YouTube announced a “second chance” program aimed at creators who were previously banned from the platform, allowing them to apply for new channels after at least one year of termination.

The company explained, “We know many terminated creators deserve a second chance – YouTube has evolved and changed over the past 20 years, and we’ve had our share of second chances to get things right with our community too.”

The big picture: Applications will be carefully reviewed, with YouTube taking into account whether the banned users engaged in “particularly severe or persistent violations” of the platform rules or caused harm through activities on or off YouTube. • Not all banned creators are eligible: those who violated copyright rules or “creator responsibility” policies are excluded from rea

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