When you use YouTube, you join a community of people from all over the world. The guidelines below help to keep YouTube fun and enjoyable for everyone. If you see content that you think violates these guidelines, report it . Sometimes, content that would otherwise violate our Community Guidelines may stay on YouTube when it has educational, documentary, scientific or artistic (EDSA) context , including content that is in the public interest. In these cases, the content gets an EDSA exception. These policies apply to all types of content on our platform, including, for example, unlisted and private content, comments, links , posts and thumbnails. This list isn't complete. Creating with common sense: YouTube Community Guidelines Spam and deceptive practices The YouTube community is one that's built on trust. Content that intends to scam, mislead, spam or defraud other users isn't allowed on YouTube. Impersonation policy External links policy Fake engagement policy Playlists policy Additional policies Sensitive content We hope to protect viewers, creators and especially minors. That's why we've got rules around keeping children safe, sex and nudity, and self-harm. Learn what's allowed on YouTube and what to do if you see content that doesn't follow these policies. Nudity and sexual content policies Thumbnails policy Child safety policy ​Suicide, self-harm and eating disorders policy Vulgar language policy Violent or dangerous content

Hate speech, predatory behaviour, graphic violence, malicious attacks and content that promotes harmful or dangerous behaviour isn't allowed on YouTube. Harmful or dangerous content policies Violent or graphic content policies Violent criminal organisations policy Hate speech policy Harassment and cyberbullying policies Regulated goods Certain goods can't be sold on YouTube. Find out what's allowed and what isn't. Sale of illegal or regulated goods or services policies Firearms policy Certain types of misleading or deceptive content with serious risk of egregious harm are not allowed on YouTube. This includes certain types of misinformation that can cause real-world harm, like promoting harmful remedies or treatments, certain types of technically manipulated content or content interfering with democratic processes. Misinformation policies Elections misinformation policies Medical misinformation policies Educational, documentary, scientific and artistic (EDSA) content Our Community Guidelines aim to make YouTube a safer community. Sometimes, content that would otherwise violate our Community Guidelines may stay on YouTube when it has educational, documentary, scientific or artistic (EDSA) context. We may also make exceptions for content that is in the public interest, such as congressional or parliamentary proceedings, campaign speeches or debates over ongoing government actions. In these cases, the content gets an EDSA exception. This is not a pass to violate our Community Guidelines. How YouTube evaluates educational, documentary, scientific and artistic (EDSA) content Please take these rules seriously . If a YouTube creator's on and/or off-platform behaviour harms our users, community, employees or ecosystem, we may respond based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, the egregiousness of their actions and whether a pattern of harmful behaviour exists. Our response will range from suspending a creator's privileges to account termination. Was this helpful? Need more help? Try these next steps: