YouTube can change, reduce, or shut down any part of its service at any time, and changes can be targeted at individual users, not just the platform as a whole.
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The agreement reserves the right to modify or discontinue features at the level of an individual user, which means personalized service changes can occur without requiring a platform-wide policy update, and users may have limited recourse when features they rely on are removed.
Creators and businesses that build workflows or revenue models around specific YouTube features should be aware that those features can be removed, altered, or restricted on an individual-user basis with limited contractual protection for resulting losses.
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"YouTube is constantly changing and improving the Service. As part of this continual evolution, we may make modifications or changes (to all or part of the Service) such as adding or removing features and functionalities, offering new digital content or services or discontinuing old ones. We may also need to alter or discontinue the Service, or any part of it, in order to make performance or security improvements, make changes to comply with law, or prevent illegal activities on or abuse of our systems. These changes may affect all users, some users or even an individual user.Excerpt from YouTube Ads's YouTube Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Unilateral modification rights in consumer contracts may interact with EU consumer protection law, which requires adequate notice and, in some circumstances, the right to exit a contract without penalty when material terms …
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The agreement reserves the right to modify or discontinue features at the level of an individual user, which means personalized service changes can occur without requiring a platform-wide policy update, and users may have limited recourse when features they rely on are removed.
Creators and businesses that build workflows or revenue models around specific YouTube features should be aware that those features can be removed, altered, or restricted on an individual-user basis with limited contractual protection for resulting losses.
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