YouTube: report a channel impersonating you
Here is the official process on YouTube, checked on 15 October 2026. Follow the steps in order.
Before you start
- Take a screenshot of the fake profile (with its address and the date) and copy its link.
- Report it with the platform’s impersonation form. Have an ID ready: some platforms ask for it to confirm it’s really you.
- Tell your contacts that this profile isn’t you, without sharing its content.
- If the fake profile is used to scam or harm, report it to the police.
The steps
- Sign in to YouTube and open the channel page.
- Click "…more" in the channel description.
- Click "Report user", then choose "Report user".
- Select the reason (impersonation), add details and submit.
You may need to log in to your account. Checked on 15 October 2026.
If it doesn’t work
An official form can go unanswered or be wrongly refused. That’s not the end: there are other doors, heavier but effective — the company hosting the site, the company managing its domain name, the laws of your country, the data protection authority. That’s exactly what we do for you, with your agreement.
- Reporting to the platform
- A written request to the site owner
- The domain name registrar
- The hosting company
- Search engines
- The authority or the courts
Same situation, other platforms
- Facebook Report a fake profile from Facebook
- Instagram Report an account pretending to be you
- WhatsApp Report an account pretending to be you
- TikTok Report an account impersonating you
- X (Twitter) Report an account impersonating you
- Snapchat Report an account pretending to be you
- Telegram Someone is pretending to be you on Telegram
- LinkedIn Report a fake or impersonating profile
- Reddit Report an account or community impersonating you
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This information helps you use your rights. It doesn’t replace advice from a lawyer.