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As this digital world grows, the allure of online fame comes with a hidden risk. We often come to the news that the YouTube channels of famous YouTubers and influencers are being attacked or hacked into.
But from now onwards, there’s no need to worry about this as YouTube has released a new AI troubleshooting tool that will help users recover their hacked YouTube channels.
YouTube stands as one of the highly active search platforms hosting more than 2.7 billion active users. It is not only the hub for searching for necessary information and entertainment videos but also the major income source for countless individuals.
Thousands of individuals who depend on YouTube to earn a good amount for their livelihood, sometimes find themselves locked out of their YouTube accounts after some hacking attempt. Google has now finally heard the concerns of the majority of content creators and introduced a new Artificial intelligence chatbot which will help with troubleshooting and facilitate the recovery of hacked channels to provide quicker assistance and relief to those content creators.
“The new support assistant will guide impacted creators through re-securing their login and helping them recover their account as the very first step after it’s been hacked,” said by the company on the YouTube Help webpage.
The YouTube channel owners are required to answer a series of verification questions asked by the AI chatbot. In addition to this, they will be able to reverse any modifications made by the hackers to their channel, thus allowing them to fully secure their affected accounts and block unauthorized access immediately.
Let’s explore the details of this AI chatbot feature and how is it going to revolutionize the landscape for YouTubers and content creators.
How does YouTube account recovery AI tool work?
In this era where cyber threats and evolving day by day, Google’s AI assistant is a major step forward in providing security solutions to users. The AI tool is designed to combat the issue of hacking YouTube channels which was considered as complex process in the past and results in a significant loss of income, data for content creators on Youtube.
When a YouTube channel gets hacked, it’s important to note that the Google Account linked to the channel is also at risk of being compromised. This connection between the two means that the security of both accounts is intertwined. This AI tool is designed specifically to speed up and simplify the account recovery process.
This latest and significant advancement from Google’s AI assistant is a reflection of their dedication and commitment to enhancing and improving the security of the personal data of users.
How to recover hacked YouTube account?
According to Google, this AI tool will ask the user a series of questions about the YouTube channel and account to protect the login information and undo any changes that hackers may have made. This debugging tool will recover control of their account once the hacked channel assistant takes over.
Google also emphasizes that the upcoming tool is user-friendly and will provide step-by-step instructions for the recovery of hijacked accounts.
The recovery steps of the hacked accounts involves:
- Visit the YouTube Help webpage at support.google.com/YouTube.
- To begin, log into your Google Account, if you have not already done so.
- From the Help Centre menu , scroll down to choose either “Fix a problem” or “Manage your account and settings.”
- The new option to “Recover a hacked YouTube channel” is located under this area and is available to eligible accounts.
- A “Chat with our hacked channel assistant” button has been added to this new page. Clicking on it will open a chat session with the AI assistant.
Users may reach out to @TeamYouTube on X for more assistance if the AI tool doesn’t fix the problem.
When will this tool be available for everyone?
This AI tool is still in the initial stages of making its way to the masses. Presently, this tool is only available in English to a few content creators and YouTubers from the selected country but Google is now working to expand its availability to include multiple languages for all YouTube creators.
There is still no information on when this hacked channel assistant will be accessible to a broader audience.
Google includes a disclaimer at the outset which indicates that the AI chatbot is still in its early stages and may produce “offensive” or “inaccurate” results
Users are also required to endorse Google’s Terms of Service and Generative Al Prohibited Use Policy, which specifies how human evaluators will be able to “read, annotate, and process” conversations on the chatbot.
The introduction of an AI-powered chatbot has resolved the frustration of YouTubers regarding the limited support of the YouTube help center to restore hacked accounts. Currently, the real test for YouTube is its ability to bridge the gap for all creators, irrespective of the follower count. But it remains to be seen whether this tool will be effective in assisting the users in resolving issues related to their YouTube accounts as efficiently as possible.
