Was your YouTube channel banned or suspended from the YouTube Partnership Program (YPP) based on highly subjective, vague, non-specific guidelines? If so; Was your channel’s already earned AdSense revenue withheld because of this banishment or suspension?
As a YouTube creator do/did you feel your channel was banished or suspended from the YouTube Partnership Program (YPP), while other channels with similar content were not?
As a YouTube creator in the YouTube Partnership Program (YPP), did you ever feel YouTube suppressed your content while giving others with the same type of content an advantage?
As a YouTube creator do/did you feel your channel was wrongly terminated/suspended because of YouTube’s subjective opinion (through their reviewers) instead of an actual violation(s) that can be proven by fact?
Example:
“Confirmed Inauthentic Content:
Our reviewers found that much of your content appears mass-produced or repetitive. This includes content that looks like it’s made with a template with little to no variation across videos, or content that’s easily replicable at scale.”
Notice the header: “Confirmed.” Now read the details: “Appears” or “Looks.”
Confirmation based on what “Appears” or “Looks” to be something is not confirmation. Confirmation is what is established after what “Appears” or “Looks” to be is validated by fact.
These type of assessments, of course are highly subjective. There’s no actual criteria to base what’s accepted and what’s not. And since YouTube refuses to give actual URL examples, or specific details – this can be made to fit ANY channel’s content. “Appears” or “Looks” are subjective based on who is looking. It’s like YouTube’s review team stating; “Your channel is being terminated/suspended because its ugly.” We all know, or should know, that’s a subjective opinion.
Without specified standards that all creator’s and YouTube reviewers both must abide by – YouTube will be a monarchy: Whatever “Appears” or “Looks” to be to YouTube, becomes fact. When a YouTube channel can be wiped out based on what “APPEARS” or “LOOKS” like a violation; then is any YouTube creator really safe? ALL YouTube creators need to be on guard when terms like “APPEARS” or “LOOKS” to be in violation of their policies is used to suspended channels and keep already earned revenue. For any company to get away with potentially destroying people’s lives based on what “APPEARS” or “LOOKS” to be a violation; is insane and an abuse of power! Without absolute standards defining what is what; YouTube can wipe out ANY channel, at ANY time for ANY reason by making the channel’s content fit into their policies.
To suspended or terminate creators and withhold/steal thousands of dollars and leave them financially drained because they quit their jobs to become full-time creators – based on what “Appears” or “Looks” to be something… isn’t good enough! People deserve REAL confirmative answers and reasons based upon standards that all creator’s and all YouTube reviewers both must abide by – Not opinions from what “appears” to be a biased source.
If you answered yes to any of the questions above, we want to hear from you!
Your information will be kept confidential. Please understand that during this stage in a class action case we are simply determining if there is enough legitimate complaints coming in, separately and independently to warrant filing a case. During which time please be patient.
