How YouTube Works - Product Features, Responsibility, & Impact

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YouTube Live </span> <span class="lb-font-subnav-description lb-font-color-grey5 lb-margin-top-xxs lb-nav__subitem-description"> How you can reach your community in real time with Live and Premieres </span> </a> </div> </nav> </div> <div class="lb-nav__item-wrapper lb-js-desktop-nav-item-wrapper"> <span class="lb-js-nav-item lb-nav__item lb-nav__item--as-subnav-labels" role="button" tabindex="0"> User settings <svg class="lb-nav__dropdown-icon" version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" x="0px" y="0px" viewbox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M7.41,8.59L12,13.17l4.59-4.58L18,10l-6,6l-6-6L7.41,8.59z"></path><path fill="none" d="M0,0h24v24H0V0z"></path></svg> </span> <nav class="lb-nav__subnav" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="lb-nav__subnav-inner"> <a class="lb-js-nav-item lb-nav__subitem" href="/web/20210507022222/https://www.youtube.com/howyoutubeworks/user-settings/privacy/"> <span class="lb-font-weight-500 lb-nav__subitem-label"> Privacy controls </span> <span 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Over time, questions have come up about how YouTube works, so we’ve created this site to provide some answers - and explain what we’re doing to foster a responsible platform the users, creators, and artists who make up our community can rely on.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ytr-hero-alpha__compartment ytr-hero-alpha__compartment--media ytr-hero-alpha-grid__cell ytr-hero-alpha-grid__cell--md-span-12 ytr-hero-alpha-grid__cell--lg-span-7"> <video class="ytr-js-autoplay-video" preload="metadata" autoplay="true" playsinline="true" muted="true" loop="true"> <source src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210507022222im_/https://kstatic.googleusercontent.com/files/4a89e3acaea8be8bf25c4bad465f244b1ec1d7e2c0fee3e6fe1e2360abb83cda82b09a721b096f671a219eba665e4ade3724a682b2a2b05bd76de86a5772f325" type="video/mp4"> <source 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ytr-top-questions-grid__paragraph"> <h2 class="md md-h2">Making YouTube safer</h2> <p class="md md-p">At the heart of our approach are the four Rs - we <strong class="md md-strong">Remove</strong> content that violates our policies, <strong class="md md-strong">Reduce</strong> the spread of harmful misinformation and borderline material, <strong class="md md-strong">Raise up</strong> authoritative sources for news and information, and <strong class="md md-strong">Reward</strong> trusted Creators.</p> </div> <div class="ytr-top-questions-cards-grid"> <div class="ytr-top-questions-cards-grid__cell"> <a class="ytr-article-card" href="/web/20210507022222/https://www.youtube.com/howyoutubeworks/our-commitments/managing-harmful-content/"> <span class="ytr-flex-row ytr-flex-row--vert-center"> <img data-lb-auto-init="ImageLoader" data-lb-image-loader-options="{"_1x": 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political integrity </span> </span> </span> </a> </div> <div class="ytr-top-questions-cards-grid__cell"> <a class="ytr-article-card" href="/web/20210507022222/https://www.youtube.com/howyoutubeworks/our-commitments/covid-response/"> <span class="ytr-flex-row ytr-flex-row--vert-center"> <img data-lb-auto-init="ImageLoader" data-lb-image-loader-options="{"_1x": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/KppO4e_rIZGdyhajjUutWIMxKSjrbuQyB766_T3O1_gGUHv_JO4UY6qGwjIQX_ju8vAJK25Q1_jswUFQ42wMYGZ-Tmq4eKwuRKIXzg=v1-s207 207w", "_2x": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/KppO4e_rIZGdyhajjUutWIMxKSjrbuQyB766_T3O1_gGUHv_JO4UY6qGwjIQX_ju8vAJK25Q1_jswUFQ42wMYGZ-Tmq4eKwuRKIXzg=v1-s311 311w", "_3x": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/KppO4e_rIZGdyhajjUutWIMxKSjrbuQyB766_T3O1_gGUHv_JO4UY6qGwjIQX_ju8vAJK25Q1_jswUFQ42wMYGZ-Tmq4eKwuRKIXzg=v0-s622 622w" }" class="ytr-js-image-loader ytr-article-card__picture " 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<div class="lb-grid ytr-section-features-plus__hero"> <article class="lb-grid__cell lb-grid__cell--md-offset-1-span-10 lb-grid__cell--lg-span-5"> <span class="lb-font-weight-600 lb-font-gamma-headline lb-margin-top-s"> Our products and policies </span> <div class="lb-margin-top-m lb-font-body lb-font-color-grey5"> <p class="md md-p">We want you to have the best possible experience while you’re using YouTube. So our products help you find what you’re looking for and stay in control of what you see. Meanwhile, our policies explain what you can and cannot do while you’re there, so everyone plays by the same rules.</p> <p class="md md-p">Read on to find out how each of our products and policies work.</p> </div> </article> <div class="lb-grid__cell lb-grid__cell--md-span-12 lb-grid__cell--lg-span-7" data-lb-auto-init="ArticlePage"> <p class="md md-p" md-node-state="empty"><figure class="ytr-media"> <div class="ytr-media-grid ytr-media-grid--reverse"> <div class="ytr-media-grid__cell ytr-media__image-wrapper ytr-media-grid__cell--span-12"> <style> .video-play-btn--::before { content: 'Inside YouTube'; } </style> <div class="ytr-media__video-wrapper"> <button class="video-play-btn video-play-btn-- video-play-btn--title-scrim ytr-js-video-modal-trigger" style="background-image: url('https://web.archive.org/web/20210507022222im_/https://i3.ytimg.com/vi/uAYSBx0ESkU/maxresdefault.jpg');" aria-label="Inside YouTube" video-id="uAYSBx0ESkU"> <svg height="100%" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 68 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ytr-lazy-accordion-grid__cell ytr-lazy-accordion-grid__cell--sm-span-12 ytr-lazy-accordion-grid__cell--md-span-6 ytr-lazy-accordion-grid__cell--lg-span-4" tabindex="0"> <div class="lb-accordion__drawer-content ytr-accordion__drawer-content"> <div class="ytr-accordion__drawer-head lb-accordion__drawer-head lb-js-accordion-drawer-head" role="button" tabindex="0"> <span class="lb-font-subtitle lb-font--no-crop ytr-accordion__drawer-title"> Product features </span> <img class="ytr-accordion__drawer-chevron" src="/web/20210507022222im_/https://www.youtube.com/howyoutubeworks/static/images/chevron-down.png?cache=b678069" alt="" role="presentation"> </div> <div class="ytr-accordion__drawer-body lb-accordion__drawer-body lb-js-accordion-drawer-body"> <div class="lb-margin-top-s ytr-list-link"> <a class="ytr-section-features-plus__link" href="/web/20210507022222/https://www.youtube.com/howyoutubeworks/product-features/search/"> <span class="lb-font-card-title ytr-section-features-plus__link-text"> YouTube Search </span> </a> </div> <div class="lb-margin-top-s ytr-list-link"> <a class="ytr-section-features-plus__link" href="/web/20210507022222/https://www.youtube.com/howyoutubeworks/product-features/recommendations/"> <span class="lb-font-card-title ytr-section-features-plus__link-text"> Recommended videos </span> </a> </div> <div class="lb-margin-top-s ytr-list-link"> <a class="ytr-section-features-plus__link" href="/web/20210507022222/https://www.youtube.com/howyoutubeworks/product-features/news-information/"> <span class="lb-font-card-title ytr-section-features-plus__link-text"> News and information </span> </a> </div> <div class="lb-margin-top-s ytr-list-link"> <a class="ytr-section-features-plus__link" href="/web/20210507022222/https://www.youtube.com/howyoutubeworks/product-features/monetization/"> <span class="lb-font-card-title ytr-section-features-plus__link-text"> Monetization for Creators </span> </a> </div> <div class="lb-margin-top-s ytr-list-link"> <a class="ytr-section-features-plus__link" href="/web/20210507022222/https://www.youtube.com/howyoutubeworks/product-features/live/"> <span class="lb-font-card-title ytr-section-features-plus__link-text"> YouTube Live </span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="lb-accordion__drawers-drawer lb-js-accordion-drawer ytr-lazy-accordion-grid__cell ytr-lazy-accordion-grid__cell--sm-span-12 ytr-lazy-accordion-grid__cell--md-span-6 ytr-lazy-accordion-grid__cell--lg-span-4" tabindex="0"> <div class="lb-accordion__drawer-content ytr-accordion__drawer-content"> <div class="ytr-accordion__drawer-head lb-accordion__drawer-head lb-js-accordion-drawer-head" role="button" tabindex="0"> <span class="lb-font-subtitle lb-font--no-crop ytr-accordion__drawer-title"> User settings </span> <img class="ytr-accordion__drawer-chevron" src="/web/20210507022222im_/https://www.youtube.com/howyoutubeworks/static/images/chevron-down.png?cache=b678069" alt="" role="presentation"> </div> <div class="ytr-accordion__drawer-body lb-accordion__drawer-body lb-js-accordion-drawer-body"> <div class="lb-margin-top-s ytr-list-link"> <a class="ytr-section-features-plus__link" href="/web/20210507022222/https://www.youtube.com/howyoutubeworks/user-settings/privacy/"> <span class="lb-font-card-title ytr-section-features-plus__link-text"> Privacy controls </span> </a> </div> <div class="lb-margin-top-s ytr-list-link"> <a class="ytr-section-features-plus__link" href="/web/20210507022222/https://www.youtube.com/howyoutubeworks/user-settings/ad-settings/"> <span class="lb-font-card-title ytr-section-features-plus__link-text"> Ad Settings </span> </a> </div> <div class="lb-margin-top-s ytr-list-link"> <a class="ytr-section-features-plus__link" href="/web/20210507022222/https://www.youtube.com/howyoutubeworks/user-settings/parental-controls/"> <span class="lb-font-card-title ytr-section-features-plus__link-text"> Parental controls </span> </a> </div> <div class="lb-margin-top-s ytr-list-link"> <a class="ytr-section-features-plus__link" href="/web/20210507022222/https://www.youtube.com/howyoutubeworks/user-settings/autoplay/"> <span class="lb-font-card-title ytr-section-features-plus__link-text"> Autoplay </span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="lb-accordion__drawers-drawer lb-js-accordion-drawer ytr-lazy-accordion-grid__cell ytr-lazy-accordion-grid__cell--sm-span-12 ytr-lazy-accordion-grid__cell--md-span-6 ytr-lazy-accordion-grid__cell--lg-span-4" tabindex="0"> <div class="lb-accordion__drawer-content ytr-accordion__drawer-content"> <div class="ytr-accordion__drawer-head lb-accordion__drawer-head lb-js-accordion-drawer-head" role="button" tabindex="0"> <span class="lb-font-subtitle lb-font--no-crop ytr-accordion__drawer-title"> Rules and policies </span> <img class="ytr-accordion__drawer-chevron" src="/web/20210507022222im_/https://www.youtube.com/howyoutubeworks/static/images/chevron-down.png?cache=b678069" alt="" role="presentation"> </div> <div class="ytr-accordion__drawer-body lb-accordion__drawer-body lb-js-accordion-drawer-body"> <div class="lb-margin-top-s ytr-list-link"> <a class="ytr-section-features-plus__link" href="/web/20210507022222/https://www.youtube.com/howyoutubeworks/policies/overview/"> <span class="lb-font-card-title ytr-section-features-plus__link-text"> Policies overview </span> </a> </div> <div class="lb-margin-top-s ytr-list-link"> <a class="ytr-section-features-plus__link" href="/web/20210507022222/https://www.youtube.com/howyoutubeworks/policies/community-guidelines/"> <span class="lb-font-card-title ytr-section-features-plus__link-text"> Community Guidelines </span> </a> </div> <div class="lb-margin-top-s ytr-list-link"> <a class="ytr-section-features-plus__link" href="/web/20210507022222/https://www.youtube.com/howyoutubeworks/policies/copyright/"> <span class="lb-font-card-title ytr-section-features-plus__link-text"> Copyright </span> </a> </div> <div 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Our progress and impact </span> <div class="lb-margin-top-m lb-font-body lb-font-color-grey5"> <p class="md md-p">Find out more about how we’re progressing on our commitment to responsibility and the impact that YouTube has on culture, society, and local economies.</p> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="ytr-section__window lb-margin-top-m"> <div class="ytr-card-grid"> <div class="ytr-card-grid__cell--sm-span-12 ytr-card-grid__cell--md-span-6 ytr-card-grid__cell--lg-span-3"> <figure class="ytr-media"> <div class="ytr-media-grid"> <div class="ytr-media-grid__cell ytr-media__image-wrapper ytr-media-grid__cell--span-12"> <div data-lb-auto-init="ImageLoader" data-lb-image-loader-options="{"_1x": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/HPRUqAXqqho9YsJz9th9Z3icY8VvYjiDwsTAGpMSW3QSq1Pysv3wxabApGb-j4GYjQ9AxQ72EAp0HhwSDCbVgOEMOQq2p_dAORk3t6k=v1-s652 652w", "_2x": 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