オートミ (suspended from YPP for 90+ days)

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[オートミ (suspended from YPP for 90+ days) @oot0mi]

I really didn’t want this to become a public situation, and I’ve tried for over 90 days to resolve it privately through YouTube Support. But at this point I need @TeamYouTube to take a serious look at what has happened.

The situation started when a channel I was not actively using — and which had no public videos at the time — was flagged for “duplicate content.” That enforcement then affected my other channels through YouTube’s related-channel policy, including the main channels I actually rely on.

For the last three months, I have followed the guidance I was given and worked to resolve the original issue. I rebuilt the affected channel from scratch with new, original content, personally researched, recorded and edited specifically for that channel.

I reapplied to YPP and later submitted a detailed video appeal showing my actual production setup, DaVinci Resolve projects, editing workflow, and examples of the published videos. The appeal was still rejected with only the generic explanation: “Violations of the YouTube monetization policies.”

I have carefully reviewed the current channel against YouTube’s monetization policies, Community Guidelines, Terms of Service and copyright requirements, and I genuinely cannot identify what the current content is supposedly violating.

After more than 90 days of trying to fix this, I am now being told to wait another 90 days.

I’ve been creating on YouTube for over 10 years. I’m not asking for special treatment — I’m asking for someone at @TeamYouTube to carefully review the current state of the channel and the evidence I submitted, and help me understand what is actually wrong so this can finally be resolved.

[オートミ (suspended from YPP for 90+ days) @oot0mi]

Day 110.

One of my main channels has received over 5 million views in the last 90 days, yet I have earned nothing from YPP during this entire situation.

What makes this so difficult is that the restriction on my main channels traces back to a separate channel I wasn’t even actively using and never intended to keep monetized long-term.

I followed YouTube’s recovery instructions, rebuilt the affected channel, submitted the required appeal, and have spent months trying to get the situation properly reviewed.

@TeamYouTube has now directed me back to an email case where I was simultaneously told I cannot contact Creator Support for 30 days.

I’m not asking for special treatment. I’m asking for someone to actually look at the full situation and determine whether this continued YPP restriction still makes sense.

110 days without monetization is an enormous consequence when there still isn’t a clear explanation of what I am supposedly doing wrong.

[オートミ (suspended from YPP for 90+ days) @oot0mi]

@AC15912733 @TeamYouTube I've been following your story too. I'm hoping for the best for both of us

@TeamYouTube, please review our channels

[オートミ (suspended from YPP for 90+ days) @oot0mi]

Day 107 with no clear solutions or answers.

I appreciate @TeamYouTube responding, but this is the exact problem I’ve been trying to explain.

The email thread they are directing me back to is the same case where I was told I could no longer contact Creator Support for 30 days.

I have already followed the remediation steps I was given, rebuilt the affected channel with original content, submitted a detailed video appeal showing my production process, and spent more than 100 days trying to resolve this.

I genuinely believe the YPP decision was made in error. What I am asking for is not another redirect back to the same support loop — I am asking for someone at YouTube to actually review the case, the appeal video, and the current state of the channel.

I have seen other creators in nearly identical situations only get their cases resolved after @TeamYouTube helped get them in front of a real reviewer. I am asking for that same opportunity.

[TeamYouTube @TeamYouTube]

@oot0mi Check your DMs for an update!

[オートミ (suspended from YPP for 90+ days) @oot0mi]

@tnecontrols How did you get a chance to appeal?

[オートミ (suspended from YPP for 90+ days) @oot0mi]

@TeamYouTube I have responded to your DM

[オートミ (suspended from YPP for 90+ days) @oot0mi]

I really hope this post is seen, I try to post about this often because I really want this to be resolved.

Day 103 of being suspended from the YouTube Partner Program.

I came to Twitter hoping I could finally reach someone at @TeamYouTube who would take a close look at what happened. Instead, I was redirected back to the same Creator Support case where I was ultimately restricted from contacting Partner Support for 30 days.

The entire situation started with a channel I was no longer actively using. It had previously been in YPP, but at the time YouTube flagged it for “duplicate content,” it had zero public videos on it.

I did not initially fight that decision because I had no intention of continuing to use or monetize that channel. I assumed that if YouTube removed an unused channel from YPP, that would simply be the end of it.

What I did not understand was that leaving that suspension unresolved would later cause my primary channels to become suspended as “related channels.”

Once I understood that, I spent months trying to fix the original channel purely so I could restore the channels I actually care about. I rebuilt it with new original content, reapplied, submitted a detailed video appeal showing my production process, and followed the guidance Support gave me.

I still received only generic policy feedback and no clear explanation of what was supposedly wrong with the channel in its current state.

I genuinely do not believe there is a current reason for any of my channels to remain suspended. The channel causing the related-channel restriction is not even one I want to operate long-term. Had I known an unresolved YPP issue on an unused channel could eventually disable monetization across my main channels, I would have handled it completely differently from the beginning.

After 102 days, I am still asking for the same thing: a careful review of the actual current situation and a clear answer about why this remains unresolved.

I don’t know what else I am supposed to do at this point.

[オートミ (suspended from YPP for 90+ days) @oot0mi]

@TeamYouTube I responded to your DM as soon as you sent it

[オートミ (suspended from YPP for 90+ days) @oot0mi]

I really didn’t want this to become a public situation, and I’ve tried for over 90 days to resolve it privately through YouTube Support. But at this point I need @TeamYouTube to take a serious look at what has happened.

The situation started when a channel I was not actively using — and which had no public videos at the time — was flagged for “duplicate content.” That enforcement then affected my other channels through YouTube’s related-channel policy, including the main channels I actually rely on.

For the last three months, I have followed the guidance I was given and worked to resolve the original issue. I rebuilt the affected channel from scratch with new, original content, personally researched, recorded and edited specifically for that channel.

I reapplied to YPP and later submitted a detailed video appeal showing my actual production setup, DaVinci Resolve projects, editing workflow, and examples of the published videos. The appeal was still rejected with only the generic explanation: “Violations of the YouTube monetization policies.”

I have carefully reviewed the current channel against YouTube’s monetization policies, Community Guidelines, Terms of Service and copyright requirements, and I genuinely cannot identify what the current content is supposedly violating.

After more than 90 days of trying to fix this, I am now being told to wait another 90 days.

I’ve been creating on YouTube for over 10 years. I’m not asking for special treatment — I’m asking for someone at @TeamYouTube to carefully review the current state of the channel and the evidence I submitted, and help me understand what is actually wrong so this can finally be resolved.

[オートミ (suspended from YPP for 90+ days) @oot0mi]

@vidIQ Views are lower than normal because I haven't posted anything meaningful in 3 months, since I still need help from @TeamYouTube

[オートミ (suspended from YPP for 90+ days) @oot0mi]

@theva_journey @TeamYouTube Really hoping the same happens to me. TeamYouTube DMed me today and told me to follow up in the case ID where they told me I was banned from support for 30 days, so I'm a bit nervous about trying to reach them again, but maybe I'll try

[オートミ (suspended from YPP for 90+ days) @oot0mi]

@theva_journey Keep posting, I think you have a better chance than most people at getting your channel back.

@TeamYouTube, please manually review everyone's cases

[オートミ (suspended from YPP for 90+ days) @oot0mi]

@theva_journey Be careful with messaging support. I got banned for 30 days trying to get a proper resolution. Seems that wanting answers is something @TeamYouTube thinks is worth penalizing

[オートミ (suspended from YPP for 90+ days) @oot0mi]

Day 96. I followed the guidance I was given, used the appeal process exactly as instructed, and spent months trying to resolve this through the proper channels. Instead of getting a clear resolution, it feels like I’ve been penalized for doing exactly what Support told me to do. I’m still waiting for a substantive response from
@TeamYouTube
and simply want my case properly reviewed.

[オートミ (suspended from YPP for 90+ days) @oot0mi]

I am not in belief that paying for verification or boosting our tweets actually work. I verified my account probably for the same reason you did and none of my posts are getting any visibility. That's why I at least try to interact with people like you and ensure I tag @TeamYouTube every time

Team YouTube, please look at our cases and free our channels

[オートミ (suspended from YPP for 90+ days) @oot0mi]

My Japanese still isn’t very good yet, so I hope it’s okay that I write this in English

I first started seriously researching the possibility of moving to Japan because of a ゼロから打ち師始めます video I saw in November 2024. Since March of this year, I’ve seen ゼロ打ち perform live at least ten times, and I’m really glad I had the chance to see you perform during the time that I did

Congratulations on your marriage, and thank you — not only to you, but to the whole team — for giving me just enough courage to leave my home in America and move to Japan

Living here has truly been the best experience of my life, and in a very real way, ゼロ打ち was part of what gave me the courage to make that decision

Thank you for everything, and I wish you all the best on the new path ahead 🙇

[オートミ (suspended from YPP for 90+ days) @oot0mi]

@TeamYouTube I responded to you almost as soon as you sent me this tweet, please take a look. Can you please follow me?

[TayZonday @TayZonday]

So @TeamYouTube, I don't fully know this situation. I'm just gently, constructively noting a friend's experience:

This friend had a 400,000-sub gameplay channel. Related channels under the same account, with no public content, apparently violated duplicate-upload rules. That caused YPP demonetization.

I cannot defend and I cannot advise. I'm just writing to say that my friend has a face, despite faceless gameplay content. A face that bet big on building on YouTube. Those things I know. If anything merits a closer look, it's appreciated.

[オートミ (suspended from YPP for 90+ days) @oot0mi]

Day 94.

I’m deeply disappointed that after spending more than three months trying to resolve my YPP situation through the proper support channels, I have now been blocked from contacting Creator Support for 30 days because I contacted them too many times about the unresolved issue.

I understand that support teams need reasonable limits on repeated contacts. But I was not contacting YouTube for fun, harassment, or to argue with employees. I kept reaching out because the underlying problem was never actually resolved.

I rebuilt the affected channel with original content. I followed the guidance I was given. I submitted a detailed video appeal showing my recording setup, editing projects, workflow, and the content itself. The appeal was rejected with only the generic explanation “Violations of the YouTube monetization policies.”

I kept asking for help because I still had no specific explanation for what was supposedly wrong with the channel in its current state.

Now, instead of receiving that clarification or a proper review, I have lost access to Creator Support for the next 30 days.

That is incredibly discouraging after 94 days of trying to solve this responsibly.

I’m not asking @TeamYouTube for special treatment. I’m asking for the current channel and the evidence I submitted to be properly reviewed, and for someone to actually address the substance of the case.

I should not have to choose between giving up on an unresolved problem and risking losing access to Support because I continue asking for help.

[TayZonday @TayZonday]

@TeamYouTube @oot0mi I hear a lot about “ghost” demonetization for minor attached channel issues that sound clerical.

In this case, my friend’s large gameplay channel was demonetized for “duplicate” content on attached channels with minuscule views and no scale. This makes me wonder:

1) Is gaming content in particular sensitive to “false flag” or “grey flag” duplication sensitivity?

2) Can a creator’s localization and SEO-positioning efforts with no malicious intent trigger overly-aggressive YPP ejections?

3) Are faceless channels in particular more vulnerable to algorithmic duplicate flagging?

4) Is global support for channels that relocate geographically more prone to logistical YPP outcome snafus?

There could be factors I don’t see—

But this situation is a good specimen to triage those four concerns.

[オートミ (suspended from YPP for 90+ days) @oot0mi]

I’m posting another update because my options for resolving this privately seem to be disappearing.
Yesterday I submitted a new Creator Support case in an effort to get my YPP situation reviewed properly. The case is still marked In Progress, and after waiting about 24 hours I went back to Partner Support to ask whether there had been any updates.
Now both the Chat and Email contact options that were previously available to me have disappeared. The only option I’m being shown is Community, which is a volunteer help forum and cannot review or take action on an individual YPP case.
I don’t know whether this is a technical issue or whether my access to Creator Support has been restricted, but the practical result is that I currently have no direct way to follow up with YouTube Support at all.
I have spent more than 90 days trying to resolve this through the proper channels. I followed the guidance I was given, rebuilt the affected channel with original content, submitted a detailed video appeal showing my production process, and continued trying to work through Creator Support.
At this point, unless I can get visibility here and someone at @TeamYouTube is willing to take a closer look, I’m genuinely worried that I’ve reached the end of my ability to resolve this through YouTube’s normal support system.
I don’t want special treatment. I just want a fair review and a way to actually communicate with someone who can look at the case.