Account & Service Control · Procedure
A first violation usually brings a warning that can expire after 90 days if you take a policy training
If this is your first time violating YouTube's Community Guidelines, you will likely get a warning with no penalty to your channel. You can choose to take a policy training so the warning expires after 90 days; the 90 days start when you complete the training, not when the warning is issued. If you violate the same policy within that 90-day window, the warning may not expire and your channel may get a strike. If you violate a different policy after completing the training, you get another warning.
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If this is your first time violating our Community Guidelines, you'll likely get a warning with no penalty to your channel.
You will have the option to take a policy training to allow the warning to expire after 90 days.
The 90 day period starts from when the training is completed, not when the warning is issued.
However, if the same policy is violated within that 90 day window, the warning may not expire and your channel may be given a strike.
If you violate a different policy after completing the training, you will get another warning.
Qualifications & exceptions
- A warning is "likely" for a first violation, not guaranteed.
- The 90-day clock starts at training completion, not when the warning is issued.
Not stated here
- The policy does not say what happens to the warning if you do not take the training.
Cross-references
- qualifies (model-proposed): Three strikes in 90 days, repeated violations or one severe case can end your channel or account — qualifies: A first violation usually brings only a warning; repeating the same policy violation within the 90-day window may lead to a strike, and 3 strikes within 90 days may lead to termination.