youtube policy training questions and answers 2024

Content that targets someone with prolonged insults or slurs based on their intrinsic attributes isn’t allowed on YouTube. This includes dehumanizing someone based on their intrinsic attributes. These attributes include physical traits and protected group status, like age, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, or race. We may allow content that includes harassment if the content has an educational, documentary, scientific, or artistic context. These exceptions aren’t a pass to harass someone. Unless otherwise noted, the characters in these questions are adults.

 

Q1. A video shares someone’s handle and calls them a “liar,” “cheat,” and a “fraud.” The video doesn’t include slurs or any other prolonged insults.

A. Yes, it is
B. No, it isn’t (That’s right!)

Q2. A group of undercover police upload a video of a sting operation. In the video, they follow Paul, who had an inappropriate relationship with a minor online and who he arranged to meet in person. An undercover police officer confronts Paul, pushes him against a wall, and proceeds to arrest him.

Is this a violation?

A.Yes, it is
B. No, it isn’t (That’s right!)

Q3. Jacob goes to a protest against the government. While there, Jacob records a protester burning an effigy of a government official. Jacob uploads a video documenting this act.

Is this a violation?

A.Yes, it is
B. No, it isn’t (That’s right!)

Q4. Juan records a video of an employee at his local bank speaking to a hostile customer. The customer argues with the employee and calls them a slur. Juan approaches the customer and says, “You need to apologize now! No one should ever speak that way.” The video is titled, “Look at this terrible customer!”

Is this a violation?
A. Yes, it is
B. No, it isn’t (That’s right!)

Q5. Maria uploads a video discussing the Holocaust. Maria says, “So many people died in this horrible tragedy. Anne Frank wrote a moving memoir about this time. I believe she died at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, but I might be wrong.”

Is this a violation?
A.Yes, it is
B. No, it isn’t (That’s right!)

Q6. Angela uploads a video about another creator, Jamie, and shares his YouTube handle. Angela dislikes Jamie and repeatedly insults his face, weight, and personality throughout the video. In one comment, Angela says, “Jamie is so fat – he needs to stop eating! Just put down the fork, tubbo! His nose looks like he had a terrible nose job, too. It makes him look even uglier.” Angela makes other weight-based insults throughout the video.

Select all correct answers.

A. This is a violation because Angela repeatedly insults Jamie’s personality in the video.
B. This is a violation because Angela repeatedly insults Jamie’s physical attributes in the video. (That’s right!)
C. This isn’t a violation because Angela isn’t using slurs toward Jamie.

Q7.

Aria makes a video about her neighbor, Patricia Smith. Aria claims that Patricia’s yard is a mess, and says that Patricia doesn’t keep her sidewalk clean. Aria says, “Patricia lives like a pig! I wish she’d just clean up her yard so we don’t have to step over debris and trash all the time.”

Select all correct answers.

A. This is a violation because Aria dehumanizes Patricia by calling her a pig.

B. This isn’t a violation because Aria doesn’t dehumanize Patricia. Aria isn’t comparing Patricia’s physical attributes or protected group status to an animal. (That’s right!)

C. This is a violation because Aria is speaking negatively about Patricia for a prolonged period.

 

Q8 .A creator uploads a video of themself reacting to a video of an al-Qaida leader’s speech. al-Qaida is a government-designated terrorist organization. The creator explains the context of the speech and how he finds the speech disturbing.

Q10 Sami is a vlogger who uploads a video of a hostage-taking filmed by the perpetrators. Sami explains who’s in the footage and the events that happened leading up to it. She criticizes the perpetrators and demands the release of the hostages.

Is this a violation?

Yes, it is
No, it isn’t

Q11 Leonardo uploads a video of himself in an area where violent drug cartels are present. In one of the clips, Leonardo discusses the people he met who lost loved ones to cartel violence. He captures the logos of a government-designated violent criminal organization, the Sinaloa Cartel, in the background.

Yes, it is
No, it isn’t

Q12 Rina is a college student who films herself at an anti-war protest. She says into the camera, “The government should bomb that country after what they did. Are we going to let them get away with this? What are you waiting for, Madam President?”

Yes, it is
No, it isn’t

Q13 Isabella is completing a graduate thesis on government-designated terrorist organizations and creates a video showing footage and music produced by the groups. In the video, she explains the evolution of the groups and the role of music in helping them gain followers, and she describes how violent lyrics are harmful.

This is a violation because Isabella’s video includes content produced by government-designated terror groups.

This isn’t a violation because even though Isabella used content produced by government-designated terror groups, she included the content to document and criticize the groups, not to praise or promote them.

This is a violation because Isabella is promoting these groups by including them in her thesis.

Q14 Julio uploads a video describing a recent school shooting and its perpetrator. He includes footage filmed by the perpetrator showing weapons and victims. Julio uploads the content thinking it will spread awareness about the perpetrator, an individual he describes in the video as a hero and an example for future generations.

This is a violation because, even though Julio adds context, the content features footage filmed by the perpetrator of a deadly event, in which weapons and injured victims are present.

This is a violation because Julio’s content praises the perpetrator.

This isn’t a violation because Julio is educating viewers on a recent school shooting and raising awareness about the perpetrator.

This isn’t a violation because Julio doesn’t show any symbols or logos of government-designated terror groups.

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