Study inappropriate videos, channels, and other content on YouTube

We rely on YouTube community members to report, or flag content that they discover inappropriate. Reporting content is anonymous, and so other users can't tell who made the written report.

When something is reported, it's not automatically taken down. Reported content is reviewed along the post-obit guidelines:

  • Content that violates our Community Guidelines is removed from YouTube.
  • Content that may not be advisable for younger audiences may exist age-restricted.

How to flag content

Report a video

YouTube staff review reported videos 24 hours a day, seven days a week. A video tin be reported at any fourth dimension in one case uploaded to YouTube. If our review squad has not found any violations, no amount of reporting volition modify that and the video will remain on our site.

  1. Go to the video you'd similar to report.
  2. Tap More at the top of the video.
  3. Tap Written report .
  4. Select the reason for reporting.

Report a channel

To report a channel, yous must do so on a computer. Click the Figurer tab and follow the instructions under "Study a channel".

Report a playlist

You tin study a playlist if its content, title, description or tags violate our Community Guidelines.

  1. Sign in to YouTube.
  2. Go to the playlist folio.
  3. Tap More at the top right of the screen.
  4. Select Report Playlist.
  5. Select Submit.

Report a thumbnail

You tin can report a video thumbnail that you see in your feed.

  1. Go to the thumbnail yous'd similar to report.
  2. Beneath the thumbnail, tap More than .
  3. TapReport.
  4. Select the reason for reporting.
  5. TapReport.

Report a comment

The "Study spam or abuse" link allows the community to report spam comments left on videos they upload or watch. If enough users mark a comment as spam, it becomes hidden under a "Marked as Spam" link. By clicking the "Show link" you can see the comment over again. The video's uploader can "unmark" a annotate as spam.

  1. Go to the annotate you'd like to report.
  2. Tap More beneath the comment.
  3. Tap Study.
  4. Select the reason for reporting.

Use the "Report spam or corruption" characteristic with extreme caution. If you misuse it, you may be prohibited from using YouTube.

My comment was marked as spam incorrectly

If you believe a comment you fabricated was marked equally spam only you don't believe it to be, y'all tin get in touch with the video's uploader and ask them to reinstate your annotate.

Report a live chat message

Community members tin can report inappropriate messages left on alive streams.

  1. Get to the message you'd similar to report.
  2. Tap More below the annotate.
  3. Tap Study.
  4. Select the reason for reporting.

Study an ad

If you see an ad that is inappropriate or even violates Google'southward ad policies, you can report it.

To report the advert, select Info Information on the ad and so Why this ad and thenWritten report this advertizing, or choose to fill out and submit this form. Our team will and so review your ad report and take activeness if appropriate.

Reporting ads is but available on YouTube mobile and desktop.

Report content on YouTube from your TV

Y'all tin report a video directly from the YouTube Television receiver app.

  1. Select Report on the video role player Menu.
  2. A menu volition appear to select the reason for reporting the video.
  3. One time yous select the reason, y'all'll see a confirmation bulletin.

Other reporting options

If the reporting process does not accurately capture your issue, we have other reporting mechanisms for you to utilise.

Privacy reporting

Legal reporting

To report a legal issue on behalf of yourself or your client:

  1. Get to the watch page of the video you lot'd like to report.
  2. Under the video, click the three dot Menu.
  3. Click Report.
  4. Select "Infringes my rights".
  5. Select the relevant event. If your issue isn't captured, select "Other legal claim".
  6. Fill out the form and submit.

To expedite our ability to investigate your merits, we encourage you to submit your claim using our webform, rather than by fax or post.

Note that abuse of our legal forms may result in the termination of your YouTube account.

Moment of death or critical injury footage

We attempt to respect the wishes of families in regards to footage of their loved ones being critically injured. If you've identified content showing a family unit member during the moment of death/critical injury, and you wish to request content removal, employ our webform.

Requests are carefully reviewed, but keep in mind that we take public interest and newsworthiness into account when figuring out whether content will be removed or not.

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