There are two types of verification – automatically by the platform and manually by specialists. The video is checked automatically by the system before publication. Content blocking after automatic verification occurs extremely rarely – as a rule, in controversial situations, the video is sent to a specialist for verification.
Sometimes a video passes automatic verification and is published on the channel, but after a while it may be sent to a specialist for verification. This may be due to content complaints from viewers.
Google published detailed article with YouTube rules that should not be broken. If no one is immune from user complaints, then passing automatic video verification is not so difficult. There are a few categories that your video should not have in order for it to pass muster.
Spam and fraud. The platform actively fights spam and fraud, so if a video fraudulently directs viewers to third-party resources, a person in the frame pretends to be someone else, or icons appear on the screen that are not related to the content of the video, the system will not automatically skip such material.
Sensitive content. Here the system is primarily designed to protect children: propaganda of suicide, sexual content, and rude language are prohibited. Most likely, the system will skip such a video, but it will be sent for additional testing to a specialist who has the right to assign the material an 18+ category.
Scenes of violence and dangerous content. Prohibited symbols, videos created by terrorist or extremist organizations, materials with scenes of violence – all this will also be blocked by the system and will not be allowed to be published on the channel.
Educational, documentary, scientific and artistic content. If the content formally violates the rules of the site, but the video is of an educational, documentary, scientific or artistic nature, then the system may skip such a video. Read more about the rules for publishing such content. separate article.
