Forbidden Keywords

Platforms maintain keyword lists that trigger automatic content review or suppression. Some words get your post hidden instantly. Others add weight to a cumulative risk score. TextScore checks your text against known trigger lists so you can adjust before posting.

Hard Blocks

Some keywords cause immediate action. Your content is removed, hidden, or flagged for manual review. These typically include:

• Explicit threats of violence
• Known slurs and hate speech terms
• Terms associated with illegal transactions
• Specific regulated product names (varies by platform)

Soft Flags

Other keywords do not block your content outright but reduce its visibility. These words add to a risk score. On their own they are harmless - combined with other signals, they trigger suppression.

• Health claims: "cure," "miracle," "clinically proven"
• Financial promises: "guaranteed returns," "get rich," "passive income"
• Sensationalized language: "shocking," "unbelievable," "you won't believe"
• Aggressive sales terms: "buy now," "limited supply," "last chance"

X (Twitter)

• Heavy filtering on terms related to platform manipulation: "follow for follow," "retweet to win," "engagement pod"
• Sensitive topic labels applied to political and health-related keywords
• Crypto and financial terms get increased scrutiny: "airdrop," "guaranteed APY," "100x"

Facebook / Instagram

• Strict on health misinformation keywords: "vaccine," "cure," "treatment" (context-dependent)
• Engagement bait phrases: "share if you agree," "tag someone who," "comment YES"
• Sales and commerce terms trigger commercial content rules

Discord

• Server-specific keyword filters set by moderators
• AutoMod catches common variations and leetspeak substitutions
• Invite link spam is heavily filtered across all servers

Medium

• Affiliate marketing language gets distribution penalties
• Clickbait headlines reduce recommendation visibility
• Self-promotional phrases lower your story's quality score

Strategy: Say the Same Thing Differently

The goal is not to hide your meaning. It is to express it in a way that does not match pattern-based filters. Most filters check for exact phrases, not concepts.

Rephrasing Examples

• "Buy now before it's gone" becomes "Available while stock lasts"
• "This will cure your anxiety" becomes "This helped me manage my anxiety"
• "Guaranteed to make money" becomes "Here's what worked for my revenue"
• "You won't believe what happened" becomes "Here's what happened"
• "Share this with everyone" becomes "I'd love to hear your thoughts"

What Not to Do

Do not use character substitutions to dodge filters. Writing "f.r" instead of "free" or using zero-width characters to break up words will trigger more aggressive filtering. Platforms detect evasion attempts and penalize them harder than the original keyword would have been penalized.

TextScore checks your text against a maintained database of flagged terms across platforms. When a match is found, you see the exact word or phrase, which platform it affects, and a suggested alternative. The keyword check runs as part of the local analysis phase, so results are instant.

• Good (Green): No flagged keywords found. Your content should pass platform filters.
• Fair (Yellow): Some soft-flag keywords detected. Consider rephrasing if visibility matters.
• Poor (Red): Hard-block keywords found, or a high concentration of soft-flag terms. Rewrite before posting.