CreatorRightsHub

Amplifying creators voices, requesting accountability for unjust bans, demonetization, strikes & unfair policies. Not affiliated with YouTube/Google.

[CreatorRightsHub @CreatorAdvocacy]

Launching @CreatorRightsHub — an independent hub for creator rights on YouTube. We’re here to document, organize, and push back against unjust bans, demonetization, copyright strikes, opaque policies, and any unfair treatment that hurts legitimate creators.

[Eternal Mysteries @EternalMystYT]

YouTube demonetized my channel for "Inauthentic content" a few days ago.

I want to tell you my full story because I think people need to hear it.

I run a history and education channel on YouTube. Every single video starts with hours of academic research. I pull from real scholarly sources, primary historical records, and published academic works. I write every script completely from scratch. I physically film everything myself. I appear on camera in every single video. I manually edit every cut. I hand design every thumbnail.

This is not automated content. This is not mass produced. This is me, showing up, doing the work, every single time.

YouTube demonetized my channel for "Inauthentic content" and removed $5,000 from me. Money I needed. Gone overnight with no warning and no real explanation.

I made an appeal video walking through my entire creation process step by step. It was never watched. An AI rejected it before a single human ever saw it. The response I received was a copy paste message that thousands of other creators got word for word.

I have reached out. I have followed the process. I have done everything they asked. And I keep getting the same automated wall.

All I am asking for is one real person at YouTube to actually look at my channel.

@TeamYouTube @YouTubeCreators @YouTube Please do the right thing.

If you believe creators deserve to be treated fairly, please repost this.
https://t.co/wlLrAkEYX4

[CreatorRightsHub @CreatorAdvocacy]

@urban_studio_yt Great idea and initiative!

[Dave Cullen @DaveCullenShow]

Reading the emails that demonetised YouTubers have been recieving, it's clear this wave of demonetisation has little to do with AI and more to do with YT subjectively determining the creative worth and value of content. Which is unbelievable. Continued...

[CreatorRightsHub @CreatorAdvocacy]

@AuralixStudio I’d like to be included if you can send details.

[CreatorRightsHub @CreatorAdvocacy]

@JakeG_Official Sad to hear this Jake. A channel of your size should be given fair warning and a true manual review. Creators need to unite to make sure things like this don’t happen.

[CreatorRightsHub @CreatorAdvocacy]

Yes. A terminated channel is a lifetime ban from ever using YouTube again. Since YouTube is basically a monopoly, it is catastrophic for video creators. Thats why termination guidelines must be clearly defined, AI moderation must be accurate and only the most extreme cases should cause termination without fair warning.

[Nina Infinity @Nina7Infinity]

YAY!!! Nothing can stop the voices of the people. Very happy for you. It should have never happened. @TeamYouTube I'm glad you finally helped David but there are many others just like him and there seems to be a major issue.

[CreatorRightsHub @CreatorAdvocacy]

@Nina7Infinity @TeamYouTube Yes Nina. Thank you for using your reach to help bring attention to this issue. Currently X reach is the only way for creators to get a fair shake.

[CreatorRightsHub @CreatorAdvocacy]

@MarchbabyIshere @TeamYouTube Sorry you are going through this. We’re here to support. YouTube let’s get a fair review here.

[CreatorRightsHub @CreatorAdvocacy]

@MovieTalkNOW1 @TeamYouTube Congrats David! Another example that things need to change. Weeks of X posting to force a true review should not be the only recourse.

[CreatorRightsHub @CreatorAdvocacy]

This is great news! It isn't fair though that reach on X is the only way to get a fair review. This needs to change.

[𝔹𝕃𝕍ℂ𝕂𝕃!𝔾ℍ𝕋 @BLVCKLIGHTai]

Thank you to the YouTube team for taking a look at this!

It looks like my memberships have been unpaused, and both Aze and I have restored access.

I appreciate all the kind words of support from everyone and thank the YouTube team for taking a look and fixing the situation.

[CreatorRightsHub @CreatorAdvocacy]

@vidIQ Legitimate creators are being unfairly demonetized for inauthentic content. This has gone far beyond mass produced content farms. We could use your voice to bring more attention to this matter.

[CreatorRightsHub @CreatorAdvocacy]

@Bogdan28820966 @TeamYouTube This is heartbreaking. Don't give up. YouTube this man deserves clarity and a fair review.

[CreatorRightsHub @CreatorAdvocacy]

@KevinBankston The AI moderation does not match the guidelines nor Google's own statements. This is a real controversy that's costing creators their livelihoods.

[CreatorRightsHub @CreatorAdvocacy]

@KevinBankston Thank you Kevin for trying to bring awareness to this issue.

[CreatorRightsHub @CreatorAdvocacy]

7 million subscribers. 10+ years of hard work. This is not how creators should be treated.

[CreatorRightsHub @CreatorAdvocacy]

@bol_papa68130 @TeamYouTube @YouTubeCreators @YouTube @MrBeast @nealmohan @FairyLabYT @pilotphotog @BENBROS @AndrewBolis @CubeDims Hey Daniel, we're here to support. Keep posting to try and get a fair review. The YouTube team seems to randomly choose cases to look at. So play the odds and keep tagging them. Good luck!

[CreatorRightsHub @CreatorAdvocacy]

@YouTubeInsider @reneritchie Channels doing this sort of content are being demonetized. Help us understand. https://t.co/ZttLvOEWeJ

[B.M. Cifer @CiferFusion]

It's funny that Google releases a YouTube create app where you use AI to generate videos for your YouTube Channel only for them to remove AI channels. None of this makes any sense. #YouTubeIsDrunk