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Offering to subscribe to another creator’s channel only if they subscribe to your channel (“sub4sub”).

Content linking to or promoting third-party view count or subscriber gaming websites or services.

Links to or promotes third-party services that artificially inflate metrics like views, likes, and subscribers.

What this policy means for you If you're posting contentĭon’t post content on YouTube if it fits any of the descriptions noted below. Instructions for reporting violations of our Community Guidelines are available here. If you've found a few videos or comments that you would like to report, you can report the channel. If you find content that violates this policy, report it. We consider engagement illegitimate, for example, when it results from coercion or deception, or when the sole purpose of the engagement is financial gain. We consider engagement to be legitimate when a human user’s primary intent is to authentically interact with the content. Any method that violates our policies may result in content removal or a channel takedown, whether it's an action taken by you or someone you've hired. Important: If you hire someone to promote your channel, their decisions may impact your channel. Also, content that solely exists to incentivize viewers for engagement (views, likes, comments, etc) is prohibited.Ĭontent and channels that don't follow this policy may be terminated and removed from YouTube. YouTube doesn’t allow anything that artificially increases the number of views, likes, comments, or other metrics either by using automatic systems or serving up videos to unsuspecting viewers. You can also check out this page for a full list of our guidelines. T ake the time to carefully read the policy below.

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