We have had to make some adjustments to our YouTube for Johnston County and you will no longer see the "Approve" option. We are now using our filter to monitor the content rather than YouTube restricted access which is horrifically broken (Nationwide)
If you have a YouTube Brand account you might want to access it at home (if you can) and follow these instructions from Google:
Brand Accounts allow users to use certain Google services with a separate identity (e.g., a brand identity) that is not publicly linked to their regular Google Account identity. Brand Accounts are not currently supported for G Suite for Education primary/secondary (K-12) school domains. On July 10, 2019, Google took the following actions on accounts not already granted an extension by their school’s G Suite admin:
- Google suspended Brand Accounts whose primary owner is a G Suite for Education primary/secondary (K-12) school user. The action to suspend, rather than delete Brand Accounts, was done to give Brand Account owners a bit more time to take action.
- Google removed G Suite for Education primary/secondary (K-12) school users as members from any Brand Accounts they belonged to. This is in accordance with what was previously communicated on May 9, 2019.
Is my Brand Account affected?
You are receiving this email because you are currently the owner or manager of a Brand Account. You can see a list of Brand Accounts you are an owner or member of at https://myaccount.google.com/
Will my Brand Account be deleted?
- Suspended accounts belonging to users that are not submitted for an extension by their school’s G Suite admin (see below) by November 1, 2019 will be deleted after November 15, 2019.
- Even Brand Accounts belonging to users that are submitted for an extension are still subject to deletion after July 15, 2020. G Suite for Education primary/secondary (K-12) school users will also be removed as a member from any remaining Brand Accounts they belong to after July 15, 2020.
- Note: Deletion of your Brand Account will not impact your ability to use G Suite or other Google products using your primary G Suite for Education account.
How will my Brand Account be impacted while suspended?
- While your Brand Account is suspended, use of your Brand Account will be blocked on YouTube, Google My Business, and Photos. You will still be able to access Google Services (i.e. Gmail, Drive, Classroom) with your primary G Suite for Education account, provided those services are enabled by your school’s admin. To access YouTube, you may need to switch to your primary account from your suspended Brand Account. You can do this via the YouTube channel switcher (signing-out and/or clearing web browser cookies may also be necessary).
- While your Brand Account is suspended, Brand Account content such as posted YouTube videos, and photos uploaded to Google Photos, may become hidden from you and others, but will not be deleted.
- While your Brand Account is suspended, in some cases you may not be able to manage your Google My Business listings. Those listings will, however, remain visible. You can tell if your Brand Account manages a Google My Business listing if (1) the account shows here under a “Your Brand Accounts” heading, and (2) upon clicking the listed Brand Account you then see the Google My Business logo in the “Act as Brand on” section.
- While your Brand Account is suspended, you will not be able to access the “Download your data” tool with your suspended Brand Account, nor assign any new Brand Account owners or managers.
How can I preserve my Brand Account data?
If your Brand account is active (i.e. becomes unsuspended, or never was suspended), one or more of the options below may be used to preserve some or all of your BrandAccount data:
- You can download your data while logged into the Brand Account prior to July 15, 2020 to export the Brand Account’s content.
- You can transfer the primary ownership of the Brand Account to another user before July 15, 2020. The new primary owner must either be (a) a G Suite accountholder that is not in a G Suite for Education primary/secondary (K-12) school domain or (b) a consumer account holder (i.e. account@gmail.com).
- Note that even Brand Accounts belonging to users that have been submitted for an extension are still subject to deletion after July 15, 2020 (if the primary owner of the Brand Account is a G Suite for Education primary or secondary (K-12) school user as of July 15, 2020).
If you find another youtube issue (a direct link to a specific video) send it to Doug Denton and he will check it. We are working diligently to resolve the issues with broadcasting through YouTube Live.