Scope of these current standards
These standards take effect when this accountability update is published. They apply to current and future work and are not presented as proof that every historical video or interaction followed the same process.
Requests and review limits
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How can someone report a factual error?
Correction, privacy, and removal requests are reviewed individually. Valid safety, privacy, consent, or factual concerns may lead to a correction, changed caption or thumbnail, removal of identifying details or an unsafe location, limited distribution, or temporary or permanent removal. Urgent safety and privacy concerns are reviewed as quickly as reasonably possible. Other requests are acknowledged and reviewed without a fixed deadline.
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How can a participant request removal?
Correction, privacy, and removal requests are reviewed individually. Valid safety, privacy, consent, or factual concerns may lead to a correction, changed caption or thumbnail, removal of identifying details or an unsafe location, limited distribution, or temporary or permanent removal. Urgent safety and privacy concerns are reviewed as quickly as reasonably possible. Other requests are acknowledged and reviewed without a fixed deadline.
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How can a business request a correction?
Correction, privacy, and removal requests are reviewed individually. Valid safety, privacy, consent, or factual concerns may lead to a correction, changed caption or thumbnail, removal of identifying details or an unsafe location, limited distribution, or temporary or permanent removal. Urgent safety and privacy concerns are reviewed as quickly as reasonably possible. Other requests are acknowledged and reviewed without a fixed deadline.
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What information should be included?
Correction, privacy, and removal requests are reviewed individually. Valid safety, privacy, consent, or factual concerns may lead to a correction, changed caption or thumbnail, removal of identifying details or an unsafe location, limited distribution, or temporary or permanent removal. Urgent safety and privacy concerns are reviewed as quickly as reasonably possible. Other requests are acknowledged and reviewed without a fixed deadline.
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What happens after a request is submitted?
Correction, privacy, and removal requests are reviewed individually. Valid safety, privacy, consent, or factual concerns may lead to a correction, changed caption or thumbnail, removal of identifying details or an unsafe location, limited distribution, or temporary or permanent removal. Urgent safety and privacy concerns are reviewed as quickly as reasonably possible. Other requests are acknowledged and reviewed without a fixed deadline.
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How quickly will the team respond?
Correction, privacy, and removal requests are reviewed individually. Valid safety, privacy, consent, or factual concerns may lead to a correction, changed caption or thumbnail, removal of identifying details or an unsafe location, limited distribution, or temporary or permanent removal. Urgent safety and privacy concerns are reviewed as quickly as reasonably possible. Other requests are acknowledged and reviewed without a fixed deadline.
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What qualifies as an urgent safety request?
Correction, privacy, and removal requests are reviewed individually. Valid safety, privacy, consent, or factual concerns may lead to a correction, changed caption or thumbnail, removal of identifying details or an unsafe location, limited distribution, or temporary or permanent removal. Urgent safety and privacy concerns are reviewed as quickly as reasonably possible. Other requests are acknowledged and reviewed without a fixed deadline.
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Does a request guarantee removal?
Correction, privacy, and removal requests are reviewed individually. Valid safety, privacy, consent, or factual concerns may lead to a correction, changed caption or thumbnail, removal of identifying details or an unsafe location, limited distribution, or temporary or permanent removal. Urgent safety and privacy concerns are reviewed as quickly as reasonably possible. Other requests are acknowledged and reviewed without a fixed deadline.
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Can edited captions or thumbnails be corrected?
Correction, privacy, and removal requests are reviewed individually. Valid safety, privacy, consent, or factual concerns may lead to a correction, changed caption or thumbnail, removal of identifying details or an unsafe location, limited distribution, or temporary or permanent removal. Urgent safety and privacy concerns are reviewed as quickly as reasonably possible. Other requests are acknowledged and reviewed without a fixed deadline.
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What happens to copies on other platforms?
Correction, privacy, and removal requests are reviewed individually. Valid safety, privacy, consent, or factual concerns may lead to a correction, changed caption or thumbnail, removal of identifying details or an unsafe location, limited distribution, or temporary or permanent removal. Urgent safety and privacy concerns are reviewed as quickly as reasonably possible. Other requests are acknowledged and reviewed without a fixed deadline.
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Will material corrections be publicly logged?
Correction, privacy, and removal requests are reviewed individually. Valid safety, privacy, consent, or factual concerns may lead to a correction, changed caption or thumbnail, removal of identifying details or an unsafe location, limited distribution, or temporary or permanent removal. Urgent safety and privacy concerns are reviewed as quickly as reasonably possible. Other requests are acknowledged and reviewed without a fixed deadline.
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Can a person request that an unsafe location be removed?
Correction, privacy, and removal requests are reviewed individually. Valid safety, privacy, consent, or factual concerns may lead to a correction, changed caption or thumbnail, removal of identifying details or an unsafe location, limited distribution, or temporary or permanent removal. Urgent safety and privacy concerns are reviewed as quickly as reasonably possible. Other requests are acknowledged and reviewed without a fixed deadline.
Material changes and corrections
POLICY_CHANGE
2026-08-25
Published the first version of the accountability, evidence, corrections, and Impact data system. Current operating standards take effect with this publication and are not presented as proof that every historical video or interaction followed the same process.
What this page establishes and does not establish
What this establishes
The current first-party policies, source categories, and linked public records described on this page.
What this does not establish
Unshared private facts, a blanket historical practice from one record, or an outcome that requires a story-specific review, qualified safety response, or legal advice.