YouTube sat on my appeal for 75 days.
Then I had a legal letter delivered to Google’s office in Dublin, and they answered within a week.
Their answer: my channel takes “someone else’s content” and makes “minimal changes.”
The video I showed them was written by us, presented on camera by our own host and edited by our team. No third party clips used. They couldn’t point to one video that breaks their rules.
1M+ subscribers, 8 months without monetization, and this is the review we get.
Imagine what would happen to smaller channels...
@TeamYouTube@YouTubeLiaison@nealmohan@YouTubeCreators@DigitalEU please fix this.
@youtube I just had a thought, first offenses for demonetization usually wait 30 days before they can reapply and anything after that is 90 days. This is my first time getting demonetized and if that’s the case… WHY DO I HAVE TO WAIT 90 DAYS RIGHT OFF THE BAT?!
Thank you to @AwestruckVox for making a video covering YouTube's unfair treatment of their animators!
He also covers other AI vs Animation stuff. Check out his video:
https://t.co/5gKoY3D6xA
You let an AI mass ban a bunch of channels the didn’t do anything wrong.
The AI instantly rejects appeals and creators have to shout on Twitter or make videos documenting how the current system has screwed them over to get help.
YouTube does not truly care for their creators.
I think I've been silent enough. I was hoping all of this would blow over in just a few months but nothing's changed.
@TeamYouTube@YouTubeCreators
Stop turning this website into an AI Netflix and actually help the REAL creators that built your success in the first place.
🚨 YOUTUBE, Stop treating Creators like they don't matter !
@nealmohan@YouTube@TeamYouTube
Creators, was your channel terminated or demonetized without any prior warning, and you disagree with the decision? Like & repost so YouTube sees this. We want our channels back !!
@YouTube@TeamYouTube@YouTubeCreators My channel has been wrongfully demonetized for two weeks as of today for Misleading Family Content and I still believe this is wrong! Please, have a human review my channel and resolve this issue! I’ve done nothing wrong!
@master_pivot Yeah and they say WE are the ones making the mistakes! They twist the situation around on us, blaming everyone else but themselves. Just unacceptable!
The YouTube Support has been so rude and dismissive lately.
They barely address your problems. They never find any solutions. They constantly make mistakes. And they are SO RUDE!!!
This is unacceptable from a multi billion dollar company.
YouTube generates billions in revenue. They can afford to pay real people for real support.
Not AI slop!
🚨I HAVE YET TO SEE A SINGLE ANIMATOR GET REINSTATED!!!
My post last week got overwhelming support from our communities. Yet @TeamYouTube has not acknowledged us.
I have seen many creators get their channel reinstated. BUT NO ANIMATORS!!
WHY??
Why are animators being neglected by YouTube??
None of the 40+ animators post anything that violates YouTube's guidelines.
Our work is very hard and time consuming. We want to be rewarded for the time we put it. None of us were given these channels, we worked on them over many years!
@TeamYouTube You are hurting so many talented creators!
To everyone else, I urge you to KEEP SPEAKING OUT.
Our voices have been loud, but YouTube has stil not heard us.
Please keep spreading the word. Tag and message big creators and YouTube. If this issue is not resolved, more animators and more creators will be affected!
🚨WE ARE NOT GOING AWAY!
WE WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD AWARENESS UNTIL @TeamYouTube NOTICES!!!!
There are now 48 confirmed demonetized channels, most of whom are animators.
OVER 4.7 MILLION COMBINED SUBSCRIBERS.
None of us are even acknowledged!
We are still waiting for answers.
How many more channels need to be demonetized?
How many more creators need to speak up before you acknowledge this problem?
You cannot keep ignoring an entire community of creators whose livelihoods are affected by the same issue.
We will continue speaking out!
We will continue spreading awareness!
And we will continue demanding back our monetization!
YouTube,
It's time to listen.
Here is a list of all demonetized channels so far made by @PUNKSQUADcom
3.5 MILLION combined channel subscribers are all demonetized.
@TeamYouTube Take a look at all these affected channels.
However, I know there are way more channels that need to be on that list. If your channel is also affected by an unfair demonetization, try to get it on that list.
Also share this, so everyone can see how many people are affected.
https://t.co/3lPPqDbZbM
🚨WE ARE NOT GOING AWAY!
WE WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD AWARENESS UNTIL @TeamYouTube NOTICES!!!!
There are now 48 confirmed demonetized channels, most of whom are animators.
OVER 4.7 MILLION COMBINED SUBSCRIBERS.
None of us are even acknowledged!
We are still waiting for answers.
How many more channels need to be demonetized?
How many more creators need to speak up before you acknowledge this problem?
You cannot keep ignoring an entire community of creators whose livelihoods are affected by the same issue.
We will continue speaking out!
We will continue spreading awareness!
And we will continue demanding back our monetization!
YouTube,
It's time to listen.
🚨WE ARE STILL HERE. AND WE ARE NOT GIVING UP.
Our community has spoken. Thousands of people have shown their support. 29 affected channels in the post, many many more in the replies. All of whom have been affected.
And yet @TeamYouTube remains SILENT.
How many creators need to come forward before YouTube acknowledges this problem?
This is no longer an singular case. Animators across the community are being demonetized for the same "Misleading Family Content" policy, with all of us still struggling to get any answers.
My channel, has been demonetized for almost 3 months. Years of hard work, original animation, and dedication all demonetized without a fair assessment of my channel.
We're tired of automated replies.
We're tired of the same explanations.
We're tired of being ignored.
We deserve answers.
We deserve transparency.
We deserve MANUAL HUMAN REVIEWS.
@TeamYouTube@YouTube@YouTubeCreators , were all asking for you to acknowledge this situation. Acknowledge the channels you have affected. Hear our voices.
Don't let an entire community of animators feel abandoned.
#ReinstateWrongedCreators