YOUTUBE, LISTEN.
CREATORS NEED WARNINGS.
You are not keeping YOUTUBE safe by removing channels every day like you claim.
Instead, you’re destroying communities and removing the people who make the PLATFORM WATCHABLE.
You say you want creators who keep viewers watching yet you can permanently remove those same creators over a mistake without giving them a chance to learn from it.
If someone makes a mistake that does not AFFECT a user in any way, GIVE THEM A DAMN WARNING and a chance to fix it.
Everyone on YouTube has made mistakes. Some get warnings. Some get strikes. Others get PERMANENTLY REMOVED on a first violation and are basically told to fuck off and never come back because of the circumvention policy.
WHY?
In my case, I understand the violation came from the 5 days when I posted a shit ton of CTA Shorts telling viewers they could follow me on Roblox for help.
I genuinely had NO CLUE that doing that could violate YouTube’s rules.
But I also had a completely CLEAN 11-MONTH HISTORY.
NO WARNING.
NO STRIKE.
NO COMMUNITY GUIDELINES VIOLATIONS.
Then those 5 days of CTA Shorts got me BANNED FOR LIFE over something MINOR.
MY SECOND CHANNEL SHOWS EXACTLY WHY A WARNING WOULD HAVE FIXED MY MISTAKE IMMEDIATELY.
If YouTube had warned me on my first channel, I would have stopped posting those CTA Shorts or removed them immediately.
Instead, I was terminated right away and never got that chance.
If you never give people a chance to correct their mistakes, then what’s the point of pointing creators to the Community Guidelines after they’ve already been punished?
HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO LEARN IF YOU NEVER GIVE US A CHANCE TO FIX WHAT WE DID WRONG?
And there’s another part of this that makes the situation even worse.
I had NO IDEA my second channel was violating the circumvention policy.
I had previously contacted YouTube Support and received information that led me to believe I could continue building that channel. If YouTube Support itself gives creators incorrect or incomplete information about its own policies, how are creators supposed to understand what they’re actually allowed to do?
That information led me to keep building my second channel only for YouTube to eventually REMOVE THAT CHANNEL TOO.
And everything I’m saying about my case, I HAVE PROOF OF.
Screenshots. Messages. Emails. Everything.
But for some reason, I still can’t get an actual HUMAN to look at my case.
I have the evidence. I have the history. I have the explanations.
I JUST NEED SOMEONE TO ACTUALLY LOOK AT IT.
So why wasn’t there a warning?
Why wasn’t there a strike?
Why weren’t the CTA Shorts simply removed?
Why not Advanced Features removal or even a temporary suspension?
Why did it go straight to “GET OFF YOUTUBE” permanently and then result in EVERYTHING I BUILT being taken away?
The event is LONG OVER. Those CTA videos are DEAD. I’m not doing that anymore.
I didn’t force anyone to leave YouTube.
I didn’t scam anyone.
I didn’t deceive anyone.
My viewers were simply being told they could follow me on Roblox for help.
HOW does telling someone to follow me on Roblox make my channel UNSAFE to users?
I know YouTube has the right to enforce its policies. I understand that.
But if someone isn’t doing something that is SEVERELY UNSAFE for users, why are they being banned for LIFE?
Creators need a chance to LEARN from their mistakes.
A warning could have taught me the rule without destroying YEARS of work.
Give creators a chance to understand the rules BEFORE you destroy everything they’ve built.
If you believe creators deserve a fairer system:
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YOUTUBE, YOU CHANGED YOUR STORY.
You went to 404 MEDIA and explained why these ASMR creators were removed.
You said it involved NUDITY LINKS AND OUTSIDE CONTENT.
Now they’re REINSTATED.
GLAD THEY GOT A CHANCE TO FIX THE LINKS.
THEIR CHANNELS WERE BACK IN LESS THAN A MONTH.
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF US?
CAN WE GET A CHANCE TOO?
MY CASE WASN’T THE SAME.
THEIRS INVOLVED OUTSIDE LINKS.
MINE DIDN’T.
LINK VS. NO LINK.
I WASN’T DIRECTING USERS OFF YOUTUBE.
My original channel had 271 regular gameplay videos and roughly 50 CTA SHORTS telling viewers to LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, AND FOLLOW ME ON ROBLOX for help with an event.
I KNOW NOW THAT IT WAS INCENTIVE ENGAGEMENT FOR THOSE SHORTS. I DIDN’T KNOW THAT AT THE TIME.
I was trying to grow my channel, and as a creator struggling to grow, IT GOT TO MY HEAD. I kept doing it throughout the event.
Those Shorts took me from 7K TO 25K SUBSCRIBERS IN 5 DAYS. The game was averaging 15–20 MILLION USERS, and tons of people were looking for help with the event.
THE CHANNEL HAD ZERO VIOLATIONS BEFORE THOSE 5 DAYS.
THE VERY NEXT DAY AFTER THE EVENT ENDED, I WAS BANNED.
NO WARNING. NO STRIKE. STRAIGHT TO A LIFETIME BAN.
I never even got the chance to go back to regular content.
IF THERE WAS NO WARNING, HOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW AND CORRECT IT?
Across both channels, I had roughly 1,500 VIDEOS.
My second channel had 1,100+ VIDEOS AND ABSOLUTELY 0 VIOLATIONS.
COMPLETELY CLEAN.
It was removed ONLY because of the original channel’s violation.
That channel had exploded to 40K SUBSCRIBERS AND 10 MILLION VIEWS IN 5 MONTHS from clean gaming content.
And now look at the timelines:
THEIRS: BACK IN LESS THAN A MONTH.
MY ORIGINAL: DOWN 9 MONTHS.
MY SECOND: DOWN 4 MONTHS.
MY OTHER CHANNELS: DOWN 2 MONTHS.
THEIR CHANNELS GOT A SECOND CHANCE. I LOST EVERYTHING.
My original channel and those particular Shorts are LONG DEAD.
YOU’RE JUST KEEPING ME OFF YOUTUBE AT THIS POINT.
So why is a LIFETIME BAN still necessary?
Why not reduce it to a warning or strike and let me move forward?
YOU GAVE THE ASMR CREATORS A CHANCE TO FIX THE PROBLEM.
WHY CAN’T I GET THAT SAME CHANCE?
NUDITY LINKS VS. CTA SHORTS.
LINKS VS. NO LINKS.
THEIR CHANNELS RESTORED. MINE PERMANENTLY REMOVED.
WHERE IS MY REVIEW?
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Hi @TeamYouTube, my channel with 4.5M subscribers was mistakenly terminated for "Spam/Deceptive Practices". I produce original comedy voiceovers/dubbing for short online clips.
My appeal was submitted over 6 days ago with no update or response. Could you please check the status ?
@TeamYouTube Yes, I have already follow you. Please have a look at my channel. I do voice over with my real voice and actor voice on random video, i do parody voice over videos on Internet. I am a Youtuber from Viet Nam.
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Hi @TeamYouTube, my channel was suspended by mistake for 'Spam'. I do not post spam, misleading metadata, or deceptive content. Could you please help re-review my channel?https://t.co/qJmgLCbEhS