
Each strike will not expire until 90 days from the time it was issued. If there are no further issues, after the 2-week period, we restore full privileges automatically.

If you get a second strike within the same 90-day period as your first strike, you will not be allowed to post content for 2 weeks. You have to reschedule it when the freeze period ends.Īfter the 1-week period, we restore full privileges automatically, but the strike remains on your channel for 90 days. Your scheduled public content is set to “private” for the penalty period duration. Add or remove playlists from the watch page using the “Save” button.Create, edit, or add collaborators to playlists.Create custom thumbnails or Community posts.Add a trailer to an upcoming Premiere or live stream.Upload videos, live streams, or stories.This strike means you will not be allowed to do the following for 1 week: If we find your content doesn’t follow our policies for a second time, you'll get a strike.


If you think we made a mistake, you can appeal the warning. Sometimes a single case of severe abuse will result in channel termination without warning. The next time your content is found to violate the Community Guidelines, you'll get a strike. You only get one warning, and this warning remains on your channel. We understand mistakes happen and you don’t mean to violate our policies - that’s why the first violation is typically only a warning. If your content violates our Community Guidelines, here’s how it affects your channel: Warning

Which policies it violated (for example harassment or violence).You can also choose to have notifications sent to you through your mobile and computer notifications, and in your channel settings. When you get a strike, you're told via email. For example, a first-party privacy complaint or a court order. We may remove content for reasons other than Community Guidelines violations. If your content violates our Community Guidelines, your channel will get a strike. To find info about copyright strikes, which are different from Community Guidelines strikes, go to our copyright strike basics.Ĭommunity Guidelines are the rules of the road for how to behave on YouTube. This article is about Community Guidelines strikes.
