Remove a YouTube video about you

What we remove on YouTube

• Videos where you can be identified (face, full name, voice) that were posted without your consent.
• Your personal information in a video, its title, description or comments: address, phone number, ID.
• AI-generated or altered content that copies your face or voice.
• Channels impersonating you with your name, photo or videos.
• Re-uploads of a removed video, including Shorts and compilations.

The YouTube privacy complaint process

YouTube’s privacy guidelines let a person ask for removal of content that uses their image, name or other personal details without consent. The complaint must come from the person shown or their representative, and you must be uniquely identifiable in the video. YouTube states that it does not give your name or contact details to the uploader without your consent.

1. We file the privacy complaint with the video link, the timestamps where you appear, and what identifies you.
2. YouTube may notify the uploader and give them 48 hours to remove, trim or blur the part concerned. If they do, the complaint is closed.
3. If nothing changes, YouTube’s team reviews the complaint and decides. It weighs factors such as public interest and whether the video shows you in a public place.

Defamation and legal requests

A video that accuses you falsely does not break YouTube’s community guidelines by itself. For this, YouTube has legal removal webforms where you choose your country and the type of legal issue, such as defamation. YouTube asks for a specific, well-supported claim: which statements are false and how they harm you. It takes local law into account and, in some cases, requires a court order.

Under Philippine law, online libel falls under the Cybercrime Prevention Act (RA 10175). We are not a law firm: we prepare and file the request with you, and when a court order is the only route, we tell you so and suggest you consult a lawyer.

Impersonating channels

YouTube’s impersonation policy forbids channels that copy a person’s name, image or channel look to pass as them, including fan accounts that re-upload someone’s content as if it were theirs, and AI copies of a voice or likeness. YouTube can remove the whole channel. We report it with links to your real profiles and, when needed, proof of identity sent to YouTube only.

Re-uploads

Once one copy is removed, others often stay: Shorts cut from the video, compilations, and copies on new channels. We search for them during the case, cite the earlier decision in each new complaint, and include monitoring in the 20 link pack and monthly plans. The same clip on TikTok is covered too: see remove a TikTok video.

Honest limits

• News reports and commentary about public figures are rarely removed. For press coverage, see remove a news article.
• Defamation without a court order often stays up. We then reduce its visibility on Google: see remove links from Google.

Prices are listed on content removal prices, and other networks are under platforms we handle.