How to report a video

Report is on the watch page for people who are not the owner of that video. It is how you flag a file that should be reviewed. It does not delete the video by itself, and it does not appear as a button on your own video.

What you submit

The form asks for your name, your email, a reason, and details. The reason is one of the listed choices: privacy, copyright or legal complaints; spam or misleading; malware, virus or malicious content; child abuse; or other. Details are required and have a limit, so describe the problem in a few clear sentences. If the site asks for a captcha, complete it. The form does not send without the required fields.

Submit from the watch page of the video you mean. A report is tied to that file. Saying only that something was wrong, without the page in front of you, does not identify the video.

• Use Report on another person's video, not your own.
• Pick the reason that matches.
• Write what is wrong in the details field.
• Use a real email so a review can refer to your report.

What to do with your own video

If the video is yours and you want it gone, do not report it. Open it in your library and delete it, or switch it to private if you only want sharing turned off. Report is for viewers. The owner already has delete and access status.

A missing or expired video cannot be reported as if it were still online. Open the page first. If the video is not there, there is nothing for the form to attach to.