Report inappropriate videos, channels, and other content on YouTube

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

When something is reported, it'due south non automatically taken downwards. 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 be age-restricted.

How to flag content

Written report a video

YouTube staff review reported videos 24 hours a mean solar day, vii days a week. A video can be reported at any time once uploaded to YouTube. If our review squad has non establish whatever violations, no corporeality of reporting volition change that and the video will remain on our site.

  1. Get to the video you'd like to report.
  2. Tap More than at the top of the video.
  3. Tap Study .
  4. Select the reason for reporting.

Written report a channel

To report a aqueduct, you must do and then on a computer. Click the Computer tab and follow the instructions under "Report a aqueduct".

Written report a playlist

Yous tin report a playlist if its content, title, clarification or tags violate our Community Guidelines.

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

Report a thumbnail

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

  1. Get to the thumbnail you'd similar to study.
  2. Below the thumbnail, tap More .
  3. TapReport.
  4. Select the reason for reporting.
  5. TapReport.

Report a comment

The "Report spam or abuse" link allows the customs to report spam comments left on videos they upload or watch. If enough users marker a annotate as spam, it becomes hidden under a "Marked as Spam" link. By clicking the "Show link" y'all can see the comment again. The video's uploader can "unmark" a annotate every bit spam.

  1. Go to the comment y'all'd like to report.
  2. Tap More below the comment.
  3. Tap Report.
  4. Select the reason for reporting.

Utilise the "Written report spam or abuse" feature with extreme caution. If y'all misuse it, you may be prohibited from using YouTube.

My comment was marked equally spam incorrectly

If you believe a comment you made was marked equally spam but you don't believe it to be, you can get in affect with the video's uploader and ask them to reinstate your annotate.

Report a alive chat message

Community members can report inappropriate letters left on live streams.

  1. Go to the message you'd like to study.
  2. Tap More than beneath the comment.
  3. Tap Report.
  4. Select the reason for reporting.

Report an advertizement

If you see an ad that is inappropriate or even violates Google'south ad policies, you tin can study it.

To report the ad, select Info Information on the ad and so Why this ad and thenReport this advertisement, or choose to fill out and submit this form. Our squad volition then review your ad report and take activity if appropriate.

Reporting ads is only available on YouTube mobile and desktop.

Report content on YouTube from your Idiot box

You can report a video directly from the YouTube Television set app.

  1. Select Report on the video player Menu.
  2. A card will announced to select the reason for reporting the video.
  3. In one case yous select the reason, you'll encounter a confirmation message.

Other reporting options

If the reporting procedure does not accurately capture your outcome, we have other reporting mechanisms for you to employ.

Privacy reporting

Legal reporting

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

  1. Get to the scout page of the video y'all'd like to report.
  2. Under the video, click the three dot Bill of fare.
  3. Click Report.
  4. Select "Infringes my rights".
  5. Select the relevant issue. If your outcome isn't captured, select "Other legal claim".
  6. Fill up out the grade and submit.

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

Annotation that corruption of our legal forms may result in the termination of your YouTube account.

Moment of death or critical injury footage

Nosotros 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 decease/critical injury, and you lot wish to request content removal, utilize our webform.

Requests are carefully reviewed, but keep in listen that nosotros accept public interest and newsworthiness into account when figuring out whether content will be removed or non.

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