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450 million views. 2 months. 200k people thought I was cool. YouTube didn’t — no explanation given.

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Joined October 2024
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.@TeamYouTube Recently, you’ve acknowledged that creators have been falsely flagged under spam and deceptive content policies. My channel’s overnight termination — with zero prior warnings — is one of those false cases. I’ve appealed 3 times through your official portal and wrote dozens of emails, yet each time I’ve been denied. A YouTube Support Manager explained that my channel was terminated for “Incentivization Spam,” claiming that my videos sold engagement metrics or promoted sub-for-sub behavior. This is completely false: •I never sold or exchanged engagement of any kind. •I never linked to external sites. •I had no other social media presence outside YouTube. •Every video was unique, made from scratch, and directed to my own audience. I also received the “Video Spam” explanation — yet I only posted twice daily, and my videos were neither repetitive nor misleading. In just under 1 month, my content reached over 30 million views and 16 million daily views before termination. I got banned 2 minutes after I applied for monetization — all clear signs my content was compliant and high-quality. It’s heartbreaking to see all that work erased by an AI moderation error. Worse yet, YouTube has threatened to terminate my entire Google account — the same Gmail I’ve used since 2016, containing my whole digital life. I’ve dedicated 2 years to YouTube. It finally started working for me. If you told the version of me with 100 subscribers that one day he’d gain 100K in 14 days, he’d have cried tears of joy. I’m asking — sincerely, from the bottom of my heart — for a manual human review of my channel. The same kind that creators like @DanielTChirwa, @OldMoneyLuxury, @endermanch, @Fascinatorfacts, and @SmileySmilik received. Here’s my channel link: 👉 youtube.com/channel/UCqtWoZM… Please @TeamYouTube, take another look. I’ve been ignored 6 times, and it feels like I’m blacklisted. Everyone reading this — please tag @TeamYouTube and retweet to help me reach them. 🔁❤️ Your support could change everything.
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Hey @TeamYouTube , AI moderation on YouTube is killing creators. I’ve lost two channels , both with over 100k subs, each making around $10k/month and all because of broken automated systems that can’t understand context or intent. Not once did I speak to a real human. Every “appeal” and “review” was just AI bots spamming the same copy-paste garbage. Creators have zero protection when bots are the judge, jury, and executioner. Banning a channel should only be done by real human reviewers — not this AI nonsense that destroys livelihoods overnight. At this point, the only ways to fight back are to go viral on Twitter or lawyer up. I’m done staying quiet. I’m drafting a letter to my lawyer and pushing back hard. @TeamYouTube — this has gone too far. #YouTube #AI #Creators #FreeSpeech
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Hi, I recently submitted an appeal regarding the termination of my monetized YouTube channel, BreezyBlox, for alleged violations of the Spam, Deceptive Practices, and Scams policy. My appeal was rejected within minutes, and I’m concerned it may not have received a full manual review. Yt channel: youtube.com/channel/UCqtWoZM… I kindly request a thorough manual review of my channel and its content. @TeamYouTube @YouTube @YouTubeCreators
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YouTube has just sent a huge amount of denial messages ALL WITHIN 1-2 minutes, this just confirms that the ai wave is not done and there is no justice here @TeamYouTube DO BETTER
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Hey @TeamYouTube , AI moderation on YouTube is killing creators. I’ve lost two channels , both with over 100k subs, each making around $10k/month and all because of broken automated systems that can’t understand context or intent. Not once did I speak to a real human. Every “appeal” and “review” was just AI bots spamming the same copy-paste garbage. Creators have zero protection when bots are the judge, jury, and executioner. Banning a channel should only be done by real human reviewers — not this AI nonsense that destroys livelihoods overnight. At this point, the only ways to fight back are to go viral on Twitter or lawyer up. I’m done staying quiet. I’m drafting a letter to my lawyer and pushing back hard. @TeamYouTube — this has gone too far. #YouTube #AI #Creators #FreeSpeech
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3 PEOPLE I know got the same message within 1 minute between them
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My YouTube channel was terminated for a spam and deceptive policy. I upload demos of software projects I built. When I submitted an appeal, it was rejected within hours. 30 minutes after I applied for monetization @TeamYouTube @DeepHumor @DanielTChirwa @OldMoneyLuxury @SmileySmilik @youtube Channel url: youtube.com/channel/UCqtWoZM… teapawt.org/thedonventures/status/…
.@TeamYouTube Recently, you’ve acknowledged that creators have been falsely flagged under spam and deceptive content policies. My channel’s overnight termination — with zero prior warnings — is one of those false cases. I’ve appealed 3 times through your official portal and wrote dozens of emails, yet each time I’ve been denied. A YouTube Support Manager explained that my channel was terminated for “Incentivization Spam,” claiming that my videos sold engagement metrics or promoted sub-for-sub behavior. This is completely false: •I never sold or exchanged engagement of any kind. •I never linked to external sites. •I had no other social media presence outside YouTube. •Every video was unique, made from scratch, and directed to my own audience. I also received the “Video Spam” explanation — yet I only posted twice daily, and my videos were neither repetitive nor misleading. In just under 1 month, my content reached over 30 million views and 16 million daily views before termination. I got banned 2 minutes after I applied for monetization — all clear signs my content was compliant and high-quality. It’s heartbreaking to see all that work erased by an AI moderation error. Worse yet, YouTube has threatened to terminate my entire Google account — the same Gmail I’ve used since 2016, containing my whole digital life. I’ve dedicated 2 years to YouTube. It finally started working for me. If you told the version of me with 100 subscribers that one day he’d gain 100K in 14 days, he’d have cried tears of joy. I’m asking — sincerely, from the bottom of my heart — for a manual human review of my channel. The same kind that creators like @DanielTChirwa, @OldMoneyLuxury, @endermanch, @Fascinatorfacts, and @SmileySmilik received. Here’s my channel link: 👉 youtube.com/channel/UCqtWoZM… Please @TeamYouTube, take another look. I’ve been ignored 6 times, and it feels like I’m blacklisted. Everyone reading this — please tag @TeamYouTube and retweet to help me reach them. 🔁❤️ Your support could change everything.
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This is really Sad BUT it's Truth. Going Viral on X is the way to get a fair review. Everyone who was given a fair review Reinstated. They were Told decision was "Carefully Reviewed" - 0% I deserve a proper Review! my channel was banned for same Reason. Appeal was Denied Instantly. i am asking for a Fair Review on my Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCqtWoZM… i am just asking for a Fair Review.
.@TeamYouTube Recently, you’ve acknowledged that creators have been falsely flagged under spam and deceptive content policies. My channel’s overnight termination — with zero prior warnings — is one of those false cases. I’ve appealed 3 times through your official portal and wrote dozens of emails, yet each time I’ve been denied. A YouTube Support Manager explained that my channel was terminated for “Incentivization Spam,” claiming that my videos sold engagement metrics or promoted sub-for-sub behavior. This is completely false: •I never sold or exchanged engagement of any kind. •I never linked to external sites. •I had no other social media presence outside YouTube. •Every video was unique, made from scratch, and directed to my own audience. I also received the “Video Spam” explanation — yet I only posted twice daily, and my videos were neither repetitive nor misleading. In just under 1 month, my content reached over 30 million views and 16 million daily views before termination. I got banned 2 minutes after I applied for monetization — all clear signs my content was compliant and high-quality. It’s heartbreaking to see all that work erased by an AI moderation error. Worse yet, YouTube has threatened to terminate my entire Google account — the same Gmail I’ve used since 2016, containing my whole digital life. I’ve dedicated 2 years to YouTube. It finally started working for me. If you told the version of me with 100 subscribers that one day he’d gain 100K in 14 days, he’d have cried tears of joy. I’m asking — sincerely, from the bottom of my heart — for a manual human review of my channel. The same kind that creators like @DanielTChirwa, @OldMoneyLuxury, @endermanch, @Fascinatorfacts, and @SmileySmilik received. Here’s my channel link: 👉 youtube.com/channel/UCqtWoZM… Please @TeamYouTube, take another look. I’ve been ignored 6 times, and it feels like I’m blacklisted. Everyone reading this — please tag @TeamYouTube and retweet to help me reach them. 🔁❤️ Your support could change everything.
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Please help bring justice for my situation and for everyone else that’s a victim of the ai termination wave 🙏
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Hi @TeamYouTube, I have a serious question: Is going viral on X really the only way to get a genuine human review? Your automated system just wiped out my full-time, 2-year career. ❌ 2 channels terminated (~1.25M total subs) ⚠️ Reason: “Spam” 📋 Record: Flawless — ZERO warnings. 🕐 Appeal: “Manually reviewed” & rejected in under 5 minutes. How is that a fair or thorough process? You’ve already acknowledged that AI moderation has wrongfully terminated creators. I’m just asking for the same real human review others were granted. Please look into my case: youtube.com/channel/UCqtWoZM…
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I'm looking for someone with a YouTube CMS. Please dm me if you have a CMS or know someone who has one.
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Replying to @TeamYouTube
@TeamYouTube just took down both of my 100K channels. I was set to make $30K this month from Roblox content I made and edited myself. No strikes. No warnings. Just “spam, deceptive practices, and scams.” I don’t sell anything. I don’t even show my face. @YouTubeCreators please look into this — it’s insane.
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@endermanch so glad that your channel got the justice it deserved maybe the rest of us could follow?
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@OldMoneyLuxury maybe you will find this interesting as well
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