therealrich

[TheAIGuy @WeDoAIStuff]

One screenshot. YouTube's own dashboard. Same channel, within two days

Three days ago YouTube demonetised my channel of 154 episodes for "inauthentic content - mass produced." My appeal came back denied yesterday.

The same week, YouTube's own analytics tool generated this assessment of my latest episode: "performing exceptionally well... an outlier in the best possible way."

I've spent 3 years, working 50-70 hours per week building a serialised D&D campaign in an original world, with an audience of 1,250+ paying supporters across BOTH YouTube + Patreon, 500 of whom are now being cut off from supporting what they love, losing membership badges they've held for 2+ years.

If nothing else, this is unfair to them, and the damage is done.

The denial cites "similar template across multiple videos" as the reason. That criteria applies to every podcast, every gameplay channel, every long-form actual play show on YouTube. I'd genuinely like to understand what specifically distinguishes my work from the formats YouTube actively recommends.

The denial also says I can reapply in 90 days "after making changes." But the same email says they can't tell me which videos triggered the decision. You can't fix what you can't identify.

And at the risk of repeating myself, what good does that do for the woman who has been with the channel for 1 year 8 months, or the man for 2 years 5 months? Nothing. They're two of the 500 people now being cut off from supporting work they love, through no decision of their own. Or mine.

To @TeamYouTube - please open this case for human review. Every cited claim has been addressed with evidence in the replies below.

To my audience - please be respectful and polite if you engage. The work continues. I'll see you all Friday on Patreon.

- Lewis / TheAIGuy

(7 receipts in replies. Audio. Cinematic. Editing. Performance. Audience. Music licensing. The broken process.)

[Cetti 🌙 @Vercettii2x]

per usual

[cinesthetic. @TheCinesthetic]

Scooby-Doo (2002) had an incredible animated intro that was cut from the final film due to length constraints, and it’s still wild that something that good didn’t make the theatrical release.

[BlackSword @Blacksword011]

When racism isn't actually racism

[Nicole Nichelle @alamanecer]

So glad another Black actor got to present Ryan with the Oscar 🤭

[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

SINNERS stats:

• 4 Oscars
• 3 BAFTAs
• 2 Grammys
• 2 Actor Awards
• 2 Golden Globes
• A on CinemaScore
• $370M+ worldwide
• 4 Critics Choice Awards
• 97% on Rotten Tomatoes
• One of the best reviewed wide-release films of the decade

[Bricktop_NAFO @Bricktop_NAFO]

Reporter: ''So you agree that people who break in and vandalize a building should be prosecuted?''

JD Vance: ''Yes''

Reporter: ''Ok, I'm just checking, because you helped raise money for people who did so on January 6th''

[LUV4SKAI @LUV4SKAI]

SKAIWATER DROPS NEW ALBUM TEASER 👀

IS IT ALMOST TIME ?

[vids that go hard @vidsthatgohard]

Nobody has ever had this much aura, nor will ever have this much aura again

[𓆩♡𓆪 GODS FAVORITE 𓆩♡𓆪 @soulaaangel]

clean it up

[TalentedKamarty @TalentedKamarty]

@amalacraves I just drop this whenever I see bullshit lol

[vi ☆ fan @saycamore]

michael has songs for every situation �� it’s been 40 years and they still can’t leave him alone

[Mimi the music blogger @mimitheblogger]

Justin bloodclart bieber

Give us that praise and worship album my dear

I know u got it

[Harmy @harrrmy]

timeline cleanse im in tears

[b @lovesickpst]

it’s still crazy to me that the kpop artists with the two biggest kpop songs ever got together to perform APT.

[RileyTaugor 🏴 @RileyTaugor]

Paradise is still one of the best songs Uzi has ever cooked

[𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘆🫧💚 @beyoncegarden]

HE CHEWED HIM UP SO BAD HERE LMFAOOO😭😭😭