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Content warning

Meaning in social media & content creation, with examples

nounCommon term

In social media & content creation, content warning means: A notice that alerts people to potentially distressing material before they encounter it.

In Turkish: içerik uyarısı

How it is used

Place a content warning before the relevant material and identify the subject clearly; it is not an age rating.

Example sentences

  1. Add a content warning before the interview discusses violence.

    The notice prepares viewers for a potentially upsetting topic.

  2. The content warning appears before any distressing images.

    Its position lets viewers decide whether to continue.

Common collocations

  • add a content warning
  • clear content warning
  • postA piece of content, such as a photo, video or text, that you publish on a social media account for other people to see.
  • moderateTo check comments, messages or posts in an online space and remove or hide anything offensive, spam or against the rules.

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