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Report inappropriate videos, channels, and other content on YouTube. We rely on YouTube community members to report, or flag content that they find ... SkiptomaincontentReportinappropriatevideos,channels,andothercontentonYouTubeWerelyonYouTubecommunitymemberstoreport,orflag contentthattheyfindinappropriate.Reportingcontentisanonymous,sootheruserscan'ttellwhomadethereport. Whensomethingisreported,it’snotautomaticallytakendown.Reportedcontentisreviewedalongthefollowingguidelines: ContentthatviolatesourCommunityGuidelinesisremovedfromYouTube. Contentthatmaynotbeappropriateforyoungeraudiencesmaybeage-restricted. TheLifeofaFlag Howtoflagcontent Reportavideo YouTubestaffreviewreportedvideos24hoursaday,7 daysaweek.AvideocanbereportedatanytimeonceuploadedtoYouTube. Ifourreviewteamhasnotfoundanyviolations,noamountofreportingwillchangethatandthevideowillremainonoursite. SignintoYouTube. Belowtheplayerforthevideoyouwanttoreport,click  More. Inthedrop-downmenu,chooseReport. Selectthereasonthatbestfitstheviolationinthevideo. Provideanyadditionaldetailsthatmayhelpthereviewteammaketheirdecision,includingtimestampsordescriptionsoftheviolation. Reportachannel Youcanreportusers,inappropriatebackgroundimages,orinappropriateprofileavatarsusingthereportingflowlocatedonthebottomofeverychannel. SignintoYouTube. Gotothechannelpageyouwant toreport. ClickAbout. ClicktheReport.  Selecttheoptionthatbestsuitsyourissue. Reportaplaylist Youcanreportaplaylistifitscontent,title,descriptionortagsviolateourCommunityGuidelines. SignintoYouTube. Gototheplaylistpage.  Iftheplaylistiscurrentlyplaying,clickonitstitleatthetop-rightoftheplayertovisittheplaylistpage. ClickMore belowtheplaylisttitle. SelectReportPlaylist. ClickSubmit. Reportathumbnail Youcanreportavideothumbnailthatyouseeinyourfeed. Gotothethumbnailyou'dliketoreport. Belowthethumbnail,clickMore. Click Report. Selectthereasonforreporting. Click Report.  Reportalink IfyouseealinkthatviolatesourCommunityGuidelines,youcanreportit.Fromthevideowatchpage: SelectMore  Report. Selectthepolicythatthelinkviolates. Checktheboxnextto“Thisapplies tolinkswithinthevideodescription". Reportacomment The"Reportspamorabuse"linkallowsthecommunitytoreportspamcommentsleftonvideostheyuploadorwatch.Ifenoughusersmarkacommentasspam,itbecomeshiddenundera"MarkedasSpam"link.Byclickingthe"Showlink"youcanviewthecommentagain.Thevideo'suploadercan"unmark"acommentasspam. Gotothecommentyou'dliketoreport. ClickMore . Click Reportspamorabuse. Selectthereasonforreporting. Usethe"Reportspamorabuse"featurewithextremecaution.Ifyou misuseit,youmaybeprohibitedfromusingYouTube.  Mycommentwasmarkedasspamincorrectly Ifyoubelieveacommentyoumadewasmarkedasspambutyoudon'tbelieveittobe,youcangetintouchwiththevideo'suploaderandaskthemtoreinstateyourcomment. Reportalivechatmessage Communitymemberscan reportinappropriatemessagesleftonlivestreams. Gotothemessageyou'dliketoreport. ClickMore . Click Report. Selectthereasonforreporting. Reportanad If youseeanadthatisinappropriateorevenviolatesGoogle’sadpolicies,youcanreportit.  Toreportthead,selectInfoontheadthenWhythisadReportthisad,orchoosetofilloutandsubmitthisform.Ourteamwillthenreviewyouradreportandtakeactionifappropriate.  ReportingadsisonlyavailableonYouTubemobileanddesktop. ReportcontentonYouTubefromyour TV YoucanreportavideodirectlyfromtheYouTube TVapp. SelectReport onthevideoplayerMenu.  Amenuwillappeartoselectthereasonforreportingthevideo.  Onceyouselectthereason,you'll seeaconfirmationmessage. Otherreportingoptions Ifthereportingprocess doesnotaccuratelycaptureyourissue,wehaveother reportingmechanismsforyoutouse.   Privacyreporting Tofileaprivacycomplaint,starttheprivacycomplaintprocess.Yourprivacyisalwaysrespectedinthisprocess. Legalreporting Toreportalegalissueonbehalfofyourselforyourclient: Gotothewatchpageofthevideoyou'dliketoreport.  Underthevideo,clickthethreedotMenu.  ClickReport. Select"Infringesmyrights".  Selecttherelevantissue.Ifyourissueisn'tcaptured,select"Otherlegalclaim".  Fillouttheformandsubmit.  Toexpediteourabilitytoinvestigateyourclaim,weencourageyoutosubmityourclaimusingourwebform,ratherthanbyfaxorpost. NotethatabuseofourlegalformsmayresultintheterminationofyourYouTubeaccount. Momentofdeathorcriticalinjuryfootage Weattempttorespectthewishesoffamiliesinregardstofootageoftheirlovedonesbeingcriticallyinjured.Ifyou'veidentifiedcontentshowingafamilymemberduringthemomentofdeath/criticalinjury,andyouwishtorequestcontentremoval,use ourwebform. Requestsarecarefullyreviewed,butkeepinmindthatwetakepublicinterestandnewsworthinessintoaccountwhenfiguringoutwhether contentwillberemovedornot. Wasthishelpful?Howcanweimproveit?YesNoSubmitComputerAndroidiPhone&iPadMoretrueReportingReportinappropriatevideos,channels,andothercontentonYouTubeReportaYouTubesearchpredictionOtherreportingoptionsAbouttheYouTubeTrustedFlaggerprogramReportpolicy-violativeadsSearchClearsearchClosesearchGoogleappsMainmenuSearchHelpCentertrue59false