Rules Library

Deterministic screening checks

These rules make the screening process explainable. Each one shows why content was flagged so reviewers can assess issues consistently.

Category-Specific

Mandatory / regulated category

low

Flags categories that typically require closer review because they involve regulated claims, sensitive outcomes, or stricter documentation expectations.

Trigger hint: Health, beauty efficacy, finance, and similar regulated content often need tighter screening before release.

Claims

Superiority claims

high

Flags sweeping superiority language that may overstate product performance or quality.

Trigger hint: Watch for terms that present the product as the best, fastest, safest, or unmatched.

Claims

No. 1 / leadership claims

high

Detects market leadership statements such as No. 1, leading, or most trusted.

Trigger hint: These claims usually need strong basis, scope, timeframe, and source disclosure.

Claims

Exclusivity claims

high

Detects exclusivity wording that suggests only, exclusive, unique, or sole status.

Trigger hint: Exclusivity language usually needs precise basis and narrow wording.

Claims

Absolute claims

high

Flags certainty or unconditional language such as always, never, guaranteed, or 100%.

Trigger hint: Absolute outcomes often require especially strong support or more careful qualifiers.

Claims

Comparative claims

medium

Flags explicit comparisons against competitors, alternatives, or unnamed others.

Trigger hint: Look for better than, more effective than, versus, or compared to language.

Claims

Implicit value or positioning framing

low

Flags softer value, affordability, or performance-positioning language that can imply a stronger claim even when explicit claim wording is absent.

Trigger hint: Watch for sulit, worth it, kayang-kaya, mas lamang, panalo, and similar persuasive positioning lines.

Category-Specific

Gaming encouragement tone

medium

Flags gaming language that can read as pushy participation or irresponsible encouragement.

Trigger hint: Watch for urgent betting or keep-playing language that needs more careful framing.

Category-Specific

Alcohol consumption tone

medium

Flags alcohol copy that may encourage excessive, unsafe, or irresponsible consumption.

Trigger hint: Watch for language that celebrates heavy drinking or treats consumption like a challenge.

Category-Specific

Tobacco sharing tone

medium

Flags tobacco or vape language that encourages product sharing.

Trigger hint: Watch for social-sharing lines that can undermine a no-sharing reminder.

Category-Specific

Youth access or targeting tone

high

Flags language that can make regulated categories read as youth-directed or youth-accessible.

Trigger hint: Watch for teen, student, or youth-coded audience references in regulated categories.

Claims

Finance certainty / savings / returns wording

medium

Detects finance wording that suggests certainty, guaranteed outcomes, simplified affordability, or strong returns.

Trigger hint: Watch for guaranteed returns, sure approval, low monthly, easy approval, or risk-free finance-style wording.

Disclaimers

Finance risk or terms omission

medium

Flags finance materials that appear to discuss offers or returns without enough risk, terms, or qualification cues.

Trigger hint: Finance materials often need more explicit risk, conditions, or terms support than general consumer copy.

Claims

Direct brand-identified comparisons

high

Flags copy that appears to compare the product directly against a named competitor or brand.

Trigger hint: Direct brand comparisons usually require careful substantiation and fair comparison conditions.

Category-Specific

Health / efficacy claims

high

Highlights medical, health, body outcome, or strong efficacy language that needs careful support.

Trigger hint: Watch for cure, treat, heal, prevent, detox, and rapid visible-results language.

Category-Specific

Beauty outcome claims

high

Highlights beauty-specific outcome language such as whitening, glow, poreless, or flawless-result claims.

Trigger hint: Watch for transformation-led beauty wording and visible-results promises that may need stronger support.

Endorsements

Performance testimonial claims

medium

Detects testimonials or endorsements that appear tied to product or service performance outcomes.

Trigger hint: A testimonial describing measurable or superior outcomes can imply supportable performance claims.

Endorsements

Testimonial risk

medium

Flags testimonial or influencer-led framing that may need typicality, disclosure, or stronger support.

Trigger hint: Review creator, testimonial, doctor-recommended, and real user language carefully.

Category-Specific

Sexy tones / exposed body parts / similar execution

medium

Flags sexualized tone, exposed body-part focus, or execution styles that may attract stricter review.

Trigger hint: Review suggestive language, sensual framing, or exposed body references carefully.

Category-Specific

Violence / dangerous-product tones

medium

Detects violent, hazardous, or dangerous-product framing that may need stricter review.

Trigger hint: Watch for weapons, explosions, stunts, unsafe handling, or threatening language.

Category-Specific

Media-specific ASC reference requirements

medium

Flags material that may need clearer ASC reference handling or media-specific filing materials.

Trigger hint: Broadcast, video, print, and layout-driven assets may need scripts, storyboards, layouts, or final artwork support.

Endorsements

Endorser disclosure gap

medium

Flags an endorser or influencer relationship without a corresponding disclosure signal.

Trigger hint: Apply when a paid, gifted, or material connection may exist but is not clearly disclosed.

Category-Specific

ASC endorsement references

high

Detects wording that could imply formal ASC endorsement, official approval, or endorsement status.

Trigger hint: Avoid any copy that suggests ASC endorsement unless it accurately reflects the permitted process and wording.

Promos

Promo disclaimer gaps

medium

Flags promotional copy without supporting disclaimer language such as mechanics, terms, period, or limitations.

Trigger hint: When the copy promotes prizes, discounts, giveaways, or free offers, check that material terms are easy to find.

Promos

Promo mechanics completeness

medium

Checks whether a promo appears to be running without clear participation, timing, or winner-selection details.

Trigger hint: Look for start/end dates, eligibility, how to join, and how winners or redemptions are handled.

Category-Specific

Before/after framing

medium

Flags before-and-after or transformation framing that may imply guaranteed or typical results.

Trigger hint: Transformation language often needs clearer context, disclaimers, and support.

Category-Specific

Children / family sensitivity

medium

Highlights copy targeting children or family decision-making where extra care may be needed.

Trigger hint: Review whether the language could unduly pressure parents, children, or family-sensitive audiences.

Substantiation

Substantiation coverage gap

high

Compares the number of structured claims against listed support materials to identify evidence gaps.

Trigger hint: When substantive claims outpace the support listed, the filing may not be ready for review.