Community Guidelines
Last updated November 15, 2026
Our approach: free expression
VidShout is a place to speak, report, argue, joke and create. People here hold very different views, and that's the point. You can share opinions others find wrong or offensive, question official positions, criticize governments, companies, religions and public figures, and discuss hard topics.
These guidelines are deliberately short. They cover conduct that hurts specific people, breaks the law, or wrecks VidShout for everyone, not ideas or viewpoints. We don't act on content because it's unpopular, because many people report it, or because someone disagrees with it.
Always allowed
- Political, religious and social opinions, including minority and controversial ones.
- Criticism, satire and parody of anyone, including VidShout.
- News, documentary, educational and scientific content about difficult subjects, with context.
- Questioning experts, institutions and official accounts of events.
- Strong language and heated debate that isn't aimed at threatening or harassing a specific person.
The rules
Everything below applies to videos, live streams, VidToks, posts, comments, chat, messages, thumbnails and channel pages.
Illegal content
Content that is against the law where it is shown. We may make it unavailable in the countries where it's illegal.
- Selling illegal goods or services
- Content a court has ordered removed
- Content illegal in a specific country (blocked there only)
Child safety
Nothing that sexualizes, exploits or endangers anyone under 18. We report child sexual abuse material to the authorities.
- Sexual or suggestive content involving minors
- Grooming or contacting minors for sexual purposes
- Content that endangers children
Threats and incitement
Don't threaten people or call for violence against them. Discussing, reporting on or criticizing violence is allowed.
- Threats against a person or group
- Calls to attack people or property
- Praising a specific violent attack to encourage more
Targeted harassment
Don't repeatedly target a specific person to intimidate or silence them. Criticism, debate and satire are allowed.
- Coordinated abuse of one person
- Encouraging others to harass someone
- Unwanted sexual comments about a real person
Private information
Don't share someone's private information without their consent.
- Home addresses, phone numbers or ID documents (doxxing)
- Private intimate images
- Secretly recorded private moments
Nudity and sexual content
No pornography or sexually explicit content. Educational, artistic or documentary nudity may be age-restricted.
- Sexually explicit videos or images
- Sexual services
- Nudity meant to arouse
Graphic content without context
Shocking or gory content shown just to shock. News, documentary and educational context is allowed, with a warning.
- Gore with no news or educational purpose
- Animal cruelty for entertainment
Dangerous acts
Don't teach or encourage acts likely to cause serious physical harm.
- Instructions for weapons or explosives meant to hurt people
- Dangerous challenges
- Selling drugs or weapons
Spam, scams and deception
Don't mislead people for money or clicks, or flood VidShout with repetitive content.
- Scams and fake giveaways
- Phishing or malware links
- Misleading titles or thumbnails unrelated to the video
- Fake views, likes or reports
Impersonation
Don't pretend to be another person or organization. Clearly labeled parody and fan channels are allowed.
- Copying someone's name and picture to fool people
- Posing as VidShout staff
Copyright
Only upload what you made or have the right to use. Fair use (commentary, criticism, news, parody) is respected.
- Re-uploading someone else's video
- Full movies, shows or music you don't have rights to
Promoting self-harm
Don't encourage suicide, self-harm or eating disorders. Sharing experiences and recovery stories is allowed.
- Instructions for self-harm
- Encouraging someone to hurt themselves
Context matters
The same footage can be journalism in one video and glorification in another. We look at the purpose, the title, the description and what you say around it. Educational, documentary, scientific and artistic content can stay up, sometimes with an age restriction or a warning, when it would otherwise break a rule.
Content that's legal in some places but not others
Laws differ between countries. When content is illegal in a particular country but lawful elsewhere, we make it unavailable in that country rather than removing it everywhere.
Age-restricted content
Content that's fine for adults but not for children (for example mature themes or strong violence in news) can be marked 18+. Creators can do this themselves when uploading; we may also add it.
Reporting
Use ⚑ Report on any video, stream, post, comment, message, product or listing. Reports are reviewed by people. We look at the content itself, not the number of reports, and we watch for organized reporting campaigns meant to silence someone. Reporting in bad faith can lead to your reports being ignored.
What happens when a rule is broken
We start with the lightest step that fits and tell you why. See Enforcement & appeals.