My YouTube channel was terminated for "spam and scams," and I'm now completely banned from the platform. I created original true-crime investigation videos, just like others in my niche. I had over 97,000 subscribers. Appeals rejected. This has to be a mistake. @TeamYouTube @YouTube @YouTubeCreators
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YouTube's future: AI moderates content, AI creates content, AI watches content. The perfect closed loop where humans are no longer needed
YOUTUBE MY ACCOUNT HAS BEEN WRONGFULLY BANNED. I NEED YOU TO RESPOND TO ME OR ELSE IM SUING THAT ASS. @TeamYouTube YOU WILL REVERSE THIS. I WAS BANNED AN AI, FIX YOUR BAN SYSTEM
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And they just keep posting about nothing, as if everything is fine
what keeps you posting? 💖 the community 😎 the chaos 🎯 proving something to yourself 🎥 just love making stuff
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God, when will this end? 😢
So I got terminated because AI has gone wild. Getting @TeamYouTube’s attention feels like talking into an empty desert... tumbleweeds and all. Appeals? Instant rejection. Replies? Automated. Interaction? Botted. DMs? Ignored. I just want a real human to review my channel
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Couldn't have said it better
Remember: you're not just deleting channels — you could be erasing lives. @TeamYouTube, @YouTube , @YouTubeBrasil are we criminals? This question haunts thousands of small creators banned for “spam” or “deceptive content,” with entire channels deleted for “evasion.” But where is the transparency? What exactly did we do? You’re not just deleting channels — you might be erasing hope. Many creators are fighting depression and anxiety. I’ve been fighting it myself since the start of the year. For us, creating content was more than a hobby — it was a refuge, a way to stay alive. And I’m not alone. My friends @OptSZN and @niallniallyt , who also create Roblox content, went through the same painful experience — their channels were banned too, without a clear explanation. Now, we’re left with the weight of being labeled as “failures” and “criminals.” We are human. We make mistakes — but show us where. Small creators live under immense pressure: create, post, stay consistent… or the algorithm buries us, and we start over again. And what about the double standards? How many inappropriate videos from large channels stay up despite countless reports? How many casino livestreams exploit vulnerable people while educational, gaming, and personal vlog channels get deleted without a chance to defend themselves? Our request is simple: Be transparent. Show us the mistakes. Let humans review before permanent deletion. “Community health” must also include the creators who build it every day. We are thousands. We are human. We can make mistakes — but we are not criminals. Remember: you're not just deleting channels — you could be erasing lives. #SaveSmallCreators #YouTubeInMourning #WeAreNotCriminals
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When will they finally fix this? And the terrifying part is — working on YouTube now feels unsafe. What if everything gets unfairly wiped out again in a single moment? They seriously need to rethink their whole approach. Creating for YouTube is one of the most demanding and costly jobs out there.
After 40 days of being ignored and treated in very strange ways by YouTube support. They finally reinstated my channel (Althought it remains to be seen if it will stay that way) These creators (and many others) made a lot of noise to get YouTube to take notice of this issue. Thank you! @endermanch @oldmoneyluxury @DanielTChirwa @calebgoesviral @smileysmilik @niallniallyt (who still hasn’t been reinstated) @netflixnchilly_ @deephumour
"I don't seem to be the only person" is putting it mildly. There are tens of thousands of us🙃
@TeamYouTube What did I do? I don't seem to be the only person that has been banned over this, but I genuinely have no idea why my content was deemed to be this Right when I got back into uploading videos a week and gained over 11k subs, I get hit with this
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Yes. The most terrifying part is that they don't just delete your channel — they erase you from YouTube. You're simply banned from using the platform altogether.
For 8 months I’ve been trying to get an actual human at YouTube to look at my case — no luck. The crazy part? All I want to do is post gardening videos. I’m not asking for ANY channel back… just the right to create again. One 🤖 AI mistake wiped me off the platform, so I had to start fresh on IG/TikTok — luckily that’s grown to 38K followers and 100M+ views. All of that could have been on YouTube! Here’s what actually happened 👇 @TeamYouTube #youtube
Golden words. I support this 100%. Working on YouTube becomes terrifying when you can't trust the platform — everything you've built for years can be wiped out in a second, with no real recourse. Please react and share so that someone, somewhere at YouTube, finally sees this problem. #YoutubeTermination
Days ago, my channel was terminated. I’ve poured years of time, resources and work into making content that aligns with YouTube’s TOS. I have managed to avoid strikes by creating content in an honest way. I did review YouTube’s Spam Policy, I feel confident in stating that, my content does not fall under any of the listed violations. However, if creators make a genuine mistake after years of not being an issue and contributing to the platform without issue, they should have the opportunity to fix that issue, be made away or receive a strike, not be immediately terminated with little to no human interaction nor attention. I’ve always produced content in the most ethical ways I knew how. I did this because I care for my audience, not just to meet TOS. This is my former channel link piped.video/channel/UCkI0w8w… I strongly believe this termination was an automated error. I believe you will find I did not violate YouTube’s Policies. I have never wanted to harm this platform and genuinely care for my viewers. I am not a scammer nor looking to do harm to anyone or be deceitful in my practices. Thank you for your time. I just ask that you consider supporting creators to who contribute genuinely to the YouTube community to be allowed to correct errors or mistakes prior to terminating their years of work. Thousands of creators are being falsely and wrongfully terminated, many of whom depend on their content financially to feed their families. Please, do the right thing for those individuals who have contributed to your platform. Reinstate not just my channel but all of our channels, who were wrongfully terminated via this or other automated issues. Give us an avenue for human interaction when we have issues with your system. Correct the system when it doesn’t work for the creators that are producing content for your platform. Please, make YouTube human again. Sincerely, Haley
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This is the core of the problem. Even when a 'human' reviews the appeal, they just rubber-stamp the AI's initial decision. There's no real chance until the AI itself changes its mind. I've read the same stories on Reddit — people waiting for months in despair, then trying again one day and having their channel reinstated in minutes. The system is completely broken. #YoutubeTermination
YouTube is openly lying about manual review of appeals. In many cases, appeals are being rejected instantly, showing that YouTube uses AI to manage appeals and that there is no manual review.
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Dear YouTube Legal & Policy Review Team, @TeamYouTube My channel (97K subs, 20M views, UCFPqdfxMNRiZcsBd-37TMhg) was removed for “Spam, Deceptive Practices, or Misleading Content”. After carefully reviewing YouTube’s Spam Policy, I can confirm that my content does not fall under any of the listed violations. My videos are 100% original productions, each requiring several hours of research, scripting, and editing. I have never posted repetitive, untargeted, or misleading content, nor have I directed viewers off-platform, used deceptive metadata, or participated in any “get-rich-quick,” “Sub4Sub,” or incentivized engagement schemes. Specifically, my channel violates none of the following prohibited categories: ✅Video Spam: I never post repetitive or untargeted videos and never redirect viewers off YouTube. ✅Misleading Metadata or Thumbnails: All titles, thumbnails, and descriptions accurately represent the content. ✅Scams / Incentivization Spam: No monetary promises, pyramid structures, or artificial engagement of any kind. ✅Comment or Live Stream Spam: No repetitive comments, no third-party content, and no external link misuse. My channel’s sole purpose has been to provide high-quality, original content, produced entirely by me and aligned with YouTube’s mission to promote creativity and authenticity. I respectfully request you restore my channel., as I believe this enforcement was likely an automated error. I am happy to provide any additional information or documentation needed to verify the legitimacy of my content. Thank you for your time, fairness, and for supporting creators who contribute genuinely to the YouTube community.
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Do we really have to make a video about every single terminated creator? @TeamYouTube, aren't you tired yet? #YouTubeTermination
We made it to the news! This is very bad for YouTube as a company, they really have to publish a statement around this - if not, understand they don't really value us at all.
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YouTube's AI is mass-terminating channels for no reason. Creators are losing years of work in a second. And the CEO is busy presenting new buttons #YoutubeTermination
Update from my previous tweets in regards to @TeamYouTube terminating 3 of my channels due to the new faulty AI system that auto-mods now, which wiped millions of channels. They still haven’t acknowledged us. So I’m yet again asking YOU ALL FOR HELP! It’s clear I should’ve been seen by now as we’re literally trending. I’m still seeing no real human interaction from them towards other creators who are in the same situation as me, perhaps the only way to resolve this from what I’ve seen is to keep speaking up, until eventually someone at YouTube sees this.
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How much pain YouTube brings to its creators
I started this channel when I was a little kid in elementary school.. I’m 28 years old now. Because of AI bot system @YouTubeCreators has it somehow flagged my channel and deleted it. No warning, no strike, no spam content none of that! 😭 Submitted an appeal for a HUMAN to look at my submission and instant denied.. I mean wtf YouTube. 5 minutes from appeal to deny.. come on.
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Yes, @TeamYouTube - years of quality work gone. My channel with 97k subscribers was terminated, and I received a full YouTube ban. This is unfair. We’ve fallen victim to the spam flagging error. Please help us restore justice
Guys, I need you more than ever. 7+ years of YouTube down the drain. 3 of my YouTube channels have falsely been terminated by the new AI system, this has been a MASSIVE topic this week as majority of channels have falsely been wiped out from the platform. I was affected by it, and all my channels associated to a single email have been terminated. YouTube doesn’t bother helping you unless you’re important or you get some attention on a tweet like this, I’m calling someone at YouTube (REAL HUMAN) to please get in touch with me, and help me resolve this, or anyone that has any connections please reach out. This is my life, career, and all that matters to me on the line! Help me make this heard. PS: I’ve reached out to YouTube support - AI replied, Twitter comments - AI replied, Twitter DMs - Ai replied, appeal via email - Ai replied. It’s all AI giving me the SAME RESPONSE.
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We need to spread this petition as widely as possible. Ideally, channels like @endermanch — who have Twitter support and have faced the same issue — could help amplify it.
There are so many of us
I've been creating content on YouTube for over 4 years, building my channel with hard work and dedication. But suddenly, YouTube’s automation system removed my channel, claiming “spamming” — which I never did. 😔 Please @TeamYouTube, review my case manually.
This case shows the core problem: creators live in fear. YouTube can terminate years of work without warning, and the appeals process is broken – it's designed to reinforce the initial AI error, not to correct it.
Hey, @TeamYouTube My channel "Parvin" has gotten terminated for circumvention, which I never had a terminated channel. Please help! My appeal also got denied and I'm soo dissatisfied with the YouTube system. Here's the channel URL: piped.video/channel/UC4EUmYo…
But the link to a Japanese channel isn't the only mass error. Many channels have been falsely terminated for "Spam/Scams" & their creators banned from YouTube entirely. My channel (ID: UCFPqdfxMNRiZcsBd-37TMhg) with 97,000 subscribers and 100% original content was removed this way. If you've been hit by this same "Spam/Circumvention" wave, speak up. The more visible we are, the higher our chances of being heard and reinstated.
Tech YouTuber 'Enderman' says AI wrongly shut down his 350k subscriber channel after it linked him to a random banned non-English account This comes after his alt account was removed without warning