YouTube Tests Options for Channels to Review, Edit, or Delete Policy-Violating Videos
TLDR
YouTube is testing a way for channels to review content and edit or delete videos that may violate its spam policies.
What this means for your accounts
- Status
- Test
- Platform
- YouTube
- Affects
- spam policy violation fixes, channel content review
- Who
- YouTube channels
- Effective
- Not specified in the source
- Action needed
- Not specified in the source
YouTube is testing new fixes for spam violations that give channels the option to review their content and edit or delete videos that may go against platform policy, Social Media Today reports.
How we got here
- Oct 21YouTube adds temporary pause feature to prevent hacked accounts from uploading content or livestreaming
YouTube rolled out a temporary pause feature that blocks uploads and livestreams from compromised creator accounts.
- Sep 24YouTube refuses to participate in Meta's settlement over teen harms
YouTube CEO Neal Mohan told CNN the platform won't join Meta's settlement, citing its existing youth safety investments.
- Sep 10YouTube expands Get Feedback tool for Shorts to U.S. creators
YouTube is rolling out its Get Feedback tool to U.S. creators to review Shorts before publishing.
- Sep 3YouTube updates branded content disclosure rules and launches local affiliate shopping test
YouTube clarified its branded content disclosure language and introduced a local affiliate shopping test for creators.