Platform policy by topic
What each platform's written policy says it does with content on each topic, as of 2026-10-10.
Unit of observation: One platform and one topic
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| platform | topic_id | topic | tier | in_viewpoint_index | verdict | verdict_detail | policy_quote | quote_verified | source_id | policy_url | checked_date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X | T01 |
Misgendering or deadnaming transgender people
|
viewpoint | true | not_addressed |
No rule in the US. X reduces visibility of intentional misgendering only "where required by local laws", and only on report by the target.
|
Where required by local laws, we will reduce the visibility of posts that purposefully use different pronouns
|
verbatim | x-abusive | help.x.com | 2026-10-10 |
| X | T02 |
Gender-identity viewpoints (e.g. "trans women are men", calling it a mental illness)
|
viewpoint | true | allowed |
Gender identity is protected against direct attacks, but X says it does not act on criticism of ideas or practices.
|
we will not take action on such critical commentary
|
verbatim | x-abusive | help.x.com | 2026-10-10 |
| X | T03 |
Vaccine or medical misinformation claims
|
viewpoint | true | not_addressed |
No medical or general misinformation rule. Community Notes add context without removing posts or reducing reach. COVID-19 policy ended November 2022 (secondary).
|
— | no_quote | x-rules | help.x.com | 2026-10-10 |
| X | T04 |
Claims a past election was stolen or rigged
|
viewpoint | true | not_addressed |
No explicit rule. The civic-integrity policy covers misleading claims about election procedures; a reach-restricting label is reserved for critical escalations. No removal is listed.
|
This label is reserved for critical escalations.
|
verbatim | x-election | help.x.com | 2026-10-10 |
| X | T04B |
False voting dates, places or methods (voter suppression)
|
baseline | false | restricted |
Labeled and reach limited to the author's profile; removal is not listed for this policy.
|
misleading statements or information about the official, announced date or time of a civic process
|
verbatim | x-election | help.x.com | 2026-10-10 |
| X | T05 |
Climate change denial
|
viewpoint | true | not_addressed |
No climate rule.
|
— | no_quote | x-rules | help.x.com | 2026-10-10 |
| X | T06A |
Dehumanizing language about immigrants
|
viewpoint | false | restricted |
Dehumanization by national origin is prohibited; enforcement is mostly reduced visibility, removal for severe or repeated cases. "Immigration status" is not a listed category.
|
We prohibit the dehumanization of a group of people based on their
|
verbatim | x-hateful | help.x.com | 2026-10-10 |
| X | T06B |
Calls to exclude or deport immigrants; terms like "illegals"
|
viewpoint | true | not_addressed |
Not addressed; the incitement rule exempts political commentary and boycotts.
|
content intended as political in nature, such as political commentary or content relating to boycotts or protests
|
verbatim | x-hateful | help.x.com | 2026-10-10 |
| X | T07 |
Negative generalizations or statistics about racial groups
|
viewpoint | false | restricted |
Acts on claims that a protected group is more likely to commit crime when aimed at people. Citing statistics is not addressed.
|
asserting that members of a protected category are more likely to take part in dangerous or illegal activities
|
verbatim | x-hateful | help.x.com | 2026-10-10 |
| X | T08A |
Which groups the hate rules protect
|
scope | false | n/a |
Neutral list of characteristics; no minority-only wording. The overview mentions a focus on historically marginalized groups.
|
You may not directly attack other people on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, caste
|
verbatim | x-hateful | help.x.com | 2026-10-10 |
| X | T08B |
Criticism of DEI policies
|
viewpoint | false | not_addressed |
Not addressed.
|
— | no_quote | x-hateful | help.x.com | 2026-10-10 |
| X | T09A |
Criticizing a religion's beliefs (vs. attacking adherents)
|
viewpoint | false | allowed |
Criticism of ideas and practices is explicitly not actioned; inciting fear about adherents is.
|
we will not take action on such critical commentary
|
verbatim | x-abusive | help.x.com | 2026-10-10 |
| X | T09B |
Religious teaching that homosexuality is sinful
|
viewpoint | false | not_addressed |
Not addressed.
|
— | no_quote | x-hateful | help.x.com | 2026-10-10 |
| X | T10 |
"Great Replacement" or demographic-replacement claims
|
viewpoint | false | vague |
Not named; could fall under inciting fear or fearful stereotypes about a protected category.
|
inciting fear or spreading fearful stereotypes about a protected category
|
verbatim | x-hateful | help.x.com | 2026-10-10 |
| X | T11A |
The slogan "From the river to the sea"
|
viewpoint | false | not_addressed |
Not addressed.
|
— | no_quote | x-hateful | help.x.com | 2026-10-10 |
| X | T11C |
"Zionist" used as an insult or proxy
|
viewpoint | false | not_addressed |
Not addressed beyond general rules on religion and ethnicity.
|
— | no_quote | x-hateful | help.x.com | 2026-10-10 |
| X | T11B |
Praise or support of Hamas (designated terrorist group)
|
baseline | false | removed |
Promoting violent entities leads to permanent suspension. X may make exceptions for "state or governmental entities", and publishes no designation list, so how this applies to Hamas is unstated.
|
We will immediately and permanently suspend any account that we determine to be in violation of this policy.
|
verbatim | x-violent-entities | help.x.com | 2026-10-10 |
| X | T12A |
Information on how to obtain abortion pills
|
viewpoint | false | not_addressed |
The drugs rule covers sales and facilitating sales; sharing information is not addressed.
|
You may not attempt to purchase, manufacture, smuggle, sell, or facilitate the sale or trafficking of drugs.
|
verbatim | x-illegal-regulated | help.x.com | 2026-10-10 |
| X | T12B |
Graphic anti-abortion imagery
|
viewpoint | false | restricted |
Gory media may stay up behind a label when tied to political action.
|
may remain on the platform if it is associated with
|
verbatim | x-violent-content | help.x.com | 2026-10-10 |
| Truth Social | T01 |
Misgendering or deadnaming transgender people
|
viewpoint | true | vague |
No gender-identity rule; only a general ban on harassing or "otherwise objectionable" content.
|
harassing, libelous, slanderous, or otherwise objectionable
|
verbatim | ts-tos | help.truthsocial.com | 2026-10-10 |
| Truth Social | T02 |
Gender-identity viewpoints (e.g. "trans women are men", calling it a mental illness)
|
viewpoint | true | allowed |
Community Guidelines pledge viewpoint neutrality in removals.
|
In no instance will TRUTH Social determine what content will be removed
|
verbatim | ts-guidelines | help.truthsocial.com | 2026-10-10 |
| Truth Social | T03 |
Vaccine or medical misinformation claims
|
viewpoint | true | vague |
Only a general warranty that posts are not false or misleading; no enforcement process described.
|
your Contributions are not false, inaccurate, or misleading.
|
verbatim | ts-tos | help.truthsocial.com | 2026-10-10 |
| Truth Social | T04 |
Claims a past election was stolen or rigged
|
viewpoint | true | vague |
Same general false-or-misleading warranty.
|
your Contributions are not false, inaccurate, or misleading.
|
verbatim | ts-tos | help.truthsocial.com | 2026-10-10 |
| Truth Social | T04B |
False voting dates, places or methods (voter suppression)
|
baseline | false | not_addressed |
Not addressed specifically.
|
— | no_quote | ts-tos | help.truthsocial.com | 2026-10-10 |
| Truth Social | T05 |
Climate change denial
|
viewpoint | true | vague |
Same general false-or-misleading warranty.
|
your Contributions are not false, inaccurate, or misleading.
|
verbatim | ts-tos | help.truthsocial.com | 2026-10-10 |
| Truth Social | T06A |
Dehumanizing language about immigrants
|
viewpoint | false | vague |
Bars discriminatory references by national origin in comments and replies ("Interactive Content"); no line drawn.
|
should not contain discriminatory references based on religion, race, gender, national origin
|
verbatim | ts-tos | help.truthsocial.com | 2026-10-10 |
| Truth Social | T06B |
Calls to exclude or deport immigrants; terms like "illegals"
|
viewpoint | true | vague |
Same clause; no line drawn for policy debate.
|
should not contain discriminatory references based on religion, race, gender, national origin
|
verbatim | ts-tos | help.truthsocial.com | 2026-10-10 |
| Truth Social | T07 |
Negative generalizations or statistics about racial groups
|
viewpoint | false | vague |
Bars "racist" language in comments and replies; statistics not addressed.
|
should not contain profanity, or abusive or racist, language
|
verbatim | ts-tos | help.truthsocial.com | 2026-10-10 |
| Truth Social | T08A |
Which groups the hate rules protect
|
scope | false | n/a |
Neutral list of characteristics.
|
discriminatory references based on religion, race, gender, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, or disability
|
verbatim | ts-tos | help.truthsocial.com | 2026-10-10 |
| Truth Social | T08B |
Criticism of DEI policies
|
viewpoint | false | not_addressed |
Not addressed.
|
— | no_quote | ts-tos | help.truthsocial.com | 2026-10-10 |
| Truth Social | T09A |
Criticizing a religion's beliefs (vs. attacking adherents)
|
viewpoint | false | vague |
Bars discriminatory references based on religion without separating beliefs from adherents.
|
should not contain discriminatory references based on religion
|
verbatim | ts-tos | help.truthsocial.com | 2026-10-10 |
| Truth Social | T09B |
Religious teaching that homosexuality is sinful
|
viewpoint | false | not_addressed |
Not addressed.
|
— | no_quote | ts-tos | help.truthsocial.com | 2026-10-10 |
| Truth Social | T10 |
"Great Replacement" or demographic-replacement claims
|
viewpoint | false | not_addressed |
Not addressed.
|
— | no_quote | ts-tos | help.truthsocial.com | 2026-10-10 |
| Truth Social | T11A |
The slogan "From the river to the sea"
|
viewpoint | false | not_addressed |
Not addressed.
|
— | no_quote | ts-tos | help.truthsocial.com | 2026-10-10 |
| Truth Social | T11C |
"Zionist" used as an insult or proxy
|
viewpoint | false | not_addressed |
Not addressed.
|
— | no_quote | ts-tos | help.truthsocial.com | 2026-10-10 |
| Truth Social | T11B |
Praise or support of Hamas (designated terrorist group)
|
baseline | false | removed |
Terrorist-organization content is excluded, framed as a legal requirement.
|
content posted by or on behalf of terrorist organizations
|
verbatim | ts-guidelines | help.truthsocial.com | 2026-10-10 |
| Truth Social | T12A |
Information on how to obtain abortion pills
|
viewpoint | false | not_addressed |
Only illegal drug sales are covered.
|
sale of or promotion of illegal drugs or services
|
verbatim | ts-guidelines | help.truthsocial.com | 2026-10-10 |
| Truth Social | T12B |
Graphic anti-abortion imagery
|
viewpoint | false | vague |
General warranty that posts do not depict violence; medical or political imagery not addressed.
|
your Contributions do not depict violence, threats of violence or criminal activity.
|
verbatim | ts-tos | help.truthsocial.com | 2026-10-10 |
| Rumble | T01 |
Misgendering or deadnaming transgender people
|
viewpoint | true | not_addressed |
Not addressed. Rumble reserves removal of anything it deems "undesirable" at its "arbitrary discretion".
|
— | no_quote | rumble-terms | rumble.com | 2026-10-10 |
| Rumble | T02 |
Gender-identity viewpoints (e.g. "trans women are men", calling it a mental illness)
|
viewpoint | true | not_addressed |
Not addressed; no list of protected characteristics.
|
— | no_quote | rumble-terms | rumble.com | 2026-10-10 |
| Rumble | T03 |
Vaccine or medical misinformation claims
|
viewpoint | true | not_addressed |
No misinformation rule.
|
— | no_quote | rumble-terms | rumble.com | 2026-10-10 |
| Rumble | T04 |
Claims a past election was stolen or rigged
|
viewpoint | true | not_addressed |
No misinformation or election rule.
|
— | no_quote | rumble-terms | rumble.com | 2026-10-10 |
| Rumble | T04B |
False voting dates, places or methods (voter suppression)
|
baseline | false | not_addressed |
Not addressed.
|
— | no_quote | rumble-terms | rumble.com | 2026-10-10 |
| Rumble | T05 |
Climate change denial
|
viewpoint | true | not_addressed |
Not addressed.
|
— | no_quote | rumble-terms | rumble.com | 2026-10-10 |
| Rumble | T06A |
Dehumanizing language about immigrants
|
viewpoint | false | vague |
Only a general ban on "grossly offensive" content including racism and hatred.
|
grossly offensive to the online community, including but not limited to, racism, anti-semitism and hatred
|
verbatim | rumble-terms | rumble.com | 2026-10-10 |
| Rumble | T06B |
Calls to exclude or deport immigrants; terms like "illegals"
|
viewpoint | true | not_addressed |
Not addressed.
|
— | no_quote | rumble-terms | rumble.com | 2026-10-10 |
| Rumble | T07 |
Negative generalizations or statistics about racial groups
|
viewpoint | false | vague |
"Racism" is banned but not defined.
|
grossly offensive to the online community, including but not limited to, racism, anti-semitism and hatred
|
verbatim | rumble-terms | rumble.com | 2026-10-10 |
| Rumble | T08A |
Which groups the hate rules protect
|
scope | false | n/a |
No list of protected groups. Names both "Antifa groups" and "the KKK and white supremacist groups" among banned violent groups.
|
Antifa groups and persons affiliated with Antifa, the KKK and white supremacist groups
|
verbatim | rumble-terms | rumble.com | 2026-10-10 |
| Rumble | T08B |
Criticism of DEI policies
|
viewpoint | false | not_addressed |
Not addressed.
|
— | no_quote | rumble-terms | rumble.com | 2026-10-10 |
| Rumble | T09A |
Criticizing a religion's beliefs (vs. attacking adherents)
|
viewpoint | false | not_addressed |
Only anti-semitism is named; the catch-all removal clause applies.
|
in its sole, unfettered, and arbitrary discretion, determines is undesirable
|
verbatim | rumble-terms | rumble.com | 2026-10-10 |
| Rumble | T09B |
Religious teaching that homosexuality is sinful
|
viewpoint | false | not_addressed |
Not addressed.
|
— | no_quote | rumble-terms | rumble.com | 2026-10-10 |
| Rumble | T10 |
"Great Replacement" or demographic-replacement claims
|
viewpoint | false | not_addressed |
Not addressed.
|
— | no_quote | rumble-terms | rumble.com | 2026-10-10 |
| Rumble | T11A |
The slogan "From the river to the sea"
|
viewpoint | false | not_addressed |
Not addressed.
|
— | no_quote | rumble-terms | rumble.com | 2026-10-10 |
| Rumble | T11C |
"Zionist" used as an insult or proxy
|
viewpoint | false | vague |
Not addressed except the ban on "anti-semitism".
|
grossly offensive to the online community, including but not limited to, racism, anti-semitism and hatred
|
verbatim | rumble-terms | rumble.com | 2026-10-10 |
| Rumble | T11B |
Praise or support of Hamas (designated terrorist group)
|
baseline | false | removed |
Bans support for US- or Canada-designated terrorist organizations.
|
designated by either the Canadian or United States government as terrorists or terrorist organizations
|
verbatim | rumble-terms | rumble.com | 2026-10-10 |
| Rumble | T12A |
Information on how to obtain abortion pills
|
viewpoint | false | not_addressed |
Only instructions for illegal activities are banned.
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promoting or providing instructional information about illegal activities
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verbatim | rumble-terms | rumble.com | 2026-10-10 |
| Rumble | T12B |
Graphic anti-abortion imagery
|
viewpoint | false | not_addressed |
No graphic-media rule.
|
— | no_quote | rumble-terms | rumble.com | 2026-10-10 |
| T01 |
Misgendering or deadnaming transgender people
|
viewpoint | true | vague |
Gender identity is covered; misgendering is not named. Attacking someone's gender is a listed violation.
|
Gender, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation
|
verbatim | reddit-hate | support.reddithelp.com | 2026-10-10 | |
| T02 |
Gender-identity viewpoints (e.g. "trans women are men", calling it a mental illness)
|
viewpoint | true | vague |
Inferiority claims are violations; political commentary is weighed in context.
|
Alleging physical, moral, or mental inferiority
|
verbatim | reddit-hate | support.reddithelp.com | 2026-10-10 | |
| T03 |
Vaccine or medical misinformation claims
|
viewpoint | true | not_addressed |
No site-wide misinformation rule. Communities dedicated to hoaxes can be quarantined (opt-in warning, no recommendations).
|
dedicated to promoting hoaxes
|
verbatim | reddit-quarantine | support.reddithelp.com | 2026-10-10 | |
| T04 |
Claims a past election was stolen or rigged
|
viewpoint | true | not_addressed |
No rule found.
|
— | no_quote | reddit-rules | redditinc.com | 2026-10-10 | |
| T04B |
False voting dates, places or methods (voter suppression)
|
baseline | false | not_addressed |
Only impersonation of officials is covered.
|
— | no_quote | reddit-rules | redditinc.com | 2026-10-10 | |
| T05 |
Climate change denial
|
viewpoint | true | not_addressed |
No site-wide rule; quarantine applies only to hoax communities.
|
— | no_quote | reddit-quarantine | support.reddithelp.com | 2026-10-10 | |
| T06A |
Dehumanizing language about immigrants
|
viewpoint | false | removed |
Immigration status is covered; dehumanization is a listed violation.
|
Reducing a group to something non-human (e.g., comparing them to animals or filth)
|
verbatim | reddit-hate | support.reddithelp.com | 2026-10-10 | |
| T06B |
Calls to exclude or deport immigrants; terms like "illegals"
|
viewpoint | true | removed |
Calls for exclusion from political or economic life are violations; criticism of migration policy is allowed. Whether calls to deport count as exclusion is not stated.
|
calling for their exclusion or segregation from political or economic life
|
verbatim | reddit-hate | support.reddithelp.com | 2026-10-10 | |
| T07 |
Negative generalizations or statistics about racial groups
|
viewpoint | false | removed |
Inferiority claims and resharing stereotypes "to reinforce prejudice" are violations; context decides; citing data not addressed.
|
Resharing harmful narratives and stereotypes to reinforce prejudice
|
verbatim | reddit-hate | support.reddithelp.com | 2026-10-10 | |
| T08A |
Which groups the hate rules protect
|
scope | false | n/a |
Protects groups attacked on attributes "used to reinforce existing inequality"; whether majority groups are covered is unclear. A June 2020 version excluded "groups of people who are in the majority"; Reddit removed that line by July 1, 2020 (secondary).
|
any other actual or perceived attributes used to reinforce existing inequality or promote exclusion
|
verbatim | reddit-hate | support.reddithelp.com | 2026-10-10 | |
| T08B |
Criticism of DEI policies
|
viewpoint | false | not_addressed |
Not addressed.
|
— | no_quote | reddit-hate | support.reddithelp.com | 2026-10-10 | |
| T09A |
Criticizing a religion's beliefs (vs. attacking adherents)
|
viewpoint | false | vague |
Religion is a covered attribute; the policy does not distinguish criticizing beliefs from attacking adherents.
|
— | no_quote | reddit-hate | support.reddithelp.com | 2026-10-10 | |
| T09B |
Religious teaching that homosexuality is sinful
|
viewpoint | false | not_addressed |
Not addressed.
|
— | no_quote | reddit-hate | support.reddithelp.com | 2026-10-10 | |
| T10 |
"Great Replacement" or demographic-replacement claims
|
viewpoint | false | vague |
Not named; could fall under endorsing ideologies that promote group supremacy.
|
ideologies that promote group supremacy
|
verbatim | reddit-hate | support.reddithelp.com | 2026-10-10 | |
| T11A |
The slogan "From the river to the sea"
|
viewpoint | false | not_addressed |
Not addressed.
|
— | no_quote | reddit-hate | support.reddithelp.com | 2026-10-10 | |
| T11C |
"Zionist" used as an insult or proxy
|
viewpoint | false | not_addressed |
Not addressed.
|
— | no_quote | reddit-hate | support.reddithelp.com | 2026-10-10 | |
| T11B |
Praise or support of Hamas (designated terrorist group)
|
baseline | false | removed |
Support for designated terrorist organizations is prohibited.
|
expressions of affiliation or support for terrorists or designated terrorist organizations
|
verbatim | reddit-terrorism | support.reddithelp.com | 2026-10-10 | |
| T12A |
Information on how to obtain abortion pills
|
viewpoint | false | allowed |
Discussing how to legally obtain controlled goods is allowed; trading them between users is not.
|
Discussing how to legally access controlled goods
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verbatim | reddit-transactions | support.reddithelp.com | 2026-10-10 | |
| T12B |
Graphic anti-abortion imagery
|
viewpoint | false | restricted |
Non-violating violent content must be labeled NSFW.
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should be labeled Not Safe for Work
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verbatim | reddit-violence | support.reddithelp.com | 2026-10-10 | |
| YouTube | T01 |
Misgendering or deadnaming transgender people
|
viewpoint | true | vague |
Not named; the harassment rule bans prolonged insults or slurs based on protected group status.
|
prolonged insults or slurs based on
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verbatim | yt-harassment | support.google.com | 2026-10-10 |
| YouTube | T02 |
Gender-identity viewpoints (e.g. "trans women are men", calling it a mental illness)
|
viewpoint | true | vague |
Bans claims a group is mentally inferior or diseased; "gender identity" is not a separately listed attribute.
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physically or mentally inferior, deficient, or diseased based on their protected group status
|
verbatim | yt-hate | support.google.com | 2026-10-10 |
| YouTube | T03 |
Vaccine or medical misinformation claims
|
viewpoint | true | removed |
Medical misinformation policy bans listed claims; standalone COVID-19 policies were retired.
|
Claims that the MMR vaccine causes autism
|
verbatim | yt-medical | support.google.com | 2026-10-10 |
| YouTube | T04 |
Claims a past election was stolen or rigged
|
viewpoint | true | not_addressed |
Current policy does not cover claims about past elections; YouTube stopped removing 2020 stolen-election claims in June 2023 (secondary).
|
— | no_quote | yt-elections | support.google.com | 2026-10-10 |
| YouTube | T04B |
False voting dates, places or methods (voter suppression)
|
baseline | false | removed |
Misleading voters about time, place, means or eligibility is removed.
|
Content aiming to mislead voters about the time, place, means, or eligibility requirements for voting
|
verbatim | yt-elections | support.google.com | 2026-10-10 |
| YouTube | T05 |
Climate change denial
|
viewpoint | true | restricted |
Not in Community Guidelines; climate denial is demonetized under ad policies.
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contradicts well-established scientific consensus around the existence and causes of climate change
|
verbatim | adsense-climate | support.google.com | 2026-10-10 |
| YouTube | T06A |
Dehumanizing language about immigrants
|
viewpoint | false | removed |
Immigration status is protected; dehumanizing comparisons are removed.
|
comparing them to animals, insects, pests, disease
|
verbatim | yt-hate | support.google.com | 2026-10-10 |
| YouTube | T06B |
Calls to exclude or deport immigrants; terms like "illegals"
|
viewpoint | true | not_addressed |
Political calls to deport are not addressed; exclusion is removed only in a supremacist framing.
|
— | no_quote | yt-hate | support.google.com | 2026-10-10 |
| YouTube | T07 |
Negative generalizations or statistics about racial groups
|
viewpoint | false | removed |
Bans claims a group is less intelligent, including documentaries claiming scientific evidence of inferiority. Crime statistics not addressed.
|
claiming there's scientific evidence today that an individual or group is inferior
|
verbatim | yt-hate | support.google.com | 2026-10-10 |
| YouTube | T08A |
Which groups the hate rules protect
|
scope | false | n/a |
Neutral list of attributes.
|
Immigration Status
|
verbatim | yt-hate | support.google.com | 2026-10-10 |
| YouTube | T08B |
Criticism of DEI policies
|
viewpoint | false | not_addressed |
Not addressed.
|
— | no_quote | yt-hate | support.google.com | 2026-10-10 |
| YouTube | T09A |
Criticizing a religion's beliefs (vs. attacking adherents)
|
viewpoint | false | vague |
Religion is protected; no distinction between criticizing beliefs and attacking adherents.
|
— | no_quote | yt-hate | support.google.com | 2026-10-10 |
| YouTube | T09B |
Religious teaching that homosexuality is sinful
|
viewpoint | false | not_addressed |
Not addressed.
|
— | no_quote | yt-hate | support.google.com | 2026-10-10 |
| YouTube | T10 |
"Great Replacement" or demographic-replacement claims
|
viewpoint | false | removed |
Not named, but the policy bans conspiratorial claims that groups are malicious based on protected status (inferred).
|
Conspiratorial claims that individuals or groups are evil, corrupt, or malicious based on their protected group status
|
verbatim | yt-hate | support.google.com | 2026-10-10 |
| YouTube | T11A |
The slogan "From the river to the sea"
|
viewpoint | false | not_addressed |
Not addressed.
|
— | no_quote | yt-extremism | support.google.com | 2026-10-10 |
| YouTube | T11C |
"Zionist" used as an insult or proxy
|
viewpoint | false | not_addressed |
Not addressed.
|
— | no_quote | yt-hate | support.google.com | 2026-10-10 |
| YouTube | T11B |
Praise or support of Hamas (designated terrorist group)
|
baseline | false | removed |
Praise of designated violent extremist organizations is removed.
|
Content intended to praise, promote, or aid violent extremist or criminal organizations is not allowed on YouTube.
|
verbatim | yt-extremism | support.google.com | 2026-10-10 |
| YouTube | T12A |
Information on how to obtain abortion pills
|
viewpoint | false | removed |
Selling or linking to pharmaceuticals without a prescription is removed; separately, claims contradicting health authorities on abortion safety are removed under medical misinformation.
|
Pharmaceuticals without a prescription
|
verbatim | yt-regulated-goods | support.google.com | 2026-10-10 |
| YouTube | T12B |
Graphic anti-abortion imagery
|
viewpoint | false | vague |
Graphic footage intended to shock is removed or age-restricted; fetal imagery is not named.
|
with the intent to shock or disgust
|
verbatim | yt-graphic | support.google.com | 2026-10-10 |
| Meta | T01 |
Misgendering or deadnaming transgender people
|
viewpoint | true | not_addressed |
Not named. The bullying policy protects private adults (who must self-report), minors and minor public figures from claims about gender identity.
|
Claims about romantic involvement, sexual orientation or gender identity
|
verbatim | meta-bullying | transparency.meta.com | 2026-10-10 |
| Meta | T02 |
Gender-identity viewpoints (e.g. "trans women are men", calling it a mental illness)
|
viewpoint | true | allowed |
Explicitly allowed since January 2025.
|
We do allow allegations of mental illness or abnormality when based on gender or sexual orientation
|
verbatim | meta-hateful | transparency.meta.com | 2026-10-10 |
| Meta | T03 |
Vaccine or medical misinformation claims
|
viewpoint | true | removed |
Removes listed vaccine claims (e.g. "vaccines cause autism"); claims that COVID-19, flu and malaria vaccines are not effective are not removed.
|
false and likely to directly contribute to imminent vaccine refusals
|
verbatim | meta-misinfo | transparency.meta.com | 2026-10-10 |
| Meta | T04 |
Claims a past election was stolen or rigged
|
viewpoint | true | restricted |
No removal rule; falls under "all other misinformation", which Meta reduces or adds context to (Community Notes in the US).
|
For all other misinformation, we focus on reducing its prevalence or creating an environment that fosters a productive dialogue.
|
verbatim | meta-misinfo | transparency.meta.com | 2026-10-10 |
| Meta | T04B |
False voting dates, places or methods (voter suppression)
|
baseline | false | removed |
Voting and census misinformation is removed.
|
Misinformation about the dates, locations, times, and methods for voting, voter registration, or census participation.
|
verbatim | meta-misinfo | transparency.meta.com | 2026-10-10 |
12 field definitions
| Field | Type | Meaning | Units | Value type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
platform |
string | Platform name. Meta covers Facebook, Instagram and Threads, which share Meta's Community Standards. mastodon.social is the largest Mastodon server. | — | observed |
topic_id |
string | Stable topic code (T01-T12B). | — | observed |
topic |
string | Plain-language topic description. | — | observed |
tier |
string | viewpoint (a contested opinion or claim), baseline (a rule nearly every platform shares), or scope (which groups a hate rule protects). | — | derived |
in_viewpoint_index |
boolean | Whether the topic counts toward the viewpoint index (T01-T05 and T06B). | — | derived |
verdict |
string | removed, restricted (reduced reach, label, warning, demonetized, or not recommended), allowed (policy explicitly permits it), not_addressed (no rule found), vague (a general rule could cover it but does not name it), or n/a for scope rows. | — | derived |
verdict_detail |
string | Explanation of the verdict, including exceptions and dated changes. | — | derived |
policy_quote |
string | Verbatim excerpt from the policy page supporting the verdict; empty when no rule exists to quote. | — | observed |
quote_verified |
string | verbatim if the quote was confirmed on the live page on 2026-10-10; no_quote if empty. | — | derived |
source_id |
string | Id of the source entry for the policy page. | — | observed |
policy_url |
string | URL of the policy page. | — | observed |
checked_date |
date | Date the policy was read. | — | observed |
