However, the wording could be more explicit in defining what the update means. For example, an account that starts creating white supremacist content can certainly be deemed as "no longer commercially viable." The language used can mean that a user who looks at lots of content but doesn’t necessarily monetize can also have their account removed.Ī generous read of these terms can be seen as YouTube giving itself the ability to remove users and channels that disseminate hate speech or other violent rhetoric. Notice the terms are worded to cover anyone who has an account, not just its content creators. YouTube viewers aren’t in the clear either. Yet, this new addition to its terms weren't mentioned in the email, and the wording couldn’t be any more vague.Īs written, these broad terms give YouTube the power to delete a creators’ account if they upload or livestream video that, for example, doesn’t pull in enough advertising revenue. In its email, YouTube summarizes the update as a way to make its terms clearer and easier to understand. Last week, YouTube started sending an email to its users notifying them about the site’s new terms of service. (opens in a new tab) (Opens in a new tab) The platform’s current terms (Opens in a new tab) of service do not include this language. In its most basic terms: if YouTube isn’t making money off you, the company can delete your account. “YouTube may terminate your access, or your Google account’s access to all or part of the Service if YouTube believes, in its sole discretion, that provision of the Service to you is no longer commercially viable.” In the section titled “Account Suspension & Termination” with the subheader “Terminations by YouTube for Service Changes,” the site’s new terms (Opens in a new tab), which are set to take effect on Dec. YouTube’s new terms of service has some users and content creators very worried that the company could delete their account.
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