How To Avoid Getting Flagged

Nobody likes having a video taken down by YouTube. However in these steps I hope to help others avoid the most common mistakes that will trigger a video getting removed by YouTube. In my opinion there is no such thing as a false flag. Every video that is taken down is reviewed by a staff member of YouTube. People can flag your videos all they want, YouTube will not take it down unless the person who reviews your video decides that it violates either the Terms of Service or the Community Guidelines www.youtube.com www.youtube.com Now here is where human judgement can enter into it. Because YouTube rotates the people who review flagged videos, you never really know who is going to review your video. One day it could be a ultra conservative and the next day it could be a liberal. However each of them must list a reason why the video was taken down. Sadly that is rarely shared with the owner of the video. See YouTube’s own Victoria Grand discuss the video removal process. She explains the video skimming program and shows you the thumbnail generator. Also you will be able to see how many people flagged the video and who they were, and also what actions were done as a result of that flag. blip.tv Not every video flagged for nudity has to contain nudity. It can be simply sexually suggestive. However YouTube does need to be way more specific when informing us of a video being removed. They should tell us what point in the video triggered the decision to pull it. That is the only …