YouTube TV removed the restriction prohibiting NFL football games on portable devices and replaced its single base plan with four distinct subscription tiers. A new section on promotional offers was also added, clarifying that subscribers will be charged the standard plan price once a promotional period ends.

YouTube expanded its Virtual Items Program to Taiwan, allowing viewers to purchase Jewels for microtransactions during live streams, and clarifying that eligibility is based on the viewer’s location.

YouTube expanded its criteria for exceptions to content violating community guidelines, clarifying that educational, documentary, scientific, or artistic (EDSA) content and public interest content (such as congressional proceedings, campaign speeches, or government debates) will be considered exceptions to otherwise prohibited content across multiple policy sections.

YouTube updated its Community Guidelines to adjust wording around dramatized violence and online gambling. The platform replaced specific language about torture, dismemberment, or decapitation with broader references to violence against non-combatants.

YouTube removed colloidal silver from the list of harmful substances that are not allowed to be promoted on YouTube both as prevention and treatment methods

The new section provides a concise, bulleted summary of the primary obligations for developers, including requirements for lawful use, transparency, and data protection.

YouTube removed an explicit prohibition regarding content advancing false claims about the integrity of past elections

Starting on 22 May 2024, the additional terms “no longer apply, unless you’re a business partner with a signed agreement that references these terms.”

YouTube changed the presentation of its YouTube Trusted Flagger program.

YouTube forbids the disclosure of another person’s “personal” data, and not only one’s “confidential” data.