Home / Platform rules Meta 1 Rule name Coordinated inauthentic behaviour 1 What it prohibits Coordinated efforts to manipulate public debate for a strategic goal in which fake accounts are central to the operation 1 Enforcement reported Around 20 new covert influence operations taken down in 2024 3 Meta 2 Rule name Coordinated inauthentic behaviour, network removal 2 What it prohibits Networks of accounts, Pages and Groups that centrally rely on fake accounts to mislead people about who is behind them 2 Enforcement reported Removal of inauthentic assets and authentic ones directly involved, public reporting and sharing with peers 2 Meta 4 Rule name Coordinated inauthentic behaviour, Q2/Q3 2025 report 4 What it prohibits Covert networks such as a Poland domestic network using fake personas across the political spectrum 4 Enforcement reported 55 Facebook accounts, 36 Pages, 23 Groups and 1 Instagram account removed in that case 4 Rule name Platform manipulation and spam policy, coordinated activity 5 What it prohibits Attempts to artificially influence conversations through the use of multiple accounts or fake accounts 5 Enforcement reported 37 public datasets of attributed campaigns from 17 countries, October 2018 to early 2022 6 Rule name Inauthentic engagement 5 What it prohibits Engagement that tries to make accounts or content appear more popular or active than they are 5 Enforcement reported Posts may not appear in certain parts of X, and accounts may be locked or suspended 5 Rule name Multiple accounts 5 What it prohibits Mass registration of accounts or using automation to create accounts 5 Enforcement reported Permanent suspension at first detection for severe violations 5 Rule name Buying or selling engagement 5 What it prohibits Selling or purchasing post or account metric inflation 5 Enforcement reported Post deletion or temporary locks for isolated or first offences 5 Rule name Reciprocal inflation 5 What it prohibits Trading or coordinating to exchange follows or post engagements 5 Enforcement reported Post deletion or temporary locks for isolated or first offences 5 What it prohibits Selling, purchasing or trading X accounts, or offering to 5 Enforcement reported Temporary limits on features, or permanent suspension for severe violations 5 Rule name Bulk messaging 5 What it prohibits Bulk, aggressive, high-volume unsolicited replies, mentions or Direct Messages 5 Enforcement reported Anti-spam challenges such as a reCAPTCHA or a request for more information 5 Rule name Malicious links 5 What it prohibits Publishing or linking to malicious content intended to damage or disrupt a browser 5 Enforcement reported Unsafe URLs may be denylisted or flagged with warnings 5 YouTube 7 Rule name Spam policy, engagement and incentivization spam 7 What it prohibits Content aimed at artificially inflating engagement through bots, coercion or rewards, and sub-for-sub schemes 7 Enforcement reported Removal, warning or strike. 3 strikes within 90 days may lead to channel termination 7 YouTube 7 Rule name Spam policy, coordinated activity 7 What it prohibits Coordinated networks of channels, including coordinated mass production 7 Enforcement reported Google TAG listed one PRC entry of 6,280 YouTube channels terminated in December 2025 10 YouTube 7 Rule name Spam policy, misleading metadata 7 What it prohibits Maliciously misleading titles, thumbnails, descriptions or imagery 7 Enforcement reported Monetization suspended or channel or account terminated 7 YouTube 7 Rule name Spam policy, scams 7 What it prohibits Videos pretending to be a real company or government service, and fake customer support contacts 7 Enforcement reported Monetization suspended or channel or account terminated 7 YouTube 8 Rule name Fake engagement policy 8 What it prohibits Anything that artificially increases views, likes, comments or other metrics, and promotion of services that do so 8 Enforcement reported Content removed, usually a warning first, then strikes and possible termination 8 YouTube 9 Rule name Impersonation policy 9 What it prohibits Unauthorized impersonation of a person, entity or channel, including look-alike names and copied profile images 9 Enforcement reported A channel set up to impersonate another person or entity may be removed 9 Google News 11 Rule name Google News policies, transparency 11 What it prohibits Sites should give information about the company or network behind the content 11 Enforcement reported Content may be removed from news surfaces, and repeat or egregious violators may lose eligibility 11 Google News 11 Rule name Google News policies, misrepresentation 11 What it prohibits Content that conceals or misrepresents sponsored content as independent editorial content 11 Enforcement reported Google TAG listed one entry of 85 domains blocked from Google News and Discover in December 2025 10 TikTok 12 Rule name Covert influence operations 12 What it prohibits Attempting to sway public opinion and, at the same time, misleading the platform's systems or community members 12 Enforcement reported 15 operations and 3,001 accounts in the first four months of 2024 13 14 TikTok 12 Rule name Fake engagement 12 What it prohibits Trading services that attempt to artificially increase engagement 12 Enforcement reported Fake followers or likes removed, and content barred from the For You feed 12 TikTok 12 Rule name Spam and deceptive account behaviour 12 What it prohibits Accounts operated in bulk or through unauthorized automation 12 Enforcement reported Account ban, and possible ban of new accounts created 12 TikTok 12 Rule name Impersonation 12 What it prohibits Accounts that pose as another real person or entity 12 Enforcement reported Account ban, and possible ban of new accounts created 12 TikTok 12 Rule name Synthetic and manipulated media 12 What it prohibits Realistic synthetic or manipulated media that is not clearly disclosed 12 Enforcement reported Disclosure required through a sticker or caption 12 TikTok 13 Rule name State-affiliated media 13 What it prohibits Not a ban. Labelled state-affiliated accounts that target audiences abroad on current global events are not recommended 13 Enforcement reported Not eligible for the For You feed, and no advertising outside their home country, where labels are available 13 Bluesky 15 Rule name Trust and Transparency 15 What it prohibits Artificially manipulating features or social signals to gain unearned reach or mislead users, and spam 15 Enforcement reported Bluesky reserves the right to make final decisions on any content or account 15 Bluesky 15 Rule name Account Authenticity 15 What it prohibits Impersonating others or official groups in misleading ways, and deceptive account practices such as identity churning 15 Enforcement reported Bluesky reserves the right to make final decisions on any content or account 15 Bluesky 15 Rule name Information integrity 15 What it prohibits False or misleading information that could cause immediate real-world harm, including coordinating inauthentic campaigns 15 Enforcement reported Bluesky reserves the right to make final decisions on any content or account 15 Bluesky 15 Rule name Election interference 15 What it prohibits Coordinating to suppress voting, impersonating electoral officials or campaigns, or interfering with democratic processes 15 Enforcement reported Bluesky reserves the right to make final decisions on any content or account 15 Bluesky 15 What it prohibits Creating new accounts or other methods to evade bans or suspensions 15 Enforcement reported Bluesky reserves the right to make final decisions on any content or account 15 Snap 16 Rule name Harmful false or deceptive information 16 What it prohibits Spreading false information that causes harm or is malicious, and manipulating content for false or misleading purposes 16 Enforcement reported Content removal, warnings, limited visibility or account termination 16 Snap 16 Rule name Impersonation 16 What it prohibits Pretending to be someone or something you are not, or deceiving people about who you are 16 Enforcement reported Content removal, warnings, limited visibility or account termination 16 Snap 16 What it prohibits Spam, including pay-for-follower promotions and other follower-growth schemes 16 Enforcement reported Content removal, warnings, limited visibility or account termination 16 Snap 16 Rule name Platform integrity 16 What it prohibits Inauthentic activity or deceptive practices designed to manipulate Snap's platform or products 16 Enforcement reported Content removal, warnings, limited visibility or account termination 16 OpenAI 17 Rule name Usage policies, political activity 17 What it prohibits Political campaigning, lobbying, foreign or domestic election interference, or demobilization activities 17 Enforcement reported Over 40 networks disrupted and reported between February 2024 and October 2025 18 OpenAI 17 Rule name Usage policies, deception 17 What it prohibits Deceit, fraud, scams, spam or impersonation 17 Enforcement reported Users may lose access to OpenAI systems or face other penalties 17 Nothing matches. 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