Mohamed Safi

[Romi Chase @romi_chase]

The way thousands of creators are getting booted from YouTube, banned for life with no ability to rebuild, needs to be studied. No violations, no strikes, no warnings, just booted by AI with no ability to plead your case. It’s insane

[Mohamed Safi @DarkKnight_iq23]

Hi
@TeamYouTube
My channel was terminated for "Circumvention Policy" by automated error. I don't own any other terminated channels and follow all rules
can u dm me plz?

[Mohamed Safi @DarkKnight_iq23]

@Joe2ShiestyLit fk

[Mohamed Safi @DarkKnight_iq23]

@Joe2ShiestyLit I think this is a human replied to you.
How long did it take them to reply?

[Mohamed Safi @DarkKnight_iq23]

@anamikasingh291 @TeamYouTube good for u
i think this a human respond

[Ilia Emelianov | Tropical Beach @TropicalBeach4k]

Dear @TeamYouTube, My channel was deleted 10 minutes ago. This happened right at the moment I started uploading a new video. I’m providing screenshots. I am completely devastated. It was just another new video with a view of a wild beach in the Seychelles. Please check and restore the channel as soon as possible. This is clearly an error by the automated system. Thank you!

[Mohamed Safi @DarkKnight_iq23]

@TropicalBeach4k @TeamYouTube My friend, I have the exact same problem. Literally the same thing. I posted a video and the channel was immediately deleted.

[Islandneofr @Joe2ShiestyLit]

YOUTUBE, LISTEN.

CREATORS NEED WARNINGS.

You are not keeping YOUTUBE safe by removing channels every day like you claim.

Instead, you’re destroying communities and removing the people who make the PLATFORM WATCHABLE.

You say you want creators who keep viewers watching yet you can permanently remove those same creators over a mistake without giving them a chance to learn from it.

If someone makes a mistake that does not AFFECT a user in any way, GIVE THEM A DAMN WARNING and a chance to fix it.

Everyone on YouTube has made mistakes. Some get warnings. Some get strikes. Others get PERMANENTLY REMOVED on a first violation and are basically told to fuck off and never come back because of the circumvention policy.

WHY?

In my case, I understand the violation came from the 5 days when I posted a shit ton of CTA Shorts telling viewers they could follow me on Roblox for help.

I genuinely had NO CLUE that doing that could violate YouTube’s rules.

But I also had a completely CLEAN 11-MONTH HISTORY.

NO WARNING.
NO STRIKE.
NO COMMUNITY GUIDELINES VIOLATIONS.

Then those 5 days of CTA Shorts got me BANNED FOR LIFE over something MINOR.

MY SECOND CHANNEL SHOWS EXACTLY WHY A WARNING WOULD HAVE FIXED MY MISTAKE IMMEDIATELY.

If YouTube had warned me on my first channel, I would have stopped posting those CTA Shorts or removed them immediately.

Instead, I was terminated right away and never got that chance.

If you never give people a chance to correct their mistakes, then what’s the point of pointing creators to the Community Guidelines after they’ve already been punished?

HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO LEARN IF YOU NEVER GIVE US A CHANCE TO FIX WHAT WE DID WRONG?

And there’s another part of this that makes the situation even worse.

I had NO IDEA my second channel was violating the circumvention policy.

I had previously contacted YouTube Support and received information that led me to believe I could continue building that channel. If YouTube Support itself gives creators incorrect or incomplete information about its own policies, how are creators supposed to understand what they’re actually allowed to do?

That information led me to keep building my second channel only for YouTube to eventually REMOVE THAT CHANNEL TOO.

And everything I’m saying about my case, I HAVE PROOF OF.

Screenshots. Messages. Emails. Everything.

But for some reason, I still can’t get an actual HUMAN to look at my case.

I have the evidence. I have the history. I have the explanations.

I JUST NEED SOMEONE TO ACTUALLY LOOK AT IT.

So why wasn’t there a warning?

Why wasn’t there a strike?

Why weren’t the CTA Shorts simply removed?

Why not Advanced Features removal or even a temporary suspension?

Why did it go straight to “GET OFF YOUTUBE” permanently and then result in EVERYTHING I BUILT being taken away?

The event is LONG OVER. Those CTA videos are DEAD. I’m not doing that anymore.

I didn’t force anyone to leave YouTube.
I didn’t scam anyone.
I didn’t deceive anyone.

My viewers were simply being told they could follow me on Roblox for help.

HOW does telling someone to follow me on Roblox make my channel UNSAFE to users?

I know YouTube has the right to enforce its policies. I understand that.

But if someone isn’t doing something that is SEVERELY UNSAFE for users, why are they being banned for LIFE?

Creators need a chance to LEARN from their mistakes.

A warning could have taught me the rule without destroying YEARS of work.

Give creators a chance to understand the rules BEFORE you destroy everything they’ve built.

If you believe creators deserve a fairer system:

✅ REPOST — this needs to reach more creators.
✅ LIKE — help spread the message.
✅ TAG @TeamYouTube & creators who should see this.

[Mohamed Safi @DarkKnight_iq23]

@FactverseFam @TeamYouTube same ):

[Islandneofr @Joe2ShiestyLit]

YouTube, you’re MESSING with people’s mental HEALTH.

When you terminate someone’s work, you’re not just deleting a fucking channel.

YOU’RE TAKING AWAY MONTHS OR YEARS OF SOMEONE’S LIFE.

Imagine spending months or YEARS building something.

Thousands of hours creating videos.
Making memories.
Building an audience.
Maybe even depending on that work for income.

Then one day?

GONE.

One day you can have 100, 100,000, or even 1 MILLION people watching you.

The next day, it’s all gone and you’re on your own.

Your videos. Your memories. Your work. Your audience.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND HOW FUCKING DEPRESSING THAT CAN BE?

And once your channel is terminated, you can’t even download your OWN VIDEOS anymore.

Years of videos you personally created can suddenly be completely out of your hands.

Then you appeal.

Sometimes the decision comes back in 10 MINUTES, followed by a claim that your appeal was thoroughly reviewed by a human.

MONTHS OR YEARS OF CONTENT DECIDED IN 10 MINUTES?

Then you’re left with automated responses and feeling like nobody is listening.

NOBODY IS PERFECT. EVERYONE MAKES MISTAKES.

So why the fuck are warnings not given FIRST?

Tell the creator what they did wrong.
Tell them to stop.
Give them a chance to fix it.

WHY DOES ONE MISTAKE HAVE TO TURN INTO A LIFETIME BAN?

And every day, creators are in the replies of YouTube’s CEO, Neal Mohan, BEGGING FOR HELP.

How many of them get responses?

NONE.

If creators are telling you these decisions are affecting them mentally, SAY SOMETHING.

Because behind every real creator is a REAL PERSON.

Months of work.
Years of building.
Years of memories.

GONE IN SECONDS.

Give people a chance to fix their mistakes before you erase their life’s work.

If you believe creators deserve a fairer system:

✅ REPOST — this needs to reach more creators.
✅ LIKE — help spread the message.
✅ TAG @TeamYouTube & creators who should see this.

[Mohamed Safi @DarkKnight_iq23]

@snarklet7 @YouTube any update?

[Mohamed Safi @DarkKnight_iq23]

@xcecexo @TeamYouTube same message lol

[Mohamed Safi @DarkKnight_iq23]

@abosharfsr @TeamYouTube تعال خاص يا غالي

[Mohamed Safi @DarkKnight_iq23]

@TalesOfTheoVT @YouTube I believe the problem will be resolved in time, because many people have the same issue.

[Islandneofr @Joe2ShiestyLit]

TeamYouTube only cares when STUFF goes viral.

You could literally be terminated from YouTube with ZERO VIDEOS on your channel, show proof, explain exactly what happened, and if your post doesn’t go viral?

THEY WOULDN’T GIVE A FLYING FUCK.

No viral post?
No massive replies?
No thousands of reposts?

Good luck getting anyone to actually pay attention.

But let a situation blow up publicly and suddenly TeamYouTube is there.

Suddenly they respond.
Suddenly they review it.
Suddenly something gets done.

WHY DOES A CREATOR HAVE TO GO VIRAL JUST TO BE HEARD?

This is supposed to be creator support, not a fucking popularity contest.

And this isn’t just about me.

Every creator deserves the same chance to have their case actually reviewed, whether they have 100 followers or 10 million.

MY STORY WITH YOUTUBE:

My YouTube channel had 7K subscribers from January to November 24th.

THEN, FOR 5 DAYS, I made CTA videos in Steal a Brainrot, the game I had already been making content on for 11 MONTHS and which was one of the most popular games on Roblox at the time.

I was telling people that IF they wanted help unlocking a limited-time in-game item called “Aquatic Base,” they could follow me on Roblox.

The item was only available for 2 WEEKS, from November 15th to November 29th.

During those 5 days, my channel went from 7K → 25K subscribers because the game was averaging around 15 MILLION PLAYERS during the event and people wanted help getting the item.

I did this for 5 DAYS.

I NEVER DROPPED A LINK TO ROBLOX.
I NEVER FORCED ANYONE TO LEAVE YOUTUBE.
I NEVER SHOWED THE ROBLOX APP.
I ONLY SHOWED MY ROBLOX USERNAME.

I always said “IF” they wanted help.

I wasn’t asking for money.
I wasn’t running a scam.
I wasn’t asking people to give me anything in return.

THEN NOVEMBER 30TH HAPPENED.

The event was over.

I was DONE with the CTA videos.

I was going back to making my REGULAR CONTENT.

I woke up at 9 AM to an email saying:

“Your channel has been terminated.”

THE VERY DAY I WAS GOING BACK TO NORMAL CONTENT.

No warning.
No strike.
No “stop doing this.”
No chance to fix anything.

JUST FUCKING GONE.

WHY ARE WE NOT GIVING PEOPLE WARNINGS, YOUTUBE?

Instead of telling me to stop, you completely erased everything.

MY 25K CHANNEL.
MY 40K CHANNEL I BUILT IN 5 MONTHS.
AND MY OTHER CHANNELS I BARELY EVEN USED.

ALL GONE BECAUSE OF THIS ONE MISTAKE YOU SAY I MADE.

I AM NOT A THREAT TO YOUTUBE.

I AM BANNED FOR LIFE.

I will never be able to make a YouTube channel again because I told people IF they needed help with an in-game item, they could follow me on Roblox.

5 DAYS OF OFFERING HELP.

No money.
No scams.
No links.
No forcing people off YouTube.
No asking for anything in return.

NOW I’M BANNED FOR LIFE?

WHAT THE FUCK DID I DO THAT DESERVES A LIFETIME BAN?

And I’m supposed to believe the only way to get YouTube’s attention is to somehow make that situation go viral?

NO. THAT’S FUCKED.

Creators shouldn’t have to build a viral campaign just to get a human being to look at their case.

And if YouTube only starts moving when the public pressure becomes big enough, then you’re creating a system where visibility matters more than fairness.

That’s not creator support.

THAT’S A POPULARITY CONTEST.

Every creator deserves real support.

Every creator deserves a real review.

Every creator deserves a chance to be heard BEFORE YEARS OF WORK ARE WIPED OUT.

TEAMYOUTUBE, STOP WAITING FOR THINGS TO GO VIRAL BEFORE YOU GIVE A FUCK.

If you believe creators deserve a fairer system:

✅ REPOST — this needs to reach more creators.
✅ LIKE — help spread the message.
✅ TAG @TeamYouTube & creators who should see this.

[Mohamed Safi @DarkKnight_iq23]

@bgtinfo7870 @TeamYouTube any update

[Mohamed Safi @DarkKnight_iq23]

@TeamYouTube
my channel was suspended for "Circumvention Policy" due to a system error. I uploaded a video, skipped the checks, and upon editing the thumbnail,the channel was terminated. My appeal was rejected by the bot. Please help! Channel URL:
https://t.co/sUBbpJNKSR

[Mohamed Safi @DarkKnight_iq23]

@xcecexo @TeamYouTube any update?