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This provision establishes the enforcement mechanism for Community Guidelines compliance and creates operational consequences for violations, including channel suspension or termination. The prohibition on circumvention and appeal process define the administrative procedure for strike-related disputes.
Users operating channels on YouTube are subject to strike assessments for guideline violations, which impose restrictions of varying severity and may result in channel removal. Users are required to refrain from using alternative channels to circumvent restrictions, with violation of this requirement constituting material breach of the agreement.
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"YouTube operates a system of "strikes" in respect of Content that violates the YouTube Community Guidelines. Each strike comes with varying restrictions and may result in the permanent removal of your channel from YouTube. A full description of how a strike affects your channel is available on the Community Guidelines Strikes Basics page. If you believe that a strike has been issued in error, you may appeal here. If your channel has been restricted due to a strike, you must not use another channel to circumvent these restrictions. Violation of this prohibition is a material breach of this Agreement and Google reserves the right to terminate your Google account or your access to all or part of the Service.— Excerpt from YouTube Ads's YouTube Terms of Service
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This provision establishes the enforcement mechanism for Community Guidelines compliance and creates operational consequences for violations, including channel suspension or termination. The prohibition on circumvention and appeal process define the administrative procedure for strike-related disputes.
Users operating channels on YouTube are subject to strike assessments for guideline violations, which impose restrictions of varying severity and may result in channel removal. Users are required to refrain from using alternative channels to circumvent restrictions, with violation of this requirement constituting material breach of the agreement.
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