Audio & Video Monetization
IP Protection & Reporting
Creators are central to YouTube’s global community. As a creator, you help maintain a safe, respectful, and trustworthy platform.
By uploading content to YouTube, you agree to follow:
Violating these rules may result in:
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YouTube’s Community Guidelines are designed to keep the platform safe. In some cases, content that would normally violate these guidelines may remain on YouTube if it has sufficient Educational, Documentary, Scientific, or Artistic (EDSA) context.
This is called an EDSA exception.
Important: Adding context does not guarantee that content will receive an EDSA …
YouTube has updated the YouTube Partner Program (YPP) terms to include Modules, giving creators more flexibility in how they earn from content.
To monetize on YouTube, creators must first accept the Base Terms, then choose optional monetization Modules.
Base Terms
The Base Terms are required for all creators in or applying to …
The safety of our creators, viewers, and partners is our highest priority. We rely on our community to help maintain a safe and trustworthy platform. Please review these Community Guidelines carefully, along with the full policy documentation.
YouTube does not allow spam, scams, or deceptive practices that exploit users or manipulate engagement. We …
YouTube is committed to responsible AI development while ensuring creators and rights holders maintain control over how their content is used.
Some creators and rights holders may choose to partner with third-party AI companies to support the development of generative AI technologies. If they do, they can allow selected companies to use their …
Trust is important for viewers on YouTube. To improve transparency, some videos include a “Captured with a camera” label in the “How this content was made” section of the expanded description.
This disclosure indicates that the video’s origin has been verified using secure technology and that its audio and visuals have not been …
While watching YouTube, you may see information about how a video was created. This appears in the video player or expanded description under “How this content was made.” It provides context about whether content has been edited, altered, or generated using synthetic tools.
This helps viewers better understand a video’s origin and any …
The safety of our creators, viewers, and partners is our highest priority. We rely on our community to help keep YouTube safe. Please review these Community Guidelines carefully, along with our full policy documentation.
YouTube Kids is designed to provide a safer, simpler environment for children to explore videos aligned with their interests. …
YouTube regularly reviews its Community Guidelines as part of normal operations. As noted in our 2023 update, we have retired remaining standalone COVID-19 policies due to reduced global risk. However, our broader Medical Misinformation policy remains in effect for all infectious diseases, including influenza and measles.
We do not allow content that presents …
Community Guidelines: Misleading or Deceptive Content
Certain types of misleading, deceptive, or manipulated content that pose a serious risk of harm are not allowed on YouTube. This includes misinformation that can cause real-world harm, technically altered content that misleads viewers, and content that interferes with civic or democratic processes.
In some cases, content …
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