{"id":2286,"date":"2023-06-30T09:09:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T16:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=2286"},"modified":"2024-10-25T06:24:04","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T13:24:04","slug":"youtube-community-guidelines-your-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tubebuddy.com\/blog\/youtube-community-guidelines-your-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTube Community Guidelines Cheat Sheet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n.entry-content {\nmargin-top: -3em !important;\n}\n\/* Hide built in feature image *\/\n.post-tb-main__image {\ndisplay: none !important;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tubebuddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/YouTube_Community_Guidelines-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative image for YouTube Community Guidelines. A brown paper fills the frame. It has been ripped in the center to reveal the word &quot;GUIDELINES&quot; below. \" class=\"wp-image-8326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tubebuddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/YouTube_Community_Guidelines-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tubebuddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/YouTube_Community_Guidelines-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tubebuddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/YouTube_Community_Guidelines-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tubebuddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/YouTube_Community_Guidelines-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.tubebuddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/YouTube_Community_Guidelines-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.tubebuddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/YouTube_Community_Guidelines-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.tubebuddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/YouTube_Community_Guidelines-1568x1045.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>YouTube Community Guidelines govern what is and is not allowed on the world&#8217;s most popular video platform. They detail how the platform deals out &#8220;strikes&#8221; for violating the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/intl\/ALL_ca\/howyoutubeworks\/policies\/community-guidelines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">guidelines<\/a>, the rules for being a creator on the platform, and rules around what is and isn&#8217;t allowed YouTube channels, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tubebuddy.com\/blog\/beginners-guide-to-setting-up-youtube-channel\/\">monetized channels<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyone can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tubebuddy.com\/blog\/beginners-guide-to-setting-up-youtube-channel\/\">become a video creator<\/a> and publish content on YouTube. Creators have total freedom to make the kind of content they want to create. It&#8217;s not a free-for-all though. The community guidelines aim to keep offensive, incendiary, or otherwise problematic content off the platform, and details how and when content may be removed, or a channel deactivated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These guidelines target bad actors. That&#8217;s not you (right?!) but every YouTube creator needs to be aware of the rules they lay out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-youtube-community-guidelines-what-creators-need-to-know\"><strong>YouTube Community Guidelines: What Creators Need to Know<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The YouTube Community Guidelines <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dictionary.com\/browse\/tldr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">tl;dr<\/a> down to &#8220;be honest and be cool.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"honest\">Be Honest <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Don&#8217;t buy followers or <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/youtube\/answer\/3399767?hl=en&amp;ref_topic=9282365\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">fake engagement<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don&#8217;t try to <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/youtube\/answer\/2801973?hl=en&amp;ref_topic=9282365\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">trick or mislead<\/a> people<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don&#8217;t spam<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don&#8217;t try to rip people off<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cool\">Be Cool<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/youtube\/answer\/2801939?hl=en&amp;ref_topic=9282436\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">hate<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/youtube\/answer\/10834785?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">misinformation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No overtly <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/youtube\/answer\/2801964?hl=en&amp;ref_topic=9282436\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">harmful or dangerous<\/a> stuff<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/youtube\/answer\/2802008?hl=en&amp;ref_topic=9282436\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">violent or graphic content<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Should you be worried about violating YouTube&#8217;s Community Guidelines? Yes. Should you be scared that the hammer could fall on your channel at any moment? Probably not. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That said, repeated rule breaking has serious consequences, including the loss of your channel. That\u2019s the last thing you want, especially if it\u2019s generating any kind of revenue for you. YouTube will come down on you like a ton of bricks if you publish content that is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Abusive, or incites hate or harassment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sexually explicit or pornographic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spammy or criminal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Likely to misinform&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>YouTube makes it very clear what it considers a violation. As a creator, you should take the time to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/howyoutubeworks\/policies\/community-guidelines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">review the guidelines<\/a>, and note that they don&#8217;t just apple to video content but to titles, thumbnails, livestreams, playlists, and comments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-three-youtube-community-guidelines-strikes-and-you-re-out\"><strong>Three YouTube Community Guidelines Strikes and You\u2019re Out<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>YouTube has a three strikes policy. That&#8217;s good. As a creator, you don&#8217;t want any strikes at all, but at least  accidentally falling afoul of the community guidelines doesn&#8217;t mean you&#8217;re finished as a YouTube creator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a first step, YouTube will typically remove or un-publish the offending content and send a warning. Take this warning seriously and address the issue to avoid getting a YouTube strike. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not always though: if a channel or video is a clear violation of the community guidelines, YouTube can (and has) delete a channel outright without any warning. This is only an issue for channels that aren&#8217;t honest or cool, as <a href=\"#honest\" rel=\"nofollow\">defined above<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">First Community Strike<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you get a warning for violating the YouTube community guidelines and you don&#8217;t address the issue, your channel will receive its <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/youtube\/answer\/2802032?hl=en#:~:text=First%20Strike,custom%20thumbnails%20or%20Community%20posts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">first strike<\/a>. If you get a strike, YouTube will put limits on your channel for seven days, during which you can&#8217;t:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Upload videos, live streams, or Stories<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create custom thumbnails<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create Community posts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Show a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tubebuddy.com\/blog\/beginners-guide-to-setting-up-youtube-channel\/\">trailer<\/a> during Premieres<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Send viewers from a live stream to a Premiere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Send viewers from a Premiere to a live stream<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create or edit Playlists<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>After seven days, you&#8217;ll be back in good standing, but the strike will remain on your channel for 90 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Second Community Strike<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Apparently one strike didn&#8217;t get the message across.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your first strike will expire after 90 days. However, if you violate the YouTube community guidelines again before the 90 days are up, you&#8217;ll get a <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/youtube\/answer\/2802032?hl=en#:~:text=If%20you%20get%20a%20second,the%20time%20it%20was%20issued.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">second strike<\/a>. That&#8217;s not good. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a second strike, you&#8217;re barred from posting any content for two weeks. The strike will expire after 90 days after which point, YouTube (and your friends here at TubeBuddy) really hope you&#8217;ve taken the lesson \u2014 and the YouTube community guidelines \u2014 to heart. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"thirdstrike\">Third Community Strike<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>OK, seriously?! Did you even read the YouTube community guidelines?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is really bad. If you get three strikes, you&#8217;re <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/youtube\/answer\/2802032?hl=en#:~:text=If%20you%20get%20a%20second,the%20time%20it%20was%20issued.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">banned from YouTube<\/a>. Your channel and all your videos are permanently deleted. Presumably, you were not being <a href=\"#honest\" rel=\"nofollow\">honest<\/a> or <a href=\"#cool\" rel=\"nofollow\">cool<\/a>, which is not cool (or honest). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>YouTube doesn&#8217;t want you on its platform anymore. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/YouTube-Guidelines-Warning-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Image of the notice a channel receives after its third YouTube Community Guidelines strike. Synopsis: Repeated or severe violations of the YouTube Community Guidelines have led YouTube to suspend the account. The notice forbids the user from creating a new account. It offers a little detail on how the user can appeal the account suspension, linking to a form. \" class=\"wp-image-2359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tubebuddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/YouTube-Guidelines-Warning-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.tubebuddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/YouTube-Guidelines-Warning-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.tubebuddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/YouTube-Guidelines-Warning-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.tubebuddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/YouTube-Guidelines-Warning.png 1278w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-youtube-community-guidelines-understanding-strikes\">YouTube Community Guidelines: Understanding Strikes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There was a time when getting a community strike on YouTube raised more questions than it answered. Fortunately, YouTube updated its guidelines process and now provides detailed information about what caused each violation. It will also confirm to the creator any possible repercussions on the visibility and monetization of the content in question.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nFck50hh2BU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">This video<\/a> helps to explain the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-stay-on-the-right-side-of-the-rules\"><strong>Stay on the Right Side of the Rules<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Hopefully you&#8217;ll never see a community strike on your account&#8230; but it can happen. 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