Respond to enforcements

If your content was affected by an enforcement that you disagree with or think is a mistake, you have options to respond.

The process for responding to an enforcement depends on what action was taken on the content. For example, the process for responding to a Community Guidelines action is different to responding to an age restriction on your video.

Use the list below to learn more about the enforcement that affected your content and how you can respond.

Before responding to an enforcement: Make sure that you review the info in the emails that we've sent, so that you understand the reasons for the enforcement.

Community Guidelines actions

Learn about YouTube's Community Guidelines

Appeal Community Guidelines actions

Learn about age restrictions

Appeal the age restriction on your video

Legal enforcement

Learn about channel or account terminations

Review our Terms of Service

Appeal channel or account terminations

Copyright enforcement

Copyright strikes and removal requests

Learn about copyright strikes

Resolve a copyright strike

Submit a copyright counter notification

Respond to a counter notification

Learn about copyright removal requests

Submit a copyright removal request

Retract a copyright removal request

Copyright claims

Learn about copyright claims

Dispute a copyright claim

Appeal a copyright claim

Likeness enforcement

Likeness claims

Learn about likeness claims

Dispute a likeness claim

Appeal a likeness claim

Made for Kids actions

Learn about setting your channel or video's audience

Determine if your content is 'Made for Kids'

Appeal a Made for Kids audience setting

YouTube Partner Programme (YPP) actions

Learn about YouTube monetisation policies

Appeal a YPP suspension or application rejection

Respond to a rejected YPP application

Request a human review of videos marked 'Not suitable for most advertisers'

Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

How does YouTube review content?

To determine whether content is violative, we use a combination of automated systems and human reviews. Learn more about how YouTube reviews content.

What can I do if monetisation is paused for my channel?

Partners in the YouTube Partner Programme are paid through an active, approved and linked AdSense for YouTube account. Monetisation will be paused when there isn't an active and approved AdSense for YouTube account linked to your channel. Learn more about this issue and how to fix it.

What can I do if monetisation is disabled for my channel?

If monetisation is disabled for your channel, it could be for several reasons. Any of these actions could result in the suspension of payments: Monetisation is disabled for my channel. After a decision has been made on content that you've uploaded, you'll get an email from YouTube explaining the decision. If you think that our automated systems or human reviewers made a mistake or if you disagree with a content decision, you can learn about all your resolution options and choose the best one for your situation.