These videos were removed because of sanctions against the companies who run the YouTube channels, not because of ToU violations.

Technically, “snuff” is usually defined as at least being made for entertainment (I say “usually”, since commonly other requirements are added as well). But beheading videos and the like are meant to scare their enemies, not to entertain weirdos on the internet. So these are not “snuff” videos.

If you want to get technical, then

>A film or video clip which involves a real non-acted murder.

It seems like any video depicting a real murder would count as snuff. In any case, has YouTube ever allowed either kind?

I dispute that definition: <https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/a-pinch-of-snuff/>

I would think the "for entertainment" is in the eye of the beholder, and the production part is irrelevant. In either case, YouTube has never allowed this stuff.

These were documentaries made by nonprofits, not snuff films. As the article states, they were removed due to sanctions, not for violating YouTube policies.

> As the article states

Claims is the word I think.