Do AI video policies bar disturbing imagery?
4 of the 27 tools' texts name disturbing or shocking content, namely Midjourney, Moonvalley, PixVerse and SkyReels. The wording differs; the quotes show how. From 4 source pages, read 2026-09-25; no maker pays to be listed.
| Tool | What the text says | Field |
|---|---|---|
| Midjourney | Visually shocking or disturbing content is to be avoided | Violence |
| Moonvalley | Gory, explicit or disturbing content is prohibited, detached body parts included | Violence |
| PixVerse | Excessive violence, gore or disturbing imagery is prohibited | Violence |
| SkyReels | Violent, threatening or shocking user content is prohibited | Violence |
Inclusion rule. Tools in the register whose quoted policy text names disturbing or shocking content, or an unambiguous synonym. Order. Alphabetical by tool name.
1What this means for the scene
Horror is not named as a genre in any text here, but disturbing or shocking content is. The words are broad, and a jump scare is not obviously inside them; a mutilated body clearly is.
2The words themselves
Do not create or attempt to create gore or adult content. Avoid making visually shocking or disturbing content.
Midjourney Community Guidelines
Is gory, explicit, or otherwise disturbing (including detached human or animal body parts
Moonvalley Prohibited Use Policy
Violent Content - Excessive violence, gore, or disturbing imagery or descriptions.
PixVerse Community Guidelines
objectionable, obscene, offensive, pornographic, shocking, threatening, unlawful, violent, vulgar, pedophilic
SkyReels Terms of Service
- SFW content onlyVisually shocking or disturbing content is to be avoided
- Prohibited contentGory, explicit or disturbing content is prohibited, detached body parts included
- Prohibited contentExcessive violence, gore or disturbing imagery is prohibited
- Section 3(e)Violent, threatening or shocking user content is prohibitedUser content
3Who addresses the field without naming it
21 tools address violence and gore without naming disturbing or shocking content: Adobe Firefly, Arcloop, Character App, Dreamina, Google Flow, Grok Imagine, Hailuo AI, HeyGen and 13 more. Silent on the field altogether: LTX Studio and Luma AI.
4What one generator puts on screen
Policy wording in “Do AI video policies bar disturbing imagery” meets production here; SceneMixer's pages describe its side like this:
A line lives inside the shot where it is spoken, in four parts: the speaker chip, the delivery note in round brackets, the words after the colon, and the voice chip after the words.
SceneMixer, Dialogue in the Storyboard: How to Write a Line, and What Save Tidies Up (read 2026-10-13)
Scene art is generated as part of a project, from the locations the script actually uses, because its purpose is to be reused by that project's shots.
SceneMixer, AI Scene Generator — “Can I generate a scene without a script?” (read 2026-10-13)