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This happened to me, @TeamYouTube. @natecurtiss_yt has a point. Still waiting to hear more about why my faith-based #mentalhealth channel (no auto-post or AI, and mainly posted #Bible verses from a Bible in the public domain) was removed along w/account of *church* I attend.
An open letter to YouTube.
We need to talk.
Creators are waking up to terminated channels, wiped revenues, and years of work gone overnight. No warning. No explanation. No appeal that actually works.
So on behalf of every creator who has ever put their life into this platform, here are our demands.
1. Tell us WHY.
A termination email with zero context is not a policy. If you are going to end someone's livelihood, the least you can do is explain what they actually did wrong.
2. Fix the appeals process.
Right now appealing a strike feels like shouting into a void. An automated rejection in 24 hours is not a review. We want real humans making real decisions.
3. Stop punishing whole channels for one video.
One bad upload should not erase five years of content. Strike the video. Don't delete the creator.
4. Give us a warning before termination.
A strike system exists for a reason. Use it. Creators should not be going from zero issues to fully terminated with no steps in between.
5. Be transparent about what is changing.
Every few months the rules quietly shift and channels start disappearing. Tell us what changed. We are not mind readers.
6. Protect the creators who built this platform.
YouTube would not exist without creators. The people losing their channels right now are not bad actors. Many of them are the reason people still open the app.
We are not asking for special treatment.
We are asking to be treated like partners, not liabilities.
Reply if you agree.
@TeamYouTube: In the pre-dawn hours of the #NationalDayOfPrayer, at 2:20am CA time, two small faith-based accounts were removed from the platform. One was this account, one was the *church* account for the congregation I attend [more]
@TeamYouTube@TeamYouTube: When I log into Studio, this is what I see. Pls tell me how to appeal, since I can't access? The Bible verses & inspirational messages posted here on X were what I posted on @YouTube, except in Shorts form. Same with the church account that was removed. Thanks!
@TeamYouTube Thank you for the response. We did appeal, and it was immediately denied. It said there was a further action we could take but the link took us to FAQs and no other alternative was offered.
@TeamYouTube: Please consider a human review of both accounts. There were no community guideline violations. We'd appreciate your help. Meanwhile, we'll be taking our business to @rumblevideo. Have a blessed day. [end of thread]
@TeamYouTube: Yet the removal (& almost *immediate* denial of appeals "after careful consideration") feels automated & inauthentic, the very things both accounts were accused of. A *church* account accused of "spam/deceptive practices" & at 2:20am? (outside business hrs) [more]
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