(The Hill) - YouTube is rolling out a "second chance" program to allow previously banned creators to apply for new channels, the company announced Thursday.

“We know many terminated creators deserve a second chance – YouTube has evolved and changed over the past 20 years, and we’ve had our share of second chances to get things right with our community too,” the company wrote in a blog post.

Creators who have been banned for at least a year will be able to apply for a new channel. In evaluating applications, YouTube said it would consider whether users have “committed particularly severe or persistent violations” of its rules, as well as whether their activity on or off the site resulted in harm.

Those who have violated copyright rules or the platform’s "creator responsibility" policies

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