YouTube is launching a program to allow creators previously banned from the platform a “second chance.”
“We know many terminated creators deserve a second chance – YouTube has evolved and changed over the past 20 years, and we’ve had our share of second chances to get things right with our community too,” the company explained in its official blog. “Our goal is to roll this out to creators who are eligible to apply over the coming months, and we appreciate the patience as we ramp up, carefully review requests, and learn as we go. Not every type of channel termination will be eligible.”
“We’re looking forward to providing an opportunity for creators to start fresh and bring their voice back to the platform,” wrote YouTube.
The development comes as Google announced in September that it would offer YouTube accounts to creators who were previously removed for their views on COVID-19.
“The Company terminated channels for repeatedly violating its Community Guidelines on elections integrity content through 2023 and COVID-19 content through 2024,” the company wrote in a letter to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH). “Today, YouTube’s Community Guidelines allow for a wider range of content regarding COVID-19 and elections integrity. Reflecting the Company’s commitment to free expression, YouTube will provide an opportunity for all creators to rejoin the platform if the Company terminated their channels for repeated violations of COVID-19 and elections integrity policies that are no longer in effect.”
“Reflecting the Company’s commitment to free expression, YouTube will provide an opportunity for all creators to rejoin the platform if the Company terminated their channels for repeated violations of COVID-19 and elections integrity policies that are no longer in effect,” a lawyer for Google’s parent company, Alphabet, explained.
