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I've seen this on Twitter, Reddit and now HN, so I assume there will be enough buzz for Google to do something. I expect his channel to be undeleted, then a Twi

I've seen this on Twitter, Reddit and now HN, so I assume there will be enough buzz for Google to do something. I expect his channel to be undeleted, then a Twitter apology, then to repeat this all over again with another channel with sufficient clout in 5-6 months. It's a complete shitshow.

2muchcoffeeman 6y ago
Well, on the other hand, at least there’s a review process now.
monoideism 6y ago
Meanwhile, all the smaller channels/businesses without that clout that get suddenly and automatically shut down die a quiet death.
blackearl 6y ago
It's a shame that there's likely hundreds if not thousands of similar cases that didn't hit the internet quite like OP did. I think you must be crazy to have your income be only as a youtuber. It's like mountain climbing with no ropes, you can reach these tall peaks but any moment a foothold can break and you lose it all.
ehsankia 6y ago
Here's the other way to look at it, videos like this are becoming fairly rare comparatively, maybe 2-3 a year. They definitely used to be more common before. Considering the millions or creators you have, and even with the fact that only a small number of them would make a video like this and blow up, it still is surprising that it's happening so infrequently. The thing is, for all we know, 99.99% of cases could be handled properly, and we wouldn't have a clue. We only get to see it when it goes wrong, and someone complains. But again, such complains at the very least have been decreasing, while Youtube itself is ever growing, so it looks like at least something is improving in here.
- zmk_ 6y ago
  The only thing you can say is that the number of videos that get traction is decreasing. You don't know how many are shut down.
- gforz 6y ago
  Is there a source you could point me on how this is happening infrequently over the years ? I am curious to see the progression.

2muchcoffeeman 6y ago

Well, on the other hand, at least there’s a review process now.

monoideism 6y ago

Meanwhile, all the smaller channels/businesses without that clout that get suddenly and automatically shut down die a quiet death.

blackearl 6y ago

It's a shame that there's likely hundreds if not thousands of similar cases that didn't hit the internet quite like OP did. I think you must be crazy to have your income be only as a youtuber. It's like mountain climbing with no ropes, you can reach these tall peaks but any moment a foothold can break and you lose it all.

ehsankia 6y ago

Here's the other way to look at it, videos like this are becoming fairly rare comparatively, maybe 2-3 a year. They definitely used to be more common before. Considering the millions or creators you have, and even with the fact that only a small number of them would make a video like this and blow up, it still is surprising that it's happening so infrequently. The thing is, for all we know, 99.99% of cases could be handled properly, and we wouldn't have a clue. We only get to see it when it goes wrong, and someone complains. But again, such complains at the very least have been decreasing, while Youtube itself is ever growing, so it looks like at least something is improving in here.

zmk_ 6y ago
The only thing you can say is that the number of videos that get traction is decreasing. You don't know how many are shut down.
gforz 6y ago
Is there a source you could point me on how this is happening infrequently over the years ? I am curious to see the progression.