We understand that getting a YouTube Community Guidelines strike
can be disappointing and worrying for creators.
We know that creators often don't break the rules intentionally
and just want to get back to making great content.
That's why we've put together options for you to learn about our guidelines
and resolve warnings you receive when violations do happen.
Let's walk you through what each of these options are
and what they mean for you and your channel.
First, a quick reminder about what Community Guidelines are.
YouTube's Community Guidelines outline
what type of content is and isn't allowed on YouTube.
There are a number of Community Guidelines
such as our impersonation policy, child safety policy, harassment policy
and many more
and these policies apply to all types of content on YouTube
and help ensure our community stays protected.
So now, let's walk through what happens if you violate YouTube's Community Guidelines
and some options you have when violations happen.
We've designed a system with guardrails in place
to ensure creators have sufficient opportunities
to learn from mistakes
and make more informed decisions about their content without fear of penalty.
When you violate one of our Community Guidelines
you'll first receive a warning.
Once you're notified about your warning
you can review it to find out what policy you violated
and what next steps you can take.
You'll have three options.
Option one. You can take a policy training
which will allow your warning to expire after 90 days
if you don't violate that same policy again within that time frame.
Option two. You can appeal the warning
if you think the violation was given incorrectly.
Or option three. You can do nothing
and keep the lifetime warning on your channel.
Note that there's also flexibility with these options.
You can choose to take the training and still also decide to appeal.
Or, if you appeal and it's rejected, you can still take the training at the point.
In the cases where you choose not to appeal or you don't successfully appeal
we strongly encourage creators to take the training
because it comes with additional benefits.
It not only allows you to potentially remove the current warning
from your channel
but it also grants you an additional warning
if you violate a different Community Guidelines policy
so you have more opportunities
to learn and avoid account restrictions in the future.
Let's walk through an example of what this looks like.
Let's say you violate one of our Community Guidelines
for the first time.
You'll receive a warning
and you'll be presented with the three options.
If you complete the training
and don't receive any Community Guidelines violations
for any policies within 90 days
your warning will expire and you'll be back to good standing.
If you complete the training
and you do receive a Community Guidelines violation
for a different policy within 90 days, you'll receive another warning
and you'll have the chance to take a new training specifically for that policy.
If you choose to not take the training and do nothing
any additional violation for any policy will result in a Community Guidelines strike.
Note that after your warning, if you do violate the same policy again
within 90 days, you'll receive a Community Guidelines strike
even if you completed the training.
Remember, if you originally decide to do nothing but then change your mind
you'll always have the opportunity to appeal or to take the training.
Now, let's walk through what happens when you get a Community Guidelines strike.
On your first strike, you won't be able to upload, stream
or make certain edits on your channel for one week after you review the strike.
After the one-week period, we restore full privileges automatically
but the strike remains on your channel for 90 days.
If you get a second strike within the same 90-day period
as your first strike
you will not be allowed to post content for two weeks.
If there are no further issues after the two-week period
we restore full privileges automatically.
Each strike will not expire until 90 days from the time it was issued.
Three strikes in the same 90-day period
results in your channel being permanently removed from YouTube.
We understand mistakes happen
and many creators don't violate our policies intentionally.
So, we hope this system gives creators
the chance to learn more about our Community Guidelines
to help prevent violations moving forward and to keep our YouTube community safe.
To learn more about Community Guidelines
and their enforcement, check out the links in the description.
Thanks for watching.