YouTube videos from inactive Google accounts will not be deleted for now
Google has clarified that it will not delete accounts containing YouTube videos, as it announced that it will delete personal accounts and their content that have not been used or logged in for at least two years.
The company updated its blog post to say “We have no plans to remove accounts that contain YouTube videos at this time.”
Many users were relieved that YouTube videos remained intact.
Starting later this year, if a Google Account hasn’t been used or signed in for at least two years, the company can delete the account and its content — including Google Workspace (Gmail, Docs, Drive, Meet, Calendar) and Google content. Pictures.
“Our internal analysis shows that suspended accounts are at least 10 times less likely than active accounts to have two-step verification enabled,” Google said in its announcement. “This means that these accounts are often vulnerable, and once compromised, an account can be used for anything from identity theft to transmitting unwanted or even malicious content such as spam.”
The policy only applies to personal Google accounts and does not affect accounts for organizations such as schools or businesses.
While the policy goes into effect now, it won’t immediately affect users with inactive accounts, and “we’ll start removing accounts no earlier than December 2023,” said Google.
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