We were banned from monetization for a background quote in a game song.
We didn’t say it. Didn’t add it. It played in-game.
Now there’s no warning, no appeal — just permanent loss.
If this can happen to us, it can happen to anyone.
#FreeMonkeyBro@TeamYouTube#GamingYouTube
@TeamYouTube Hi. Thanks. We have read it. We know why it was disabled.
We are protesting the permanence of it.
First violation ever after 17k subs, almost 2k vids.
BG music in a game caused this.
We do not believe this is just, and are asking for suspension instead.
We were banned from monetization for a background quote in a game song.
We didn’t say it. Didn’t add it. It played in-game.
Now there’s no warning, no appeal — just permanent loss.
If this can happen to us, it can happen to anyone.
#FreeMonkeyBro@TeamYouTube#GamingYouTube
@TeamYouTube We fully support keeping the platform safe.
But in this case, we believe the policy was misapplied.
A suspension? Sure.
But a permanent ban — with no warning — over background audio in a game?
That’s not just harsh. It’s unfair. Especially for a clean, kid-run channel.
Our kid-run VR channel just got PERMANENTLY demonetized by YouTube
Why? A game dev added a line to their music. We didn’t say it. Didn’t know it. Meant no harm.
One warning. No strike. Monetization gone forever
We need help.
#FreeMonkeyBro#YouTubeFairness#CreatorSupport