Graphic Violence

To prevent distress to viewers, we restrict graphic depictions of violence, gore, or animal abuse, whether real, fictional, re-enacted, or AI-generated. Content will be removed, and repeated violations may lead to suspension.

  Not allowed

  • Graphic depictions of human death or torture, whether from real-life depiction, news coverage, AI-generated, or hyper-realistic re-enactments. This includes:
  • Car accidents with clear depictions or implications of human death or severe injuries
  • Human falling from significant height
  • Shooting/ detonations resulting in human deaths or severe harms
  • Human corpses
  • Human body mutilation
  • Decapitation
  • Cannibalism
  • Setting someone on fire
  • Gory human imagery — Content that depicts excessive blood, exposed organs, or other graphic visuals of human suffering, including:
  • Severed body parts
  • Excessive or realistic blood and gore
  • Exposed internal organs
  • Shocking or hyper-realistic gory makeup intended to appear as real
  • Extreme violence showing visible severe injuries
  • Distressing scenes from warzones, natural disasters, extreme physical fighting or domestic abuse
  • Graphic visuals from human medical procedures or surgeries
  • Animal abuse or exploitation — Content that shows or promotes graphic harm to animals, including:
  • Animal torture, mutilation, or slaughter (real or staged)
  • Dismembered, burned, or severely injured animals
  • Cage fights resulting in animal death or severe injury
  • Mistreatment or neglect, such as signs of malnourishment
  • Graphic recounting or admissions of animal abuse acts

  Allowed

  • Animal death or slaughter in the context of food preparation, without excessive blood or gore (e.g. exotic cuisines that may be culturally unfamiliar but not graphically violent)
  • Mild violence in professional combat sports (e.g. boxing, MMA, pro wrestling) without graphic injury
  • Fictional death, violence, or gory makeup in artistic media with clear disclaimers, on a case-by-case basis
  • Educational or documentary content addressing violence or animal abuse, provided it does not include graphic imagery
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