Is it safe to upload adult videos to Youtube?

I'm new to this and just want to be sure I'm not violating any state or federal law.

Posting Online Videos

Many kids today use YouTube videos as a means of artistic and personal expression. Through video logs or edited movies, this online technology allows kids to be creative while also becoming part of a community.

Unfortunately, kids are often unaware of the potential ramifications. Use the sites in this section to get up to speed on what posting videos to sites like YouTube really entails.

By publicly posting a video on YouTube, you allow anonymous individuals to comment on the video. User comments can be vicious and could do serious damage to a child’s self-worth. And just as on social networks like MySpace and Facebook, the same risks of potential online predators apply.

Make sure your children don’t reveal any personal or identifying information in videos that they upload (such as a license plate number, home address or local school sweatshirt). For more personal videos, it’s highly advised that you set your child’s video status to “private,” thereby limiting the viewers of the video to pre-approved individuals.

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As a community, we have come to count on each other to be entertained, challenged, and moved by what we watch and share on YouTube. We've been thinking a lot lately about how to make the collective YouTube experience even better, particularly on our most visited pages. Our goal is to help ensure that you're viewing content that's relevant to you, and not inadvertently coming across content that isn't. Here are a few things we came up with:


Stricter standard for mature content - While videos featuring pornographic images or sex acts are always removed from the site when they're flagged, we're tightening the standard for what is considered "sexually suggestive." Videos with sexually suggestive (but not prohibited) content will be age-restricted, which means they'll be available only to viewers who are 18 or older. To learn more about what constitutes "sexually suggestive" content, click the link below.

Age-restricted videos - YouTube Help

Demotion of sexually suggestive content and profanity - Videos that are considered sexually suggestive, or that contain profanity, will be algorithmically demoted on our 'Most Viewed,' 'Top Favorited,' and other browse pages. The classification of these types of videos is based on a number of factors, including video content and descriptions. In testing, we've found that out of the thousands of videos on these pages, only several each day are automatically demoted for being too graphic or explicit. However, those videos are often the ones which end up being repeatedly flagged by the community as being inappropriate.

Improved thumbnails - To make sure your thumbnail represents your video, your choices will now be selected algorithmically. You'll still have three thumbnails to choose from, but they will no longer be auto-generated from the 25/50/75 points in the video index.

More accurate video information - Our Community Guidelines have always prohibited folks from attempting to game view counts by entering misleading information in video descriptions, tags, titles, and other metadata. We remain serious about enforcing these rules. Remember, violations of these guidelines could result in removal of your video and repeated violations will lead to termination of your account.
The preservation and improvement of the YouTube experience is a responsibility we share. Let's work together to ensure that the YouTube community continues to thrive as a positive place for all of us.

The YouTube Team

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YouTube Help Center: Abuse and Safety Center: Age-restricted videos

When are videos age-restricted?

Age-restricted videos - YouTube Help

Safety Resources : Age-restricted videos - YouTube Help