Feb 20, 2019 11:02:00

YouTube revamps its strike system to encourage caution and policy review before 'three strikes'

YouTube announced on February 19, 2019 that it has revised the method of issuing warnings to creators regarding violations of its community guidelines. Until now, YouTube has imposed various penalties on creators who violate its community guidelines, and a 'three strikes system' was introduced in which an account would be suspended if a creator received three warnings. The revisions that will come into effect on February 25, 2019 will change part of the three strikes system and the content of the penalties.

YouTube Creator Blog: Making our strikes system clear and consistent

https://youtube-creators.googleblog.com/2019/02/making-our-strikes-system-clear-and.html

The new violation warning system is explained in the following movie.

New YouTube Community Guidelines Strikes System - YouTube


YouTube has focused on three points in revising its community guidelines. The first is 'clear policies.'

'Consistency of strikes'

And 'clearly state the impact on the channel.'

According to YouTube staff, 98% of users do not violate Google's Community Guidelines, and even in cases where the rules are broken, it is very rare for them to do so intentionally.

Starting February 25, 2019, channels that violate the guidelines will initially receive a one-time 'warning.' No penalties will be imposed at this warning stage.

Along with the warning, a page detailing YouTube's policies will be presented to creators, giving them the opportunity to learn 'what actions constitute a violation of the guidelines.'

In addition, creators will be clearly informed of why they violated the guidelines and will also be given instructions on how to appeal the review. If a creator commits a new violation despite being warned, a new three-strike system will be applied along with a warning. Note that the warning will not be reset even after 90 days.

And the new three-strike system makes the penalties consistent. Previously, various penalties were imposed, such as 'the first violation would result in a 90-day freeze on live streaming, and the second violation would result in a two-week freeze on new video uploads.' However, with this penalty system, there were cases where 'what was violated' and 'what was frozen' did not match, and users criticized it.

The new three-strike system that was devised is as follows:
After your first strike, you will be suspended from uploading any new content to YouTube for one week, including live streams and activity.
- If you receive a second strike within 90 days of the first, your ability to upload new content to YouTube will be suspended for two weeks.
- If you receive a third warning within 90 days of the second warning, your account will be permanently suspended and your channel will be deleted.

The Community Guidelines page clearly outlines what content is in violation. In addition, notifications will be sent to PC browsers and smartphones so that users can see at a glance why they received a warning and which guidelines were violated.