How to appeal against age restriction on your YouTube video
What's the story
YouTube's Community Guidelines act as a detailed rulebook for everything that goes on the platform. They are meant to ensure that every video conforms to YouTube's policies.
In some cases, videos may not violate these policies but are considered inappropriate for under-18 viewers on account of their content.
Such videos are age-restricted by YouTube, making them accessible only to adult viewers.
Let's see how to appeal these restrictions.
Content evaluation
Factors influencing age restriction on YouTube
YouTube considers a number of factors before age-restricting a video.
These include disturbing imagery, violence, sexually suggestive content, nudity, and the portrayal of dangerous or illegal activities.
If a video is age-restricted, a warning screen shows up before it starts playing. Only those who are 18 years or older can proceed to watch such content after acknowledging the warning.
Viewer safety
YouTube's measures to protect underage viewers
To keep underage viewers from stumbling upon age-restricted videos, YouTube has taken some precautions.
The videos are not shown in certain areas of the platform and cannot be played on most third-party sites.
If you try to play these videos outside YouTube, you will be redirected back to the platform for age verification.
Procedure
Here's the appeal process for age-restricted videos
If a content creator thinks their video has been incorrectly age-restricted, they can appeal the decision via YouTube Studio.
First, sign in to YouTube Studio. On the left menu, click on 'Content.'
Go to the video that you want to appeal. In the 'Restrictions' column, point to the restriction type. Tap on 'Appeal.' Enter your reason for appealing and click on 'Submit.'
Once submitted, the YouTube team will review the request and take action if necessary.