Rowick8

[Rowick8 @Rowick88]

@TeamYouTube unfortunately, we have tried this route. I wiped my hard drive after the attack and have been searching old hard drives to find my channel ID. Without that they can't do anything to help me. He changed my handle and deleted all my comments on videos making it impossible to find.

[Rowick8 @Rowick88]

A hijacker took my Google/YouTube account, changed security settings, and used Family Link/minor supervision to block recovery. Now every recovery attempt gets stopped because Google treats the hijacker as the “parent.”

There is no real appeal path, no way to answer old security questions, no way to prove ownership through past devices, purchases, IDs, or recovery history once that block is in place.

The only team that seems to have any chance is @TeamYouTube, but they need channel details the hijacker may have already changed.

And when you ask for help on X, scammers flood your replies claiming they can “recover” it — the same kind of people who made a business out of stealing accounts. @elonmusk

I know I may never get my account back, but people need to know this recovery gap exists. Google needs a real escalation path for hijacked accounts trapped behind Family Link/minor supervision.
@Google @YouTube @TeamYouTube @gmail

[Rowick8 @Rowick88]

@KingCracker419 I had that on and 6 other measures of security. Once they link it to a family link account they get complete control. Turning all those off.

[Rowick8 @Rowick88]

@TeamYouTube I am replied to your DM.

[Rowick8 @Rowick88]

@TeamYouTube
My Google account was hijacked and locked using Google Family Link. The attacker added themselves as the parent, blocking all recovery. I have a police report and full evidence. The account is being actively used to access my other accounts. This is unauthorized supervision, not a standard recovery issue. Please escalate to a specialist team.

[Rowick8 @Rowick88]

@TeamYouTube Still waiting for a reply in my DM

[Rowick8 @Rowick88]

My Google account was compromised and locked with unauthorized Family Link supervision, which blocks recovery.

My case was escalated but appears to have been misrouted to general support.

Can this be reviewed or routed to the correct team? @gmail

[Rowick8 @Rowick88]

My Google account was compromised and locked with unauthorized Family Link supervision, which blocks recovery.

My case was escalated but appears to have been misrouted to general support.

Can this be reviewed or routed to the correct team? @TeamYouTube @google

[Rowick8 @Rowick88]

@TeamYouTube I got excited thinking I could actually get help for my issue.. But after the DM I didn't even get a response.

[Rowick8 @Rowick88]

@TeamYouTube Please help me. My account has been taken over and is being controlled by google family link to lock me out of recovery attempts.

[Rowick8 @Rowick88]

I have tried every recovery method possible, and it just goes back to the parent. I have tons of ways to prove who I am.