YouTube put forth significant efforts to ensure that their community is safe and vibrant. They have Community Guidelines that outline what they accept and don’t allow on YouTube. These guidelines get followed by everyone who uses the site. For example, pornography, encouragement to violence, harassment, and hate speech are not permitted.
A combination of humans and technology handles the identification of inappropriate content and the enforcement of these rules. Flags can be raised by their automatic flagging systems, by members of the Trusted Flagger program, or by members of the larger YouTube community who wish to report inappropriate content.
If a YouTube channel
– receives three Community Standards strikes in 90 days
– has one incidence of extreme abuse (such as predatory conduct)
– is considered to have been entirely committed to breaching our guidelines, the channel will be canceled (as is often the case with spam accounts). It will only take one copyright takedown request or one violation of the community guidelines to get the video removed. Additionally, three such strikes within 90 days will result in the channel’s monetization being disabled, and the channel and all of its contents get deleted. Repeated infractions may result in the removal of the channel from YouTube’s database.
What Can You Report a Video For on YouTube?
If you have any copyright strikes or Content ID claims against your YouTube account, they will get shown in a popup in the upper-left corner of your screen. Claims for Content ID do not result in copyright strikes, channel suspensions, or channel termination, as they do with other claims. However, if you suspect a claim has been submitted by mistake, you have the right to contest the claim. Here are some of the motives why your videos are reported on Youtube:
Copyright Violations
It is possible to have your copyrighted work removed from YouTube if you discover that another user has posted your video without your consent. To do so, you must complete a Web form with as much information as possible to demonstrate that you own the content in question. You must be the owner of the content for which you are claiming a copyright violation; for example, you cannot denounce someone for posting a music video by your favorite musician to their account.
Impersonation
Whether the video or channel mimics another channel or a person, the method for reporting impersonation is different. This type of impersonation should get reported using the Help and Safety function on YouTube. If you believe a YouTube user is attempting to impersonate you or someone you are legally responsible for, you should report the user using the impersonation complaint form on YouTube. To establish your claim, you will be required to submit a legible copy of your picture identification.
Privacy Violations
The Privacy Complaint procedure on YouTube allows you to submit videos that involve major privacy violations, such as disclosing your home address or phone number directly to the company. In the event of less severe infractions, YouTube may give the video’s uploader up to 48 hours to correct the problem before taking action; once this period has expired, the video is assessed by YouTube’s editorial team.
What is Flagging a Video?
Flagging a video is the quickest and most effective way to bring it to the attention of the YouTube team. When you come across a video that you find offensive, click the “Flag” symbol on its page, choose the reason you are reporting it from the drop-down menu, provide any additional information that may get needed, and then click “Submit.”
You can use this system to report films that include sexual material, violence, abuse, child victimization, or other harmful or hazardous behaviors. It is entirely anonymous. You can also use this mechanism to report spam and deceptive videos. Every flagged video is reviewed by YouTube staff, and those that violate the site’s terms of service are removed.
To Conclude
It’s possible that when surfing through YouTube, you’ll come across a video that you find disagreeable for a variety of reasons. Even though you cannot delete these videos directly since they are not associated with your account, you may contact YouTube and request their removal.
If you are not the only person that reports the channel, this will show Youtube that the person is violating community guidelines. Youtube will investigate the content then determine if the channel should remove the video. The more complaints a channel gets could lead to a channel being deleted.