We want you to use YouTube without fear of being subjected to malicious harassment. In cases where harassment crosses the line into a malicious attack it can be reported and will be removed. In other cases, users may be mildly annoying or petty and should simply be ignored.

Harassment may include :

• Abusive videos, comments, messages
• Revealing someone’s personal information, including sensitive personally identifiable information such as social security numbers, passport numbers, or bank account numbers.
• Maliciously recording someone without their consent
• Deliberately posting content in order to humiliate someone
• Making hurtful and negative comments/videos about another person
• Unwanted sexualization, which encompasses sexual harassment or sexual bullying in any form
• Incitement to harass other users or creators

Tips and advice :

• Pause before you post: Think seriously about how you may be perceived online and do not post anything that may compromise your reputation or safety.
• Speak up: Tell friends to stop cyberbullying and voice your opinion against cyberbullying when you see it on the site.
• Tell an adult if you remain concerned about another’s actions towards you online.
• Try deleting comments and blocking the user if another user is bothering you, so they can't leave more comments. You can also turn comments off for any video or manage comments by requiring pre-approval before they get posted.
• Respect people’s opinions online but know when it crosses the line. We want YouTube to be a dynamic and expressive platform but we do not want users to feel intimidated or threatened.
• Report harassing users and content via YouTube’s reporting tool.

To learn about tools available to you to help you manage your experience on the site, especially abusive users, please visit our Privacy and safety settings page.

Sometimes criticism and insults can escalate into more serious forms of harassment and cyberbullying. If specific threats are made against you and you feel unsafe, tell a trusted adult and report it to your local law enforcement agency.

* Nguồn: Youtube