YouTube Community Guidelines & Policies

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EDSA content </a> </li> <li class="ytr-article__tabs-tab-wrapper ytr-article__tabs-tab-wrapper--nested"> <a href="#taking-action-on-violations" class="lb-font-body lb-font--no-crop lb-font-color-grey5 ytr-article__tabs-tab ytr-article__tabs-tab--nested ytr-js-tab"> Taking action on violations </a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="lb-grid__cell lb-grid__cell--md-offset-1-span-10 lb-grid__cell--lg-offset-4-span-8 ytr-article__content-wrapper"> <div class="ytr-article__content ytr-js-tabs-content-block lb-hide" id="community-guidelines"> <h2 class="md md-h2">Overview</h2> <p class="md md-p">YouTube has always had a set of Community Guidelines that outline what type of content isn’t allowed on YouTube. These policies apply to all types of content on our platform, including videos, comments, links, and thumbnails. Our Community Guidelines are a key part of our <a class="md md-a" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230405114642/https://www.youtube.com/howyoutubeworks/policies/overview/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">broader suite of policies</a> and are regularly updated in consultation with outside experts and YouTube creators to keep pace with emerging challenges.</p> <p class="md md-p">We enforce these Community Guidelines using a combination of human reviewers and machine learning, and apply them to everyone equally—regardless of the subject or the creator’s background, political viewpoint, position, or affiliation. </p> <p class="md md-p">Our policies aim to make YouTube a safer community while still giving creators the freedom to share a broad range of experiences and perspectives.</p> <h2 class="md md-h2">What areas do Community Guidelines cover?</h2> <p class="md md-p">You'll find a full list of our Community Guidelines below:</p> <p class="md md-p" md-node-state="empty"><div 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d="M19 19H5V5h7V3H5a2 2 0 00-2 2v14a2 2 0 002 2h14c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2v-7h-2v7zM14 3v2h3.59l-9.83 9.83 1.41 1.41L19 6.41V10h2V3h-7z"/></svg> </a> </div> </li> <li class="lb-font-paragraph lb-margin-top-s"> <div class="lb-margin-top-xs lb-font-paragraph ytr-button"> <a class="ytr-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230405114642/https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2802002?hl=en&ref_topic=9282679" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow"> Nudity and sexual content <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 24 24" fill="#065fd4"><path d="M0 0h24v24H0z" fill="none"/><path d="M19 19H5V5h7V3H5a2 2 0 00-2 2v14a2 2 0 002 2h14c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2v-7h-2v7zM14 3v2h3.59l-9.83 9.83 1.41 1.41L19 6.41V10h2V3h-7z"/></svg> </a> </div> </li> <li class="lb-font-paragraph lb-margin-top-s"> <div class="lb-margin-top-xs lb-font-paragraph ytr-button"> <a class="ytr-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230405114642/https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2802245?hl=en&ref_topic=9282679" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow"> Suicide and self-harm <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 24 24" fill="#065fd4"><path d="M0 0h24v24H0z" fill="none"/><path d="M19 19H5V5h7V3H5a2 2 0 00-2 2v14a2 2 0 002 2h14c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2v-7h-2v7zM14 3v2h3.59l-9.83 9.83 1.41 1.41L19 6.41V10h2V3h-7z"/></svg> </a> </div> </li> <li class="lb-font-paragraph lb-margin-top-s"> <div class="lb-margin-top-xs lb-font-paragraph ytr-button"> <a class="ytr-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230405114642/https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/10072685?hl=en&ref_topic=9282679" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow"> Vulgar language <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 24 24" fill="#065fd4"><path d="M0 0h24v24H0z" fill="none"/><path d="M19 19H5V5h7V3H5a2 2 0 00-2 2v14a2 2 0 002 2h14c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2v-7h-2v7zM14 3v2h3.59l-9.83 9.83 1.41 1.41L19 6.41V10h2V3h-7z"/></svg> </a> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div></p> <p class="md md-p" md-node-state="empty"><div class="ytr-resources lb-padding-top-s lb-margin-top-m lb-margin-bottom-m"> <div class="ytr-resources-grid"> <div class="ytr-resources-grid__cell"> <h3 class="lb-margin-bottom-xs"> <span class="lb-font-weight-600 lb-font-subhead"> Violent or dangerous content </span> </h3> <ul> <li class="lb-font-paragraph lb-margin-top-s"> <div class="lb-margin-top-xs lb-font-paragraph ytr-button"> <a class="ytr-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230405114642/https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2802268?hl=en&ref_topic=9282436" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow"> Harassment and cyberbullying <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 24 24" fill="#065fd4"><path d="M0 0h24v24H0z" fill="none"/><path d="M19 19H5V5h7V3H5a2 2 0 00-2 2v14a2 2 0 002 2h14c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2v-7h-2v7zM14 3v2h3.59l-9.83 9.83 1.41 1.41L19 6.41V10h2V3h-7z"/></svg> </a> </div> </li> <li class="lb-font-paragraph lb-margin-top-s"> <div class="lb-margin-top-xs lb-font-paragraph ytr-button"> <a class="ytr-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230405114642/https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2801964?hl=en&ref_topic=9282436" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow"> Harmful or dangerous content <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 24 24" fill="#065fd4"><path d="M0 0h24v24H0z" fill="none"/><path d="M19 19H5V5h7V3H5a2 2 0 00-2 2v14a2 2 0 002 2h14c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2v-7h-2v7zM14 3v2h3.59l-9.83 9.83 1.41 1.41L19 6.41V10h2V3h-7z"/></svg> </a> </div> </li> <li class="lb-font-paragraph lb-margin-top-s"> <div class="lb-margin-top-xs lb-font-paragraph ytr-button"> <a class="ytr-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230405114642/https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2801939?hl=en&ref_topic=9282436" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow"> Hate speech <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 24 24" fill="#065fd4"><path d="M0 0h24v24H0z" fill="none"/><path d="M19 19H5V5h7V3H5a2 2 0 00-2 2v14a2 2 0 002 2h14c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2v-7h-2v7zM14 3v2h3.59l-9.83 9.83 1.41 1.41L19 6.41V10h2V3h-7z"/></svg> </a> </div> </li> <li class="lb-font-paragraph lb-margin-top-s"> <div class="lb-margin-top-xs lb-font-paragraph ytr-button"> <a class="ytr-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230405114642/https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9229472?hl=en&ref_topic=9282436" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow"> Violent criminal organizations <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 24 24" fill="#065fd4"><path d="M0 0h24v24H0z" fill="none"/><path d="M19 19H5V5h7V3H5a2 2 0 00-2 2v14a2 2 0 002 2h14c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2v-7h-2v7zM14 3v2h3.59l-9.83 9.83 1.41 1.41L19 6.41V10h2V3h-7z"/></svg> </a> </div> </li> <li class="lb-font-paragraph lb-margin-top-s"> <div class="lb-margin-top-xs lb-font-paragraph ytr-button"> <a class="ytr-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230405114642/https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2802008?hl=en&ref_topic=9282436" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow"> Violent or graphic content <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 24 24" fill="#065fd4"><path d="M0 0h24v24H0z" fill="none"/><path d="M19 19H5V5h7V3H5a2 2 0 00-2 2v14a2 2 0 002 2h14c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2v-7h-2v7zM14 3v2h3.59l-9.83 9.83 1.41 1.41L19 6.41V10h2V3h-7z"/></svg> </a> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="ytr-resources-grid__cell"> <h3 class="lb-margin-bottom-xs"> <span class="lb-font-weight-600 lb-font-subhead"> Regulated goods </span> </h3> <ul> <li class="lb-font-paragraph lb-margin-top-s"> <div class="lb-margin-top-xs lb-font-paragraph ytr-button"> <a class="ytr-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230405114642/https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/7667605?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow"> Firearms <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 24 24" fill="#065fd4"><path d="M0 0h24v24H0z" fill="none"/><path d="M19 19H5V5h7V3H5a2 2 0 00-2 2v14a2 2 0 002 2h14c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2v-7h-2v7zM14 3v2h3.59l-9.83 9.83 1.41 1.41L19 6.41V10h2V3h-7z"/></svg> </a> </div> </li> <li class="lb-font-paragraph lb-margin-top-s"> <div class="lb-margin-top-xs lb-font-paragraph ytr-button"> <a class="ytr-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230405114642/https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9229611?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow"> Sale of illegal or regulated goods or services <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 24 24" fill="#065fd4"><path d="M0 0h24v24H0z" fill="none"/><path d="M19 19H5V5h7V3H5a2 2 0 00-2 2v14a2 2 0 002 2h14c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2v-7h-2v7zM14 3v2h3.59l-9.83 9.83 1.41 1.41L19 6.41V10h2V3h-7z"/></svg> </a> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div></p> <p class="md md-p" md-node-state="empty"><div class="ytr-resources lb-padding-top-s lb-margin-top-m lb-margin-bottom-m"> <div class="ytr-resources-grid"> <div class="ytr-resources-grid__cell ytr-resources-grid__cell--span-2"> <h3 class="lb-margin-bottom-xs"> <span class="lb-font-weight-600 lb-font-subhead"> Misinformation </span> </h3> <ul> <li class="lb-font-paragraph lb-margin-top-s"> <div class="lb-margin-top-xs lb-font-paragraph ytr-button"> <a class="ytr-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230405114642/https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/10834785?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow"> Misinformation <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 24 24" fill="#065fd4"><path d="M0 0h24v24H0z" fill="none"/><path d="M19 19H5V5h7V3H5a2 2 0 00-2 2v14a2 2 0 002 2h14c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2v-7h-2v7zM14 3v2h3.59l-9.83 9.83 1.41 1.41L19 6.41V10h2V3h-7z"/></svg> </a> </div> </li> <li class="lb-font-paragraph lb-margin-top-s"> <div class="lb-margin-top-xs lb-font-paragraph ytr-button"> <a class="ytr-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230405114642/https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/10835034?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow"> Elections misinformation <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 24 24" fill="#065fd4"><path d="M0 0h24v24H0z" fill="none"/><path d="M19 19H5V5h7V3H5a2 2 0 00-2 2v14a2 2 0 002 2h14c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2v-7h-2v7zM14 3v2h3.59l-9.83 9.83 1.41 1.41L19 6.41V10h2V3h-7z"/></svg> </a> </div> </li> <li class="lb-font-paragraph lb-margin-top-s"> <div class="lb-margin-top-xs lb-font-paragraph ytr-button"> <a class="ytr-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230405114642/https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9891785?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow"> COVID-19 medical misinformation <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 24 24" fill="#065fd4"><path d="M0 0h24v24H0z" fill="none"/><path d="M19 19H5V5h7V3H5a2 2 0 00-2 2v14a2 2 0 002 2h14c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2v-7h-2v7zM14 3v2h3.59l-9.83 9.83 1.41 1.41L19 6.41V10h2V3h-7z"/></svg> </a> </div> </li> <li class="lb-font-paragraph lb-margin-top-s"> <div class="lb-margin-top-xs lb-font-paragraph ytr-button"> <a class="ytr-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230405114642/https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/11161123?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow"> Vaccine misinformation <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 24 24" fill="#065fd4"><path d="M0 0h24v24H0z" fill="none"/><path d="M19 19H5V5h7V3H5a2 2 0 00-2 2v14a2 2 0 002 2h14c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2v-7h-2v7zM14 3v2h3.59l-9.83 9.83 1.41 1.41L19 6.41V10h2V3h-7z"/></svg> </a> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div></p> <p class="md md-p">In addition to Community Guidelines, creators who want to monetize content on YouTube must comply with <a class="md md-a" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230405114642/https://www.youtube.com/howyoutubeworks/policies/monetization-policies/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Monetization Policies</a>.</p> </div> <div class="ytr-article__content ytr-js-tabs-content-block lb-hide" id="developing-community-guidelines"> <h2 class="md md-h2">How does YouTube develop new policies and update existing ones?</h2> <p class="md md-p">Each of our policies is carefully thought through so they are consistent, well-informed, and can be applied to content from around the world. They’re developed in consultation with a wide range of external industry and policy experts, as well as YouTube Creators. New policies go through multiple rounds of testing before they go live to ensure our global team of content reviewers can apply them accurately and consistently.</p> <p class="md md-p">This work is never finished, and we are always evaluating our policies to understand how we can better strike a balance between keeping the YouTube community protected and giving everyone a voice.</p> <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--3a-md13tqne::before { content: 'How YouTube Develops Policies'; } </style> <div class="ytr-media__video-wrapper"> <button class="video-play-btn video-play-btn--title-scrim video-play-btn--3a-md13tqne" lb-auto-init="LBModalTrigger" lb-options="{'modalId':'modal-1'}" video-id="3A-MD13TQNE" style="background-image: url('http://web.archive.org/web/20230405114642im_/https://i3.ytimg.com/vi/3A-MD13TQNE/maxresdefault.jpg');" aria-label="How YouTube Develops Policies"> <svg height="100%" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 68 48" width="100%"><path class="ytp-large-play-button-bg" d="M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z" fill="#212121" fill-opacity="0.8"></path><path d="M 45,24 27,14 27,34" fill="#fff"></path></svg> </button> </div> </div> </div> </figure></p> </div> <div class="ytr-article__content ytr-js-tabs-content-block lb-hide" id="enforcing-community-guidelines"> <h2 class="md md-h2">How does YouTube enforce its Community Guidelines?</h2> <p class="md md-p">500 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute. That’s a lot of content, which is why our teams come together to make sure that what you see on our platform follows our Community Guidelines. To do that, we combine the power of advanced machine learning systems and our community itself to flag potentially problematic content. Our expert reviewers then remove flagged content that violates our Community Guidelines.</p> <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--fkipqawyvyc::before { content: 'How YouTube Enforces Policies'; } </style> <div class="ytr-media__video-wrapper"> <button class="video-play-btn video-play-btn--title-scrim video-play-btn--fkipqawyvyc" lb-auto-init="LBModalTrigger" lb-options="{'modalId':'modal-1'}" video-id="FkipqaWYVYc" style="background-image: url('http://web.archive.org/web/20230405114642im_/https://i3.ytimg.com/vi/FkipqaWYVYc/maxresdefault.jpg');" aria-label="How YouTube Enforces Policies"> <svg height="100%" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 68 48" width="100%"><path class="ytp-large-play-button-bg" d="M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z" fill="#212121" fill-opacity="0.8"></path><path d="M 45,24 27,14 27,34" fill="#fff"></path></svg> </button> </div> </div> </div> </figure></p> </div> <div class="ytr-article__content ytr-js-tabs-content-block lb-hide" id="detecting-violations"> <h2 class="md md-h2">How does YouTube identify content that violates Community Guidelines?</h2> <p class="md md-p">With hundreds of hours of new content uploaded to YouTube every minute, we use a combination of people and machine learning to detect problematic content at scale. Machine learning is well-suited to detect patterns, which helps us to find content similar to other content we’ve already removed, even before it’s viewed.</p> <p class="md md-p">We also recognize that the best way to quickly remove content is to anticipate problems before they emerge. Our Intelligence Desk monitors the news, social media, and user reports to detect new trends surrounding inappropriate content, and works to make sure our teams are prepared to address them before they can become a larger issue.</p> <h2 class="md md-h2">Is there a way for the broader community to flag harmful content?</h2> <p class="md md-p">The YouTube community also plays an important role in flagging content they think is inappropriate.</p> <ul class="md md-ul"> <li class="md md-li"> <p class="md md-p">If you see content that you think violates Community Guidelines, you can use <a class="md md-a" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230405114642/https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2802027" rel="noopener" target="_blank">our flagging feature</a> to submit content for review.</p> </li> <li class="md md-li"> <p class="md md-p">We developed the <a class="md md-a" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230405114642/https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/7554338?hl=en" rel="noopener" target="_blank">YouTube Trusted Flagger program</a> to provide robust content reporting processes to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with expertise in a policy area and government agencies. Participants receive training on YouTube policies and have a direct path of communication with our Trust & Safety specialists. Videos flagged by Trusted Flaggers are not automatically removed. They are subject to the same human review as videos flagged by any other user, but we may expedite review by our teams. NGOs also receive occasional online training on YouTube policies.</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="ytr-article__content ytr-js-tabs-content-block lb-hide" id="allowing-edsa-content"> <h2 class="md md-h2">How does YouTube treat educational, documentary, scientific, or artistic content?</h2> <p class="md md-p">Sometimes videos that might otherwise violate our Community Guidelines may be allowed to stay on YouTube if the content offers a compelling reason with visible context for viewers. We often refer to this exception as “EDSA,” which stands for “Educational, Documentary, Scientific or Artistic”. To help determine whether a video might qualify for an EDSA exception, we look at multiple factors, including the video title, descriptions, and the context provided. </p> <p class="md md-p">EDSA exceptions are a critical way we make sure that important speech stays on YouTube, while protecting the wider YouTube ecosystem from harmful content.</p> <p class="md md-p" md-node-state="empty"><div class="ytr-resources lb-padding-top-s lb-margin-top-m lb-margin-bottom-m"> <div class="ytr-resources-grid"> <div class="ytr-resources-grid__cell ytr-resources-grid__cell--span-2"> <h3 class="lb-margin-bottom-xs"> <span class="lb-font-weight-600 lb-font-subhead"> Resources </span> </h3> <ul> <li class="lb-font-paragraph lb-margin-top-s"> <div class="lb-margin-top-xs lb-font-paragraph ytr-button"> <a class="ytr-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230405114642/https://blog.youtube/inside-youtube/look-how-we-treat-educational-documentary-scientific-and-artistic-content-youtube/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow"> Read more about how we treat EDSA content on YouTube <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 24 24" fill="#065fd4"><path d="M0 0h24v24H0z" fill="none"/><path d="M19 19H5V5h7V3H5a2 2 0 00-2 2v14a2 2 0 002 2h14c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2v-7h-2v7zM14 3v2h3.59l-9.83 9.83 1.41 1.41L19 6.41V10h2V3h-7z"/></svg> </a> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div></p> </div> <div class="ytr-article__content ytr-js-tabs-content-block lb-hide" id="taking-action-on-violations"> <h2 class="md md-h2">What action does YouTube take for content that violates Community Guidelines?</h2> <p class="md md-p">Machine learning systems help us identify and remove spam automatically, as well as remove re-uploads of content we’ve already reviewed and determined violates our policies. YouTube takes action on other flagged videos after review by trained human reviewers. They assess whether the content does indeed violate our policies, and protect content that has an educational, documentary, scientific, or artistic purpose. Our reviewer teams remove content that violates our policies and age-restrict content that may not be appropriate for all audiences. 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The first time a Creator violates our Community Guidelines, they receive a warning with no penalty to the channel. After one warning, we’ll issue a Community Guidelines strike to the channel and the account will have temporary restrictions including not being allowed to upload videos, live streams, or stories for a 1-week period. Channels that receive three strikes within a 90-day period will be terminated. Channels that are dedicated to violating our policies or that have a single case of severe abuse of the platform, will bypass our strikes system and be terminated. 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