Overview

• Emails to flagged members say Premium access will be paused in 14 days, after which users remain in the family group but lose ad-free and other benefits.
• YouTube’s support pages describe an electronic check-in roughly every 30 days using location signals to confirm all members live at the manager’s address.
• Reports indicate a gradual, region-unclear enforcement that has reached only some accounts so far, suggesting a phased expansion.
• Affected users who believe they were misidentified can contact YouTube support to confirm eligibility and restore Premium benefits.
• The push aligns with broader streaming industry efforts to curb account sharing, alongside YouTube tests of smaller paid tiers such as a two-person plan and Premium Lite.