If you think your Google Account or Gmail have been hacked, follow the steps below to help spot suspicious activity, get back into your account, and make it more secure.
Use an existing email address You don't need to have a Gmail address to create a Google Account. You can also use a non-Gmail email address to create one instead. You can search for “free email providers” to find another email provider you like and set up an account. Once you create a new email address, you can use that to set up a Google ...
Service-specific age requirements Some Google services have specific age requirements. Here are a few examples: YouTube: When a YouTube video has been age-restricted, a warning screen is displayed and only users who are 18 or older can watch it. Learn more about age-restricted videos. AdSense: 18+ Google Ads: 18+ Google Analytics: 18+ Play: Laws in certain regions may require app stores to ...
Deleting your Google Account will delete your YouTube data, including all videos, comments, and subscriptions. Before deleting your Google Account, you'll have to confirm that you understand you're permanently deleting your data on all Google services, including YouTube.
Follow these instructions to create a channel that can have more than one manager or owner. You can connect your channel to a Brand Account if you want to use a different name on YouTube than your Google Account.
If you choose to permanently delete your channel, we may have a harder time recovering your account. Important: If you delete the primary owner account linked to your channel, the channel will also be deleted. Select the boxes to confirm you want to delete your channel. It may take some time for your channel to be permanently deleted.