Yahoo! Video Safety Guide

What is Yahoo! Video?

Yahoo! Video lets you search through millions of video clips posted on Yahoo! and around the Web. You can also upload your own video clips for free to share with the world.

To learn more, check out Yahoo! Video Help.

What are some potential risks on Yahoo! Video?

Everyone on Yahoo! Video must follow the Yahoo! Video Terms of Service, as well as the general Yahoo! Terms of Service.

Just as there may be risks in the town where you live, the Yahoo! Video community may pose certain risks. Yahoo! Video has a number of safety features, but you have to take care of yourself too.

Start with some of our general tips for online safety. Then, when using Yahoo! Video, keep these things in mind:

• Protect personal information. Content on Yahoo! Video is publicly accessible. If you post a video clip or personal information in your profile, strangers could use it to identify you and expose you to unpleasant, sexually suggestive, or abusive language.
• Harassment. If you upload a video clip, your Yahoo! ID will be visible to everyone on Yahoo! Video. Strangers can use this information to try and contact you by email or instant message.
• Mature content. Yahoo! Video’s Additional Terms of Service forbids threatening, abusive, pornographic, or other indecent content. Yahoo! SafeSearch filters out a lot of mature content, but no filter is perfect, and Yahoo! can’t guarantee that all explicit images will be removed. If you or find inappropriate material, please report the abuse.

What can be done to limit these risks? Review Yahoo! Video’s safety features, learn how to report abuse, and ask your parents or caregivers for help staying safer on Yahoo! Video.

What safety features should I know about to help myself on Yahoo! Video?

Yahoo! Video has a number of safety features. You should know how to do the following:

• Turn on SafeSearch. Yahoo!’s SafeSearch can be set to filter out explicit, adult-oriented images from Video Search results. While SafeSearch filters out a lot of mature content, no filter is perfect, and Yahoo! can’t guarantee that all explicit videos will be removed from search results. If SafeSearch is already turned on, you’ll see a link that says SafeSearch is ON in the upper-right corner of all Yahoo! Video pages. If you see SafeSearch is OFF, click on that link to go to the SafeSearch Preferences page and turn it on.
• Manage Public View. Public View shows your Yahoo! ID and profile information that will be visible by anyone using Yahoo! Video when you upload video clips. To make sure that this public information does not contain too many personal details, click on My Studio in the upper-left corner of any Yahoo! Video page and then select Edit My Profile.
• Delete uploaded video clips. Be careful not to upload videos that have personally identifiable information. To delete a video clip that shows too much, sign in to Yahoo! and click My Studio in the upper-left corner of any Yahoo! Video page. Then click Delete beside any video.
• Flag videos as offensive. Report sexually explicit and indecent videos that violate Yahoo! Video’s Additional Terms of Service by clicking the Flag this video as offensive link beside a video clip. This link is shown on videos that are hosted by Yahoo! Video. If you find offensive video clips hosted by other websites, report the abuse to Yahoo!.

How can I report problems on Yahoo! Video?

Yahoo! Video has a customer care form to report abuse. Please complete this form if you are exposed to sexually explicit images or anything else that violates the Yahoo! Terms of Service or Yahoo! Video Additional Terms of Service. Make sure to provide specific information about the location of the offending content.

Yahoo!’s customer care team receives abuse reports and takes appropriate action as necessary, which may include deactivating an abuser’s account. Reports that indicate activity involving child pornography or solicitation of a minor are dealt with promptly by Yahoo!’s legal team and, when appropriate, reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).

What can I do to use Yahoo! Video in a safer manner?

Yahoo! is committed to providing a safe online experience for everyone and, accordingly, complies with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Yahoo! Video provides a number of safety features to limit potential risks. However, protecting children online is a responsibility shared with parents, teachers, and other caregivers.

You should start by learning some basic practices for online safety. These include safeguarding identity online, keeping passwords secret, being cautious about contact with strangers, and creating a family pledge for online safety.

If you are exposed to obscene language, mature content, threats of physical violence, harassment, or anything else that violates the Yahoo! Terms of Service or Yahoo! Video Additional Terms of Service, please report the abuse.