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      "id": "learn_r938_youtube_and_tiktok_video_risks_youtube_terms_account_termination",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] YouTube: Rules.enforcement",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] YouTube may terminate a creator's account for repeated violations of Community Guidelines or Terms of Service.",
      "body": "YouTube may terminate a creator's account for repeated violations of Community Guidelines or Terms of Service.\n\nWhat YouTube actually says:\n\n“We may terminate your access to YouTube, or your Google account’s access to YouTube, if you repeatedly violate our Community Guidelines or Terms of Service.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.youtube.com/static?template=terms",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-30",
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      "source_publisher": "YouTube",
      "evidence_quote": "We may terminate your access to YouTube, or your Google account’s access to YouTube, if you repeatedly violate our Community Guidelines or Terms of Service.",
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      "applies_to_country": "*",
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        "stage": "trouble",
        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
        "platform": "youtube",
        "topic": [
          "rules.enforcement"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      },
      "verification": {
        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "legal_fetch_over_cap"
        ],
        "checked_utc": "20261024-052246Z"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r938_youtube_and_tiktok_video_risks_youtube_monetization_demonetization_triggers",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] YouTube: Money.fees",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] YouTube may demonetize videos containing inappropriate language, violence, or controversial issues, resulting in lost ad revenue for creators.",
      "body": "YouTube may demonetize videos containing inappropriate language, violence, or controversial issues, resulting in lost ad revenue for creators.\n\nWhat YouTube actually says:\n\n“Advertiser-friendly content guidelines: These guidelines help determine whether a video can earn money from ads. Content that includes inappropriate language, violence, harmful or dangerous acts, or controversial issues may not be suitable for advertising.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9277894?hl=en",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-30",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "YouTube",
      "evidence_quote": "Advertiser-friendly content guidelines: These guidelines help determine whether a video can earn money from ads. Content that includes inappropriate language, violence, harmful or dangerous acts, or controversial issues may not be suitable for advertising.",
      "volatility": "medium",
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      "topic": "Money.fees",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "tags": {
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        "stage": "running",
        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
        "platform": "youtube",
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          "money.fees"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      },
      "verification": {
        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "thin_body",
          "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget"
        ],
        "checked_utc": "20261024-052246Z"
      }
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    {
      "id": "learn_r938_youtube_and_tiktok_video_risks_tiktok_community_guidelines_illegal_activities",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] TikTok: Rules.content",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] TikTok prohibits content that depicts or promotes illegal activities, including the use of regulated goods, and may remove such content or ban accounts.",
      "body": "TikTok prohibits content that depicts or promotes illegal activities, including the use of regulated goods, and may remove such content or ban accounts.\n\nWhat TikTok actually says:\n\n“We do not allow content that depicts or promotes illegal activities, including the use of regulated goods such as alcohol, tobacco, firearms, or prescription medications without a valid prescription.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.tiktok.com/community-guidelines?lang=en",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-30",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "TikTok",
      "evidence_quote": "We do not allow content that depicts or promotes illegal activities, including the use of regulated goods such as alcohol, tobacco, firearms, or prescription medications without a valid prescription.",
      "volatility": "medium",
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      "subject": "TikTok",
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      "applies_to_country": "*",
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        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
        "platform": "tiktok",
        "topic": [
          "rules.content"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      },
      "verification": {
        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "thin_body",
          "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget"
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      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r938_youtube_and_tiktok_video_risks_tiktok_terms_account_suspension",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] TikTok: Rules.enforcement",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] TikTok may suspend or ban accounts for violating Community Guidelines, including repeated copyright infringement or sharing dangerous misinformation.",
      "body": "TikTok may suspend or ban accounts for violating Community Guidelines, including repeated copyright infringement or sharing dangerous misinformation.\n\nWhat TikTok actually says:\n\n“We may suspend or terminate your account or access to the Services, without notice, if you violate these Terms or our Community Guidelines, including for repeated copyright infringement or sharing dangerous misinformation.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.tiktok.com/legal/terms/us",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-30",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "TikTok",
      "evidence_quote": "We may suspend or terminate your account or access to the Services, without notice, if you violate these Terms or our Community Guidelines, including for repeated copyright infringement or sharing dangerous misinformation.",
      "volatility": "medium",
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      "topic": "Rules.enforcement",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
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        "stage": "trouble",
        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
        "platform": "tiktok",
        "topic": [
          "rules.enforcement"
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        "explicitness": "any"
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        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "thin_body",
          "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget"
        ],
        "checked_utc": "20261024-052246Z"
      }
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    {
      "id": "learn_r938_youtube_and_tiktok_video_risks_youtube_copyright_strikes_policy",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] YouTube: Rules.enforcement",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] YouTube issues copyright strikes for valid DMCA takedown notices, and three strikes within 90 days result in channel termination.",
      "body": "YouTube issues copyright strikes for valid DMCA takedown notices, and three strikes within 90 days result in channel termination.\n\nWhat YouTube actually says:\n\n“If we get a valid takedown notice for your video, youll get a copyright strike. Three copyright strikes may result in your channel being terminated.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2802032?hl=en",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-30",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "YouTube",
      "evidence_quote": "If we get a valid takedown notice for your video, youll get a copyright strike. Three copyright strikes may result in your channel being terminated.",
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      "topic": "Rules.enforcement",
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        "stage": "trouble",
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          "any"
        ],
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        "topic": [
          "rules.enforcement"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
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      "verification": {
        "status": "failed",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "hollow_body",
          "strong_label_on_weak_content"
        ],
        "checked_utc": "20261024-052246Z"
      }
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    {
      "id": "learn_r938_youtube_and_tiktok_video_risks_tiktok_monetization_fee_structure",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] TikTok: Money.fees",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] TikTok takes a commission on virtual gifts received during live streams, with creators receiving diamonds that can be converted to cash after platform fees.",
      "body": "TikTok takes a commission on virtual gifts received during live streams, with creators receiving diamonds that can be converted to cash after platform fees.\n\nWhat TikTok actually says:\n\n“Creators receive diamonds from virtual gifts, which can be converted to cash. TikTok retains a service fee on all transactions.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.tiktok.com/creators/portal/program?lang=en",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-30",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "TikTok",
      "evidence_quote": "Creators receive diamonds from virtual gifts, which can be converted to cash. TikTok retains a service fee on all transactions.",
      "volatility": "medium",
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      "subject": "TikTok",
      "topic": "Money.fees",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
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        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "running",
        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
        "platform": "tiktok",
        "topic": [
          "money.fees"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      },
      "verification": {
        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "legal_fetch_over_cap"
        ],
        "checked_utc": "20261024-052246Z"
      }
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    {
      "id": "learn_r938_youtube_and_tiktok_video_risks_youtube_geo_restricted_content",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] YouTube: Access.geo",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] YouTube restricts access to certain videos in specific countries due to local laws or court orders, displaying a message that content is unavailable in the user's region.",
      "body": "YouTube restricts access to certain videos in specific countries due to local laws or court orders, displaying a message that content is unavailable in the user's region.\n\nWhat YouTube actually says:\n\n“In some cases, videos may be unavailable in your country due to local laws or court orders.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2802032?hl=en",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-30",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "YouTube",
      "evidence_quote": "In some cases, videos may be unavailable in your country due to local laws or court orders.",
      "volatility": "medium",
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      "subject": "YouTube",
      "topic": "Access.geo",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
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        "stage": "running",
        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
        "platform": "youtube",
        "topic": [
          "access.geo"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
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      "verification": {
        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "thin_body",
          "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget"
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        "checked_utc": "20261024-145217Z"
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    {
      "id": "learn_r938_youtube_and_tiktok_video_risks_tiktok_safety_age_verification",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] TikTok: Access.id",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] TikTok requires users to be at least 13 years old to create an account, and may request age verification to prevent underage access to restricted content.",
      "body": "TikTok requires users to be at least 13 years old to create an account, and may request age verification to prevent underage access to restricted content.\n\nWhat TikTok actually says:\n\n“Our platform is intended for users aged 13 and over. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a user under 13 years old, we will delete the information as soon as possible.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.tiktok.com/community-guidelines?lang=en",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-30",
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      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "TikTok",
      "evidence_quote": "Our platform is intended for users aged 13 and over. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a user under 13 years old, we will delete the information as soon as possible.",
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        "topic": [
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        "explicitness": "any"
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      "verification": {
        "status": "unverified",
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