Overview

• Starting today, eligible users will begin seeing a request option in YouTube Studio over the coming weeks to apply for a brand-new channel.
• Approved applicants will not regain prior videos, subscribers or monetization, though they may re-upload past content that complies with current guidelines.
• Eligibility requires at least one year since termination, and the pilot excludes copyright cases, Creator Responsibility violations and users who deleted their channels or Google accounts.
• YouTube will weigh factors such as the severity and persistence of past violations and any on- or off-platform behavior that could harm the community, including risks to child safety.
• The move follows Alphabet’s pledge to House Republicans to offer a path back for creators terminated under now-retired COVID-19 and election-integrity rules, alongside broader moderation shifts and recent legal scrutiny.