Responsible policy enforcement during Covid-19

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This post details the engineering and operational decisions made during COVID-19 to adapt YouTube's policy enforcement. Faced with reduced human review capacity, YouTube prioritized safety by increasing reliance on automated systems to remove potentially harmful content, even at the cost of accuracy and leading to over-enforcement in sensitive categories. The post also outlines technical and policy adjustments to mitigate disruption for creators, such as waiving strikes for non-human-reviewed removals and enhancing appeal processes.