YouTube Enhances Video Flagging System

YouTube has announced they have improved their video flagging system. If you ever watch a video that might raise a concern, you can click on a “Flag” link below the video (when on a video page) that will enable you to report the video to a human editor at YouTube. Based on user feedback, YouTube […]

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YouTube has announced they have improved their video flagging system. If you ever watch a video that might raise a concern, you can click on a “Flag” link below the video (when on a video page) that will enable you to report the video to a human editor at YouTube. Based on user feedback, YouTube has clarified the flag categories, now 17 in all, and added more help documentation about them. Here are screen captures of the process:


Click the Flag Icon and mouse over the reasons for flagging the video:

YouTube Video Flagging System

Mousing over the major categories will give you subcategories to choose from:

YouTube Video Flagging System

When you select a subcategory, you may be given a link to help documentation on how to proceed, such as this case:

YouTube Video Flagging System

You may also be given a form to give YouTube more information when you submit your flag:

YouTube Video Flagging System

After you submit the flag, YouTube thanks you:

YouTube Video Flagging System


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Barry Schwartz is a Contributing Editor to Search Engine Land and a member of the programming team for SMX events. He owns RustyBrick, a NY based web consulting firm. He also runs Search Engine Roundtable, a popular search blog on very advanced SEM topics. Barry can be followed on Twitter here.

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