AlexCraft

[AlexCraft @AlexCraft4305]

My channel "Scrapy" (https://t.co/um9304OnBe) with 1.18 million subscribers was demonetized for a clearly incorrect reason — “harmful content involving minors.” I want to raise awareness about this issue because I see that in 2025 it has become a widespread problem.

It feels like the AI system’s sensitivity that detects “harmful” content has been drastically increased. As a result, channels that genuinely love what they do and respect YouTube’s rules are getting caught in the crossfire alongside actual violators.

The system seems to treat all creators the same, automatically demonetizing channels without any proper review just because they match certain trigger criteria. If your channel fits one of these patterns, it loses monetization instantly and automatically. Appeals are also immediately rejected because the AI bot flags your channel as a repeat or severe violator.

I’m very familiar with YouTube’s policies and I’m confident this demonetization decision was clearly a mistake. My channel features story-driven videos with well-developed plots and popular characters in the Minecraft universe. The videos are entirely positive and family-friendly, with no horror elements or shocking scenes. There is absolutely no harmful content involving minors.

I’ve been running this channel for over 5 years and have never had any issues with YouTube. For me, YouTube is a platform where I can bring my ideas and dreams to life. It represents years of learning and hard work. And all of that can vanish in an instant because of an AI bot’s misjudgment labeling my content as harmful to children. This decision is based on a misunderstanding, as the content is positive and in no way harmful to kids. It’s a nightmare, and it could happen to anyone.

I’ve been observing that more and more channels are being demonetized every month. At the beginning of 2025, there were only isolated cases, but now there are dozens, even hundreds of channels affected. This is a catastrophe.
@TeamYouTube @YouTube , please pay attention to this issue — I truly hope you reach out.

Please share this message, contact partner managers you may know, or any YouTube representatives who might be able to help.

[AlexCraft @AlexCraft4305]

@C45811Nathanael Hi, I’m back! Unfortunately, it won’t be possible to upload the old videos. I’ll try to make even more new videos in a short time than were deleted to make up for the loss

[AlexCraft @AlexCraft4305]

My channel "Scrapy" (https://t.co/um9304OnBe) with 1.18 million subscribers was demonetized for a clearly incorrect reason — “harmful content involving minors.” I want to raise awareness about this issue because I see that in 2025 it has become a widespread problem.

It feels like the AI system’s sensitivity that detects “harmful” content has been drastically increased. As a result, channels that genuinely love what they do and respect YouTube’s rules are getting caught in the crossfire alongside actual violators.

The system seems to treat all creators the same, automatically demonetizing channels without any proper review just because they match certain trigger criteria. If your channel fits one of these patterns, it loses monetization instantly and automatically. Appeals are also immediately rejected because the AI bot flags your channel as a repeat or severe violator.

I’m very familiar with YouTube’s policies and I’m confident this demonetization decision was clearly a mistake. My channel features story-driven videos with well-developed plots and popular characters in the Minecraft universe. The videos are entirely positive and family-friendly, with no horror elements or shocking scenes. There is absolutely no harmful content involving minors.

I’ve been running this channel for over 5 years and have never had any issues with YouTube. For me, YouTube is a platform where I can bring my ideas and dreams to life. It represents years of learning and hard work. And all of that can vanish in an instant because of an AI bot’s misjudgment labeling my content as harmful to children. This decision is based on a misunderstanding, as the content is positive and in no way harmful to kids. It’s a nightmare, and it could happen to anyone.

I’ve been observing that more and more channels are being demonetized every month. At the beginning of 2025, there were only isolated cases, but now there are dozens, even hundreds of channels affected. This is a catastrophe.
@TeamYouTube @YouTube , please pay attention to this issue — I truly hope you reach out.

Please share this message, contact partner managers you may know, or any YouTube representatives who might be able to help.

[AlexCraft @AlexCraft4305]

@baykostok @TeamYouTube @YouTubeCreators @TeamYouTube

[AlexCraft @AlexCraft4305]

Please pay attention to our issue. We understand that moderation on YouTube is extremely important, and we fully agree with that. But completely delegating the authority to review channels to an AI system is not right. We are humans creating content for humans. There must be people involved in this process—it’s the humane approach. AI reviews are too sensitive and can make mistakes. Even in YouTube’s help chat, it is stated that AI does not represent the interests of YouTube as a company. Please allow humans to review our case—it really matters. Many people have already suffered because of machines.
@TeamYouTube @YouTubeCreators @YouTubeInsider

[Mineology @MineologyYT]

My channel was demonetized again, after having my monetization reinstated thanks to a manual review and the publicity on Twitter.

The manual review by YouTube moderators had confirmed that I had no issues with the policies on my channel, and it was finally returned to me two days ago; according to the information I received, a senior YouTube moderator had appealed on my behalf. But today, the monetization was revoked again, and for the same reason: "harmful or dangerous content involving minors."

This was done by the flawed AI, which once again flagged my channel - https://t.co/hQ3c75RUAq. I create Minecraft content and hadn't even released a new video since my YouTube Partner Program (YPP) was re-approved. I hope you will support my fight against YouTube's aggressive AI and that justice will prevail. I urge the senior technical support team to address this issue, as it is becoming a matter of principle for content creators' very existence.

@TeamYouTube @YouTubeInsider @YouTubeCreators

[AlexCraft @AlexCraft4305]

@VVCompanyAnim @YouTubeInsider @TeamYouTube @YouTubeInsider AI rejects monetization on our channels, but manual reviews by YouTube staff restore it. This shows that the AI check is not fully effective. Please review the remaining channels manually

[AlexCraft @AlexCraft4305]

@VVCompanyAnim @YouTubeInsider @TeamYouTube This is great news! Faith in YouTube is truly coming back
@TeamYouTube @YouTubeInsider

[Enderman @endermanch]

YouTube is openly lying about a human being on the other side of the screen.

You can verify whether it's an actual human from the YouTube team or AI talking to you by looking at the tweet source device. Sprinklr is the AI agent they're using to seed false hope into you.

[AlexCraft @AlexCraft4305]

@ToadBup64 @TeamYouTube @TeamYouTube Stop AI!

[AlexCraft @AlexCraft4305]

Now there’s another new problem. YouTube is massively disabling channels from monetization, mistakenly thinking they contain harmful activities involving minors. It seems like YouTube’s AI system has gone crazy and is doing absurd things. Again, this issue can only be resolved through major public attention and by reaching real YouTube specialists via Twitter. In most cases, creators end up communicating with an AI bot...

[Rohan @R2Sgamerz]

Hi @TeamYouTube, Many creators have lost monetization for “Harmful content involving minors” — even though our videos do not feature or exploit minors in any way. This is also an issue ongoing other than the mass termination of channels by your automated systems.

We respectfully request a review of the automated enforcement system and a manual recheck done by a real person for the affected channels mentioned below.
https://t.co/SOGSRx4Oc6
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And the list still goes on.

Our content follows YouTube’s Community Guidelines and is purely for entertainment purposes only. Also we have marked all our videos as "No, it's not made for kids". Your creator support team just doubles down on the decision only without any specific reason and pre-automated messages. Same goes for the mail support as well. We have tried everything in our means to reach out to your team but nobody cares since we don't have that much influence as big creators. We have tried to appeal but the appeal button doesn't work and even though our appeal time period was finished, your team doesn't even extend the time frame since the issue was an technical error from YouTube end. Also the policy which has been flagged doesn't mention a single word such as gameplay. Also we have attached all the respective screenshots.

We support child safety 100%, but these mass demonetizations are mistakenly affecting creators who produce safe, responsible content.

Please help restore fair monetization or share us all clear communication on the violation specifics on this issue.

Also anyone reading this please help to like this post, comment tagging @teamyoutube and reposting this so that we could get the necessary reach we want for them to notice

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[AlexCraft @AlexCraft4305]

@R2Sgamerz @TeamYouTube @TeamYouTube AI checks are not reliable. Help from real support specialists is needed. Lately, there have been too many problems with AI — the whole Twitter is talking about it

[AlexCraft @AlexCraft4305]

@AnimationsFera @TeamYouTube @YouTubeCreators @YouTubeGaming @YouTubeIndia @YTAdvertisers @TeamYouTube

[Critical Bonk / Open Commissions @AnimationsFera]

@TeamYouTube
FERA Animations here - A team of animators creating comedy and parody content geared for young adults.

Our videos are compliant with YouTube’s policies, safe for work, and meet all advertiser-friendly guidelines — no real violence or inappropriate themes.

We’d really appreciate it if you could re-review our channel. Thanks a lot for your time and support!

[AlexCraft @AlexCraft4305]

@AnimationsFera @TeamYouTube @TeamYouTube

[AlexCraft @AlexCraft4305]

@VVCompanyAnim @TeamYouTube @TeamYouTube
@YouTubeIndia

[AlexCraft @AlexCraft4305]

@TeamYouTube Will there be any kind of response at all?

[AlexCraft @AlexCraft4305]

@TeamYouTube What is even going on with you guys? This is a serious problem! Many creators are starting to lose faith in your platform and are already looking for alternatives. Please give us at least some kind of response. Why are we constantly getting replies from AI bots? We need to communicate with a real YouTube specialist. Many truly talented and creative creators have been affected — people who spent years learning how to film and produce high-quality content for their audience😡

[AlexCraft @AlexCraft4305]

@R2Sgamerz @YouTube @TeamYouTube @YouTubeIndia @YTCreatorsIndia @YouTubeCreators Hey @TeamYouTube, please take a look at this post. This is a serious issue — many channels are being demonetized without a valid reason

[AlexCraft @AlexCraft4305]

Hello YouTube
@TeamYouTube
, My channel’s has been demontized for the reason “Harmful content involving minors.” However, my channel does not contain any violations of YouTube’s policies, and my content is not made for children. I fully respect YouTube’s policies, and I believe this decision was made in error. I kindly ask you to review my channel again❤️
URL: https://t.co/GItMWjvgDY