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YouTube Policy Page

Updated over a week ago

Overview

The YouTube policy page allows you to configure the extension to block or allow specific videos, channels or keywords on https://youtube.com

On this page there are different sub-tabs that you can configure

  • Keywords: Here you can configure which keywords on videos are blocked and which are allowed.

    • Note Keywords are set by the user that uploads the video. Sometimes they won't make sense for what the video content is for.

  • Channels: Here you can configure which YouTube channels are blocked and which are allowed.

  • Videos: Here you can configure which specific videos are block and which are allowed.

  • Analyze Video: Here you can input a video or channel URL and it will return all the metadata of the video or channel. You can also allow or block videos, keywords and channels depending on if you analyzed a video or channel

  • Settings: This tab allows you to remove certain aspects of the webpage on a YouTube video. This includes the Sidebar(Suggested videos on the right side), Live chat and Comments

Keywords Tab

Blocking/Allowing a Keyword

STEP ONE:

Navigate to the YouTube page Policy -> YouTube -> Keyword Tab

STEP TWO:

Select the OU you'd like to have the keyword applied to. Note:Not choosing an OU applies it to your whole domain.

STEP THREE:

In the form input labeled Keyword, enter in any keyword that you would like to block or allow.

Click the Block or Allow buttons below to either block or allow.

You'll see your keyword appear below in the table.

Removing a Blocked/Allowed Keyword

STEP ONE:

Navigate to the YouTube page Policy -> YouTube -> Keyword Tab

STEP TWO:

Select the OU you applied this keyword to.

STEP THREE:

Scroll down to the table of keywords that are either blocked or allowed

STEP FOUR:

  • Locate the keyword that you are looking for in the table

  • In the Actions column, click the red trashcan icon

  • You should see the keyword in that column disappear

Channels Tab

Allowing or blocking a Channel

STEP ONE:

Navigate to the YouTube page Policy -> YouTube -> Channel Tab

STEP TWO:

Select the OU you applied this keyword to.

STEP THREE:

Input the channel url into the Channel Url field

Click either Allow or Block buttons below

Removing a blocked or allowed channel

STEP ONE:

Navigate to the YouTube page Policy -> YouTube -> Channel Tab

STEP TWO:

Select the OU you applied this channel block/allow to.

STEP THREE:

Scroll down to the table of channels that are either blocked or allowed and locate the one you wish to remove.

STEP FOUR:

In the actions column, click the red trash can icon to remove it.

Videos Tab

Allowing or Blocking a Specific Video

STEP ONE:

Navigate to the YouTube page Policy -> YouTube -> Video Tab

STEP TWO:

Select the OU you'd like to apply this new policy to

STEP THREE:

Input the video url into the Video Url field

STEP FOUR:

Click either Allow or Block buttons below

Removing a Blocked or Allowed Video

STEP ONE:

Navigate to the YouTube page Policy -> YouTube -> Video Tab

STEP TWO:

Select the OU you created this policy at

STEP THREE:

Scroll down to the table of videos that are either blocked or allowed and locate the one you wish to remove.

STEP FOUR:

In the actions column, click the red trash can icon to remove it.

Analyze Video Tab

Getting Channel or Video Metadata

STEP ONE:

Navigate to the YouTube page Policy -> YouTube -> Analyze Video

STEP TWO:

In the Video Url field, input a video or channel url.

STEP THREE:

Click the Analyze button and wait for the results

Blocking or Allowing MetaData

STEP ONE:

Navigate to the YouTube page Policy -> YouTube -> Analyze Video

STEP TWO:

In the Video Url field, input a video or channel url.
Click the Analyze button and wait for the results.

  • In the table below you'll see the following: Video Title, Channel Name, and Keywords

  • From here you can block and allow various things by clicking the Allow or Block buttons on the far right hand side.

  • In the Keywords section you can click the Block All or Allow All buttons to block or allow all keywords that are displayed. Alternatively you can select which ones you which to block or allow and then press the Block Selected or Allow Selected buttons.

Settings Tab

Block Sidebar

Enabling this toggle will block the sidebar when viewing a YouTube video. This side bar provides suggestions on what video(s) you should watch or what is up next if it is a playlist.

Block Live Chat

Enabling this toggle will block any live chat that shows up on the page for live streams

Block Comments

Enabling this toggle will block the comments below every video.

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