Today marks day 16 since YouTube demonetized my channel Lo Que No Sabemos for "inauthentic content", and I think it's time to talk about this publicly.
This channel isn't a side project. It's my job, my livelihood, what I've been pouring myself into for months. Every video starts with days of reading. Philosophy texts, academic papers, witness accounts, specialized bibliography. Then comes the writing, which is where most of the time actually goes, choosing what to say, what to leave out, how to phrase something so it lands the way it should. And then long editing sessions, sitting with every cut, every pause, every transition until it feels right.
It's not mass production. It's not a template. It's one person doing real work.
The images attached show what a normal working day looks like for me. Browser tabs full of research on the immortality of the soul in Plato's Phaedo, near death experience studies, comparative texts. Multiple projects open at once in CapCut and Photoshop. That's the reality behind every upload.
I'm also attaching something that matters more than any of that: messages from the community itself. People who care about the content, who describe it as one of the best in Spanish, who are asking how they can help. Over 160,000 subscribers were waiting for the next videos, and I owe them an answer.
I've done everything I could through the proper channels.
I filed a formal Statement of Reasons request under Article 17 of the EU Digital Services Act (Regulation 2022/2065), asking for a specific explanation of the decision. The response didn't meet the legal standard of specificity that the law itself requires.
I contacted Creator Support. The case was escalated to the legal team with no guarantee of a reply.
I waited, patiently and respectfully, for 16 days.
All I'm asking is the most basic thing: that a human reviewer takes a real look at the channel as a whole. That an automated system isn't the one deciding the future of work built by a real person with a real audience.
If you read this far, a retweet would mean a lot. It's just one click, but right now visibility is the only thing I have left, and a retweet helps this reach the right people.
Thank you to everyone who's reached out these last two weeks. You have no idea how much your messages have mattered.
Channel: https://t.co/mraiIcXWQR
@TeamYouTube@YouTubeCreators@YouTube
YouTube me ha desmonetizado el canal "Lo Que No Sabemos" por "contenido no auténtico" y la forma en la que ha gestionado mi caso es surrealista. Os cuento lo que ha pasado, porque creo que le puede servir a más creadores en mi situación.
1. Presenté una solicitud formal bajo el Artículo 17 del Reglamento UE 2022/2065 (Digital Services Act) para que me explicaran EXACTAMENTE por qué consideraban mi contenido no original. Mi intención era entender el motivo concreto y poder corregirlo en mi apelación.
2. Dije EXPLÍCITAMENTE y por escrito que esa solicitud NO era una apelación, sino una petición legal de información.
3. Aun así, un agente de soporte tomó mi solicitud, la convirtió en una apelación oficial sin mi consentimiento, la envió a revisión interna, y la rechazó. Una apelación que yo nunca presenté.
4. Cuando quise presentar la apelación de verdad, a través del botón oficial en YouTube Studio, el plazo ya estaba cerrado. Se cerró ANTES de que terminara el día 20 de mayo en mi zona horaria. Nunca pude ejercer mi derecho oficial a apelar.
5. He hablado con dos agentes de soporte distintos. Ambos me han confirmado por escrito que yo nunca usé el botón oficial de apelación y que la revisión la inició un agente, no yo. Tengo las transcripciones.
6. Cuando mencioné que iba a reclamar legalmente, me derivaron al "equipo legal" y me dijeron que no podían ayudarme más.
7. He contactado por mensaje privado para que revisen el caso. Me dejan en visto. No contestan.
Resumen: me han cerrado un canal por el que llevo meses trabajando, han tratado una solicitud legal como una apelación que nunca hice, me han agotado un derecho que nunca ejercí, y ahora me ignoran.
No pido un trato especial. Pido lo más básico: poder ejercer mi derecho a apelar a través del procedimiento oficial, que nunca pude usar.
Un retweet ayuda a que esto llegue a quien pueda revisarlo de verdad. Gracias.
@TeamYouTube@YouTubeCreators@YouTube
@TeamYouTube,@YouTube@YouTubeCreators
I respectfully request a proper human review of my channel. My content is being labeled as “mass-produced” or “inauthentic,” but that is not an accurate reflection of the work behind my videos.
I create original animation projects and creative edits that require significant manual effort, storytelling, visual editing, effects, and creativity. My videos are not auto-generated, spammed, or simple template uploads made at scale.
What’s frustrating is that many creators, including my friends, are receiving the exact same response, which makes it feel like our channels are not being individually reviewed.
My channel has been demonetized since 23 March 2026 , 63 days now and it has seriously impacted my ongoing projects and work.
Please monitize My Channel
Thank you.
My channel: https://t.co/Q26nivHSft
@YouTubeCreators@TeamYouTube Iba a subir mi video de apelación y aparece que el plazo terminó el 20 de mayo? Si es HOY!!!! Debería de poder subirlo. Por favor ayudadme lo antes posible con este tema. Es super importante para mi economía y estabilidad familiar.
YouTube me ha desmonetizado el canal "Lo Que No Sabemos" por "contenido no auténtico" y la forma en la que ha gestionado mi caso es surrealista. Os cuento lo que ha pasado, porque creo que le puede servir a más creadores en mi situación.
1. Presenté una solicitud formal bajo el Artículo 17 del Reglamento UE 2022/2065 (Digital Services Act) para que me explicaran EXACTAMENTE por qué consideraban mi contenido no original. Mi intención era entender el motivo concreto y poder corregirlo en mi apelación.
2. Dije EXPLÍCITAMENTE y por escrito que esa solicitud NO era una apelación, sino una petición legal de información.
3. Aun así, un agente de soporte tomó mi solicitud, la convirtió en una apelación oficial sin mi consentimiento, la envió a revisión interna, y la rechazó. Una apelación que yo nunca presenté.
4. Cuando quise presentar la apelación de verdad, a través del botón oficial en YouTube Studio, el plazo ya estaba cerrado. Se cerró ANTES de que terminara el día 20 de mayo en mi zona horaria. Nunca pude ejercer mi derecho oficial a apelar.
5. He hablado con dos agentes de soporte distintos. Ambos me han confirmado por escrito que yo nunca usé el botón oficial de apelación y que la revisión la inició un agente, no yo. Tengo las transcripciones.
6. Cuando mencioné que iba a reclamar legalmente, me derivaron al "equipo legal" y me dijeron que no podían ayudarme más.
7. He contactado por mensaje privado para que revisen el caso. Me dejan en visto. No contestan.
Resumen: me han cerrado un canal por el que llevo meses trabajando, han tratado una solicitud legal como una apelación que nunca hice, me han agotado un derecho que nunca ejercí, y ahora me ignoran.
No pido un trato especial. Pido lo más básico: poder ejercer mi derecho a apelar a través del procedimiento oficial, que nunca pude usar.
Un retweet ayuda a que esto llegue a quien pueda revisarlo de verdad. Gracias.
@TeamYouTube@YouTubeCreators@YouTube
@YouTubeCreators@TeamYouTube Iba a subir mi video de apelación y aparece que el plazo terminó el 20 de mayo? Si es HOY!!!! Debería de poder subirlo. Por favor ayudadme lo antes posible con este tema. Es super importante para mi economía y estabilidad familiar.
YOUTUBE DEMONETIZED MY CHANNEL 41 DAYS AGO AND I STILL HAVE NO REAL ANSWER.
@TeamYouTube@YouTube@nealmohan@YouTubeCreators
YouTube keeps sending me the same copy paste response while ads continue running on my videos. Every time I bring up creators who got their monetization back after the same situation, I get completely ignored.
Their only explanation: "A significant portion of your channel is not aligned with our policies, specifically regarding mass-produced content."
No specific videos. No examples. Nothing concrete to fix.
I have reviewed my entire channel multiple times. Every video has a different topic, different research, different script. I write everything myself. I edit everything myself manually in CapCut.
YouTube admitted publicly that their automated system makes mistakes. So why are creators like me, who spend hours on every single Short, still waiting for a fair review?
Here is what makes no sense to me: if my content is truly inauthentic, why are ads still running on my videos? Why is YouTube still profiting from content it considers a policy violation?
They tell me to wait 90 days and make changes. But how am I supposed to know what to change when no example is ever given?
My channel Mr.Mustache2025 has zero strikes. Zero warnings. Zero community guideline violations. Ever.
I am not asking for special treatment. I am asking for ONE fair human review.
@TeamYouTube this is not acceptable. Real creators are losing their income while the automated system keeps making mistakes and nobody takes responsibility for it.
#InauthenticContent #YouTube #YouTubeDemonetization #CreatorSupport #YouTubeCreators #FairReview #FixYouTube #YouTubePolicy #SupportCreators
⭕️My channel was demonetized for “inauthentic content,” but YouTube has not explained what exactly is wrong.
My appeal only received automated responses:
💔 no specific videos identified
💔 no clear explanation of the issue
💔 no guidance on what needs to be fixed
I’m simply requesting a real human review and a clear explanation so I can properly address the problem.
@TeamYouTube@YouTubeCreators@YouTubeGaming
Please review my channel again.
Right now, the support process feels completely unresponsive — only generic replies, with no real assistance or communication. It has been weeks without any meaningful response.
Today marks day 16 since YouTube demonetized my channel Lo Que No Sabemos for "inauthentic content", and I think it's time to talk about this publicly.
This channel isn't a side project. It's my job, my livelihood, what I've been pouring myself into for months. Every video starts with days of reading. Philosophy texts, academic papers, witness accounts, specialized bibliography. Then comes the writing, which is where most of the time actually goes, choosing what to say, what to leave out, how to phrase something so it lands the way it should. And then long editing sessions, sitting with every cut, every pause, every transition until it feels right.
It's not mass production. It's not a template. It's one person doing real work.
The images attached show what a normal working day looks like for me. Browser tabs full of research on the immortality of the soul in Plato's Phaedo, near death experience studies, comparative texts. Multiple projects open at once in CapCut and Photoshop. That's the reality behind every upload.
I'm also attaching something that matters more than any of that: messages from the community itself. People who care about the content, who describe it as one of the best in Spanish, who are asking how they can help. Over 160,000 subscribers were waiting for the next videos, and I owe them an answer.
I've done everything I could through the proper channels.
I filed a formal Statement of Reasons request under Article 17 of the EU Digital Services Act (Regulation 2022/2065), asking for a specific explanation of the decision. The response didn't meet the legal standard of specificity that the law itself requires.
I contacted Creator Support. The case was escalated to the legal team with no guarantee of a reply.
I waited, patiently and respectfully, for 16 days.
All I'm asking is the most basic thing: that a human reviewer takes a real look at the channel as a whole. That an automated system isn't the one deciding the future of work built by a real person with a real audience.
If you read this far, a retweet would mean a lot. It's just one click, but right now visibility is the only thing I have left, and a retweet helps this reach the right people.
Thank you to everyone who's reached out these last two weeks. You have no idea how much your messages have mattered.
Channel: https://t.co/mraiIcXWQR
@TeamYouTube@YouTubeCreators@YouTube
Today marks day 16 since YouTube demonetized my channel Lo Que No Sabemos for "inauthentic content", and I think it's time to talk about this publicly.
This channel isn't a side project. It's my job, my livelihood, what I've been pouring myself into for months. Every video starts with days of reading. Philosophy texts, academic papers, witness accounts, specialized bibliography. Then comes the writing, which is where most of the time actually goes, choosing what to say, what to leave out, how to phrase something so it lands the way it should. And then long editing sessions, sitting with every cut, every pause, every transition until it feels right.
It's not mass production. It's not a template. It's one person doing real work.
The images attached show what a normal working day looks like for me. Browser tabs full of research on the immortality of the soul in Plato's Phaedo, near death experience studies, comparative texts. Multiple projects open at once in CapCut and Photoshop. That's the reality behind every upload.
I'm also attaching something that matters more than any of that: messages from the community itself. People who care about the content, who describe it as one of the best in Spanish, who are asking how they can help. Over 160,000 subscribers were waiting for the next videos, and I owe them an answer.
I've done everything I could through the proper channels.
I filed a formal Statement of Reasons request under Article 17 of the EU Digital Services Act (Regulation 2022/2065), asking for a specific explanation of the decision. The response didn't meet the legal standard of specificity that the law itself requires.
I contacted Creator Support. The case was escalated to the legal team with no guarantee of a reply.
I waited, patiently and respectfully, for 16 days.
All I'm asking is the most basic thing: that a human reviewer takes a real look at the channel as a whole. That an automated system isn't the one deciding the future of work built by a real person with a real audience.
If you read this far, a retweet would mean a lot. It's just one click, but right now visibility is the only thing I have left, and a retweet helps this reach the right people.
Thank you to everyone who's reached out these last two weeks. You have no idea how much your messages have mattered.
Channel: https://t.co/mraiIcXWQR
@TeamYouTube@YouTubeCreators@YouTube
Today marks day 16 since YouTube demonetized my channel Lo Que No Sabemos for "inauthentic content", and I think it's time to talk about this publicly.
This channel isn't a side project. It's my job, my livelihood, what I've been pouring myself into for months. Every video starts with days of reading. Philosophy texts, academic papers, witness accounts, specialized bibliography. Then comes the writing, which is where most of the time actually goes, choosing what to say, what to leave out, how to phrase something so it lands the way it should. And then long editing sessions, sitting with every cut, every pause, every transition until it feels right.
It's not mass production. It's not a template. It's one person doing real work.
The images attached show what a normal working day looks like for me. Browser tabs full of research on the immortality of the soul in Plato's Phaedo, near death experience studies, comparative texts. Multiple projects open at once in CapCut and Photoshop. That's the reality behind every upload.
I'm also attaching something that matters more than any of that: messages from the community itself. People who care about the content, who describe it as one of the best in Spanish, who are asking how they can help. Over 160,000 subscribers were waiting for the next videos, and I owe them an answer.
I've done everything I could through the proper channels.
I filed a formal Statement of Reasons request under Article 17 of the EU Digital Services Act (Regulation 2022/2065), asking for a specific explanation of the decision. The response didn't meet the legal standard of specificity that the law itself requires.
I contacted Creator Support. The case was escalated to the legal team with no guarantee of a reply.
I waited, patiently and respectfully, for 16 days.
All I'm asking is the most basic thing: that a human reviewer takes a real look at the channel as a whole. That an automated system isn't the one deciding the future of work built by a real person with a real audience.
If you read this far, a retweet would mean a lot. It's just one click, but right now visibility is the only thing I have left, and a retweet helps this reach the right people.
Thank you to everyone who's reached out these last two weeks. You have no idea how much your messages have mattered.
Channel: https://t.co/mraiIcXWQR
@TeamYouTube@YouTubeCreators@YouTube
Today marks day 16 since YouTube demonetized my channel Lo Que No Sabemos for "inauthentic content", and I think it's time to talk about this publicly.
This channel isn't a side project. It's my job, my livelihood, what I've been pouring myself into for months. Every video starts with days of reading. Philosophy texts, academic papers, witness accounts, specialized bibliography. Then comes the writing, which is where most of the time actually goes, choosing what to say, what to leave out, how to phrase something so it lands the way it should. And then long editing sessions, sitting with every cut, every pause, every transition until it feels right.
It's not mass production. It's not a template. It's one person doing real work.
The images attached show what a normal working day looks like for me. Browser tabs full of research on the immortality of the soul in Plato's Phaedo, near death experience studies, comparative texts. Multiple projects open at once in CapCut and Photoshop. That's the reality behind every upload.
I'm also attaching something that matters more than any of that: messages from the community itself. People who care about the content, who describe it as one of the best in Spanish, who are asking how they can help. Over 160,000 subscribers were waiting for the next videos, and I owe them an answer.
I've done everything I could through the proper channels.
I filed a formal Statement of Reasons request under Article 17 of the EU Digital Services Act (Regulation 2022/2065), asking for a specific explanation of the decision. The response didn't meet the legal standard of specificity that the law itself requires.
I contacted Creator Support. The case was escalated to the legal team with no guarantee of a reply.
I waited, patiently and respectfully, for 16 days.
All I'm asking is the most basic thing: that a human reviewer takes a real look at the channel as a whole. That an automated system isn't the one deciding the future of work built by a real person with a real audience.
If you read this far, a retweet would mean a lot. It's just one click, but right now visibility is the only thing I have left, and a retweet helps this reach the right people.
Thank you to everyone who's reached out these last two weeks. You have no idea how much your messages have mattered.
Channel: https://t.co/mraiIcXWQR
@TeamYouTube@YouTubeCreators@YouTube
My channel was finally remonetized just a few minutes ago. While this is a relief, I want to make clear that I am not celebrating. This is for a couple reasons...
1️⃣ This should have never happened in the first place. I've been working my ass off on YouTube for 20+ years, trying to create unique and high quality content. I should have spent the last month working on new videos rather than spending my days begging YouTube not to destroy my channel.
2️⃣ The $8,000+ that was withheld from me last month is no longer showing up in my Adsense, and I have no idea if I will ever get it back. My guess is that I'm now going to have to spend the next month tagging YouTube again on here to make sure I get this money.
3️⃣ I have no confidence that I or any other creator are even remotely safe on YouTube. At this point, I will definitely continue to focus on building my other platforms like Patreon, because I just don't feel safe on YouTube anymore. Perhaps one day my faith and confidence in YouTube will be restored, but I want to make clear that the simple fact that they have remonetized me does not restore my confidence in them.
4️⃣ Creators shouldn't have to get a lot of post views on X just to get a fair review of their channel. My posts didn't get as much traction as others on here, but I did get thousands of views on several post. Yesterday I even messaged some of my govt representatives about my situation. Did this have something to do with why my monetization was restored? IDK. But either way, no creator should have to go through this just to get a fair review of their situation.
5️⃣ There are so many other creators still demonetized like @1Skilaw@HuntersPad@lilyYtCreator and many others . I'm not celebrating my own channel being restored, because so many of you are still in total darkness, being ignored by YouTube.
For those of you wanting to know what I did to get my channel back, my honest answer is, I DON'T KNOW.... Being remonetized came out of nowhere. I've been rejected in my appeals multiple times, and when I pressed YouTube support for clarification or a human review, they told me the decision was made and there was nothing more that could be done.
I just kept posting on here... continued sharing videos that explained how I made my content and what my channel was about... and kept tagging YouTube on here.
👉 I'm going to be sharing posts over the next few days to explain some of the things that I did which may have played a role in me getting my channel back. Make sure to follow me if you want to hear more about that.
In the meantime, to the other creators who are still demonetized, don't give up! I do think that if you continue sharing your story on here and tagging YouTube... you will get your channels back eventually.
Thanks to everyone who has helped me out by sharing my posts, sending me encouraging messages, and just having my back. Thanks to @MovieTalkNOW1 for taking the time to fully look over my channel and give me suggestions about what steps to take/changes to make.
My YouTube channel was demonetized for "inauthentic content".
I believe this decision was made in error and I'm requesting a manual human review of the channel.
Each video is researched, written and produced by me personally, with many hours of work per video. The sources for every video are documented in the pinned comment of each upload. The community of 160K+ subscribers reflects the value of original, in depth analysis.
I have submitted a formal request under Article 17 of the EU Digital Services Act (Regulation 2022/2065) for a specific Statement of Reasons. The response received did not meet the legal standard of specificity required.
Channel: https://t.co/mraiIcXWQR
@TeamYouTube@YouTubeCreators@YouTube please review.
My YouTube channel was demonetized for "inauthentic content".
I believe this decision was made in error and I'm requesting a manual human review of the channel.
Each video is researched, written and produced by me personally, with many hours of work per video. The sources for every video are documented in the pinned comment of each upload. The community of 160K+ subscribers reflects the value of original, in depth analysis.
I have submitted a formal request under Article 17 of the EU Digital Services Act (Regulation 2022/2065) for a specific Statement of Reasons. The response received did not meet the legal standard of specificity required.
Channel: https://t.co/mraiIcXWQR
@TeamYouTube@YouTubeCreators@YouTube please review.