Hateful Ideology. Ideas that demonstrate clear hostility toward people because of their protected attributes.

Read TikTok’s Community Guidelines for more details.

When is hate speech removed?

Claims that individuals or groups with protected attributes are physically, mentally, or morally inferior or referring to them as criminals, animals, inanimate objects, or other non-human entities.

Promotion or justification of violence, exclusion, segregation, or discrimination against individuals or groups with protected attributes.

Targeting transgender or non-binary individuals through misgendering or deadnaming.

Depictions of harm inflicted upon an individual or a group on the basis of a protected attribute.

‍Hateful Ideology. This includes content that supports any hateful ideology, white supremacy, misogyny, anti-LGBTQ, antisemitism and related names, symbols, and music as well as conspiracy theories used to justify hateful ideologies.

‍Slurs. TikTok removes all slurs from its platform, unless the terms are reappropriated, used self-referentially (i.e., by members of the protected group), or used in a way that does not disparage (e.g., educational context).

Read TikTok’s Community Guidelines for more details.

Is hate speech allowed ever?

Slurs. Slurs may be allowed if the term is being reappropriated, used self-referentially (i.e., by members of the protected group), or used in a way that does not disparage (e.g., educational context).

Read TikTok’s Community Guidelines for more details.

What happens if my content is flagged for hate speech?

TikTok removes all content that contains hate speech or involves hateful behavior from its platform. Accounts/users that are determined to have engaged in severe or multiple hate speech violations will be banned.

‍Review and Removal. TikTok’s technology identifies and flags potential policy violations, then automatically removes content determined to be in violation. In areas where TikTok’s technology is less accurate, content will be flagged for additional review by the TikTok Safety team. After review, if the content violates Community Guidelines, TikTok will remove the video and notify the creator of the reason. If the Safety team fails to identify a violation, the video will be posted to TikTok. However, if the video is reported or flagged in the future, it could still be removed for violating guidelines.

‍Appeal. If you believe your content was incorrectly removed, you may submit an appeal. If TikTok determines that your content should not have been removed, the content or account will be reinstated and the violation will be erased so that it will not impact your account going forward. However, if you delete appealed content that is under review, TikTok may not be able to remove the violation from your record and your content will not be restored.

How is hate speech defined?

Hateful Activities. Activities that incite violence or that promote hate based on identity or vulnerability such as race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, immigration status, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or disability. These include victims of a major violent event and their families.

Read Reddit’s Account and Community Restrictions for more details.

When is hate speech removed?

Hateful Activity Violation. Reddit Communities and users that incite violence or that promote hate based on identity or vulnerability will be banned. Some examples of hateful activities that would violate the rule:
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· Subreddit community dedicated to mocking people with physical disabilities.
‍· Post describing a racial minority as sub-human and inferior to the racial majority.
‍· Comment arguing that rape of women should be acceptable and not a crime.
‍· Meme declaring that it is sickening that people of color have the right to vote.

‍Additionally, since rules vary acrossReddit communities – please look to the rules and guidelines section of each specific subreddit to see what sort of speech is and is NOT allowed in that specific community.

Read Reddit’s Account and Community Restrictions for more details.

Is hate speech ever allowed?

Reddit does not carve out specific exceptions to its Hateful Activities policy, but acknowledges that when evaluating the activity of a community or an individual user, it will consider both the context as well as the pattern of behavior.

What happens if my content is flagged for hate speech?

Site-wide Suspension. If you break Reddit’s rules, including the Hateful Activities policy, your account may be suspended. Site-wide suspensions are given after a review of the actions and the context in which it took place. Suspensions can be permanent or temporary, depending on the nature of the violation and the history of violations by the account in question.

Additional notes

Reddit’s content moderation for hate speech is stronger in English than in other languages (https://time.com/6121915/reddit-international-hate-speech/) “Anything outside the anglosphere is pretty much ignored, to be honest,” 11th Dimension, a former moderator of r/Portugal who stepped down from his role due to burnout, says. “It’s hard to convey to the company what’s racist and what’s not when the admins are so far from the details and the cultural differences.”

“Reddit said in a statement that automation and machine learning ‘help moderators remove 99% of reported hateful content.’ But, studies have shown that AI is far less powerful when working outside the language it was designed in [English].”

YouTube

How is hate speech defined?

Hate speech is the promotion of violence or hatred towards individuals or groups based on one or more of the following protected characteristics: Age, Caste, Disability, Ethnicity, Gender Identity and Expression, Nationality, Race, Immigration Status, Religion, Sex/Gender, Sexual Orientation, Victims of a major violent event and their kin, and Veteran Status.

When is hate speech removed?

YouTube removes threats or implied calls for violence. Content that encourages violence or hatred toward individuals or groups based on the above attributes is not allowed on YouTube.

Is hate speech ever allowed?

Hate speech is allowed when:

Educational documentaries about a hate group, as long as it does not support or promote the ideas of said hate group.
You can post hate speech in documentaries about theories of groups or individuals being better or worse than another if it does not promote those theories.
A historical documentary of a war or war zone that does not promote violence or hatred.

What happens if my content is flagged for hate speech?

Flagged content that contains hate speech will be removed. Youtube will also send you an email notifying you of the removal. If it is the first violation of community guidelines, this will likely be the only penalty. If not there could be a strike against your channel. Three strikes within ninety days results in a removal of your channel. Account removal may occur after one violation if the content is extreme.

Additional notes

Give context in the title and description of your video to help YouTube understand your intent.

Social media guidelines

Learn more about how different types of content is moderated based on different social media platforms terms and conditions

Social media guidelines

Learn more about how different types of content is moderated based on different social media platforms terms and conditions

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