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YouTube's own guidance says to use the Report option found in the three-dot menu under a video to report content that appears to violate its Community Guidelines.

Under India's IT Rules, Google maintains a dedicated Grievance Mechanism page for India (google.co.in/intl/en/contact/grievance-officer.html), through which users can raise legal complaints about content hosted on YouTube.

Under the IT Rules framework, a grievance officer is required to acknowledge a complaint within 24 hours and resolve it within 15 days of receipt.

Under India's IT Rules, if a user disagrees with a grievance officer's decision, they can appeal to the government-run Grievance Appellate Committee (GAC) at gac.gov.in, generally within 30 days of the decision.

First write to YouTube's customer support with your reference numbers and what you want resolved. If you don't get a satisfactory reply, raise a public complaint on Panchaayat: it gets a permanent page, an open comment thread and a way for YouTube to respond on the record.

We don't have verified contact details for YouTube yet. Check the company's official website or your account statements for its customer care number and support email. Panchaayat is independent and not affiliated with YouTube.

9 public complaints have been filed against YouTube on Panchaayat, of which 0 are marked resolved.

Escalate through the regulator or consumer forum relevant to the service (see the escalation options on this page). Keep your complaint and any reply on the public record — silence from the company becomes visible too.