Although many legal loopholes still need to be filled in the virtual world, there are clear and defined rules to create content in . That is, if you go out of their respective norms, Youtube or any other social platform can cancel your profile and make all your content disappear in a matter of seconds. That was what happened with the Sevillian Borja Escalonaafter uploading a video in which he starred in a tapas bar when he did not want to pay for the drink.
So that this does not happen to you, it is essential that you know the rules of the game before embarking on producing and posting any content that goes against the site’s policies.
These are the reasons why your YouTube channel can be closed
When a channel is closed, the owner receives a email which explains the reason of closure. Additionally, if the ban relates to content from a single channel, but you own more than one, you may not be able to use or create other channels or accounts, or own such channels or accounts.
Closing due to non-compliance with community standards
- Repeated offenses of the Community Guidelines or Terms of Service on any type of content (for example, repeated posting of abusive, harassing, hateful, or violent videos or comments).
- A unique case of serious abuse (predatory conduct, spam or pornography).
- Accounts or channels dedicated to policy violations (hate speech or violence, harassment or identity theft, etc.)
If you think your channel or account was closed by mistakeyou can complete to send a appeal. However, you should not submit more than one request, because doing so will increase the number of reviews, and it will take longer for the platform to respond.
On the other hand, you should fill out the form with as much information as possible, including your channel ID, as the more information you provide, the easier it will be to process your request.
About community standards
The limits are clear and apply to all types of YouTube content, including videos, comments, links, and thumbnails. The restrictions are divided into:
- Spam and deceptive practices: false interactions, phishing, external links, spam, deceptive practices and scams.
- Sensitive content: child safety, thumbnails, nudity and sexual content, suicide and self-harm.
- Violent or dangerous content: Harassment and cyber-bullying, harmful or dangerous content, hate speech, violent criminal organizations, violent or explicit content, COVID‑19 misinformation policy.
- Regulated products: firearms, marketing of illegal or regulated products or services
- Others
For more details on each point, you can consult the rules on YouTube.
The three strikes of Youtube
These reasons can cause the immediate closure of the channel. «Channels that are intended to violate our policies or present a serious case of misuse of the platform are not submitted to our fault system, but are canceled directly. Of course, the social network “reserves the right to suspend or terminate your Google account or your access to part or all of the Service if: a) you materially or repeatedly breach this Agreement; b) we must do it to comply with a legal requirement or a judicial order; or c) we have reasonable grounds to believe that there has been conduct that has created liability or harm to any user, third party, YouTube or our Partner Entities«.
However, there is another way for a channel to be removed, and that goes through the system that YouTube developed in 2019. At that time, the social network explained that, in cases of less serious violations of some of its rules the channel would not have any penaltynevertheless yes the content will be deleted that does not conform to the YouTube Community Guidelines.
But after this first warning, the sanctions will be carried out under the following penalty System, as you can see in the following video:
In this way, YouTube makes its penalties very clear:
- first strike: one week suspension, which will expire after 90 days.
- second strike: If the creator breaks the rules again, a two-week freeze will be placed on the account, which will again expire after 90 days.
- third strike: total elimination of the channel.
Shutdown for copyright infringement
If YouTube closes your channel due to copyright claims and you disagree, you can submit a counter notificationwhich is a legal request for YouTube to reinstate a video that was removed for alleged copyright infringement.
This process remains available to creators with closed channels, but there is no form as such to send, but you must create a document with mandatory information and include it in the body of the email (not in an attachment) that you send to copyright@youtube.com (You can also send the counter notice by fax or mail.)
These are the basic data that you should include:
- Contact information
- Specific URLs of the content in question
- Accept conditions and include the following statements: “I certify that I submit to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the district in which my address is located or, if my address is not in the United States, for the judicial district in which YouTube is located, and that I will accept the proceedings of applicant’s location. “I swear, under penalty of perjury, that I have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material.”
- Sign (physical or electronic signature).
- Include a statement to the applicant explaining why you believe your video was mistakenly removed or misidentified.
If all these points are not included, your request will not be taken into account. If you have questions about the process, you can get more information at .
Before submitting a claim, it is important to know that:
- The person who originally uploaded the video, or an agent authorized to act on their behalf (such as an attorney), must submit the counter notification.
- You should only submit a counter notification if the video was removed in error or if the content was misidentified as cases related to the . Don’t do it for other reasons.
- If your video doesn’t meet the above requirements, you can wait 90 days for the copyright strike to expire. You may also contact the copyright owner directly to request that they retract your claim of copyright infringement.
- Counter notifications for non-video content, such as comments or channel banner images, must be submitted via a free-form counter notification.
- Because Google hosts channel profile photos, you must submit channel profile photo counter notifications through Google’s website.
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