YouTube’s implementing a new approach to its policy enforcement actions, by launching training courses for creators that violate specific platform policies, as opposed to applying a strike to their channel.
The new approach aims to help educate creators, as opposed to punishing them, which could help to create a more understanding and collaborative process.
Well, for users that actually take in the learnings provided, that is.
“Starting today, creators will have the option of taking an educational training course when they receive a Community Guidelines warning. These resources will provide new ways for creators to understand how they can avoid uploading content that violates our policies in the future. Completion of the course will lift the warning from a creator’s channel - so long as they don’t violate the same policy for 90 days.”
YouTube says that it’s designed each training course to provide creators with more clarity about the type of content that violates its policies.
Again, if a creator avoids breaching the same rule for 90 days, the initial strike will be removed, but if a creator falls foul of the same rule again within that 90-day period, they will retain the penalty.
“If the creator violates the same policy after 90 days, we’ll remove the video and issue another warning. The creator will have the option of taking a new training course.”
“This means more opportunities to learn why their content may have crossed the line, and they’ll also have the ability to take multiple learning courses at the same time.”
YouTube’s careful to note that this update does not reflect any change to its Community Guidelines or standards. The current three-strikes approach will remain, but creators will now have more opportunities to appeal and clarify, while also getting more insight into the specifics of its rules.
YouTube’s three-strikes system has long been a point of contention, and this new system will provide more insight and opportunity, which seems like a better process overall.
