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2 Quick Ways to Report Inappropriate Videos on YouTube Download Article Get a YouTube video taken down on desktop or mobile Written by Rain Kengly
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This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, Rain Kengly. Rain is a tech writer and editor for wikiHow with over 5 years of professional writing experience. In the past, Rain has worked with other creative writers as a Writing Tutor at San Francisco State University and has published gaming features, guides, and news articles for a variety of media outlets. Rain shares a lifelong passion for writing and gaming and is eager to grow alongside new tech inventions. This article has been fact-checked, ensuring the accuracy of any cited facts and confirming the authority of its sources. This article has been viewed 64,323 times. Learn more...
Are you concerned about a YouTube video you've stumbled upon? If you think you've found a video that violates their guidelines and you want to report it, it only takes a few clicks. When a YouTube video is reported, it will be reviewed for Community Guidelines violations. If there's a violation, the video will be taken down. Here's how to report a video on YouTube using your computer, iPhone, iPad, or Android.
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Navigate to a YouTube video.
Tap Report underneath the video.
Select a reason.
Tap Report.
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1 Open the YouTube app. This looks like a white play button in a red box.
If you aren't already logged in, do so now. You must be logged into a YouTube account to report inappropriate content.
2 Navigate to the video you want to report. You can use the search bar to find a specific video or enter a URL. Advertisement
3 Tap Report. This is below the YouTube handle; you may need to tap and drag the row of icons to see it. It's next to Save.[1]XResearch source
Alternatively, open the video in full-screen view, and then tap the three-dots icon at the bottom. Tap Report.
4 Select a reason and tap Report. If the video violates specific guidelines, you can select it here. Once you've chosen a reason, tap Report to confirm, and the video will be reported. You can report a video for:
Sexual content
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Hateful or abusive content
Harassment or bullying
Harmful or dangerous acts
Misinformation
Child abuse
Promotes terrorism
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1 Go to https://www.youtube.com/ in a web browser. You can use any browser.
If you aren't already logged in, do so now. You must be logged into a YouTube account to report inappropriate content.
2 Navigate to the video you want to report. You can use the search bar to find a specific video or enter a URL in the address bar.
3 Click ••• . You can find this underneath the video, next to Clip.
A pop-up window will open.
4 Click Report. This is the second option.
5 Select a reason and click Report. If the video violates specific guidelines, you can select it here. Once you've chosen a reason, click Report to confirm. The video will be reported. You can report a video for:
Sexual content
Violent or repulsive content
Hateful or abusive content
Harassment or bullying
Harmful or dangerous acts
Misinformation
Child abuse
Promotes terrorism
Spam or misleading
Legal issue
Captions issue
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Question Why is it taking a long time for YouTube to remove a sexual video? Aasim Top Answerer YouTube may have not removed the sexual video; instead, they might have age-restricted the video. Age-restricted videos can only be viewed by logged-in users over the age of 18, who are able to clear the warning that the video contains adult content. Thanks! We're glad this was helpful.Thank you for your feedback. If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow Yes No Not Helpful 1 Helpful 22
Question How do I report an ad on YouTube for being inappropriate? Community Answer When a video ad plays, tap the info icon. Tap stop seeing this ad and tap yes. Tap inappropriate and tap send. Note that sometimes the stop seeing this ad options doesn't show for some reason. Thanks! We're glad this was helpful.Thank you for your feedback. If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow Yes No Not Helpful 3 Helpful 8
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Written by: Rain Kengly wikiHow Technology Writer This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, Rain Kengly. Rain is a tech writer and editor for wikiHow with over 5 years of professional writing experience. In the past, Rain has worked with other creative writers as a Writing Tutor at San Francisco State University and has published gaming features, guides, and news articles for a variety of media outlets. Rain shares a lifelong passion for writing and gaming and is eager to grow alongside new tech inventions. This article has been viewed 64,323 times. How helpful is this? Co-authors: 11Updated: September 16, 2024 Views: 64,323 Categories: YouTube Videos
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1 Open the YouTube app. This looks like a white play button in a red box. 
2 Navigate to the video you want to report. You can use the search bar to find a specific video or enter a URL. Advertisement 
3 Tap Report. This is below the YouTube handle; you may need to tap and drag the row of icons to see it. It's next to Save.[1] 
4 Select a reason and tap Report. If the video violates specific guidelines, you can select it here. Once you've chosen a reason, tap Report to confirm, and the video will be reported. You can report a video for: 
1 Go to https://www.youtube.com/ in a web browser. You can use any browser. 
2 Navigate to the video you want to report. You can use the search bar to find a specific video or enter a URL in the address bar. 
3 Click ••• . You can find this underneath the video, next to Clip. 
4 Click Report. This is the second option. 
5 Select a reason and click Report. If the video violates specific guidelines, you can select it here. Once you've chosen a reason, click Report to confirm. The video will be reported. You can report a video for: 
Aasim Top Answerer YouTube may have not removed the sexual video; instead, they might have age-restricted the video. Age-restricted videos can only be viewed by logged-in users over the age of 18, who are able to clear the warning that the video contains adult content. Thanks! We're glad this was helpful. Thank you for your feedback. If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow Yes No Not Helpful 1 Helpful 22 
Community Answer When a video ad plays, tap the info icon. Tap stop seeing this ad and tap yes. Tap inappropriate and tap send. Note that sometimes the stop seeing this ad options doesn't show for some reason. Thanks! We're glad this was helpful. Thank you for your feedback. If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow Yes No Not Helpful 3 Helpful 8 
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