YouTube appeal video April 19, 2024
0This is my video appeal to YouTube to be re-instated into the YTP program that I sent to YouTube on April 19, 2024. The channel started in Dec 16, 2016 with just gaming videos and was accepted in the YTP program. For the next 5 years, no problems. Then in 2022, I added a few public domain movies and after a bit, I was suspended. I served my suspension, removed the movies leaving just the gaming videos and re-applied into the YTP program again, I was accepted. I tried to educate myself on the YouTube REUSE program. So, I made some minor changes to the movies, re-posted them and for a few months, all was find .. Till I was suspended, again. I called YouTube to clarify the policy but they will not tell me anything. I re-read the policies that were posted and then I made "significant" changes to the movies I had by adding lots more trivia. Also, one of the guidelines that YouTube has is that the viewer must be able to see a clear difference between the original and the version I posted. I felt people would notice the trivia and thus, it would be clear that this was different from the original. I felt I fulfilled the requirements, not only once, but twice.... so, I re-posted the movies. Guess, what, I was wrong. YouTube suspended me for the third time, and again, they would not clarify what I am doing wrong. So, I served my suspension, removed the movie leaving just the gaming videos and re-applied to the YTP program..and was accepted, again. I did further research, made for changes and posted a few movies... at this point I had about 30 movies with trivia and about 3600 gaming videos on my channel. Then, January, 2024, I got suspended again...I removed all 30 or so movies, served my suspension and re-applied to the YTP program. So, at this point, my channel has been on YouTube for 7 years, passed 3 prior approvals with just the gaming videos so I re-applied to the YTP program....I WAS DENIED. YouTube is now claiming that the gaming videos that have been on my channel for over 7 years and thru 3 approvals, are now breaking the YouTube REUSE policy. I contact YouTube and will not tell me anything, they say to read their policies online... I have done that....useless. Right now, YouTube is considering all the work I have done, breaking their REUSE policy and my channel is no longer monetized. I have to wait till July 18, 2024 to re-apply. But if YouTube says that the 3600+ gaming videos are now breaking their policies, will they change their minds in July??? It is possible since these gaming videos were approved 3 times since 2016 so I guess it could happen in the future....
Thanks to those who have supported the channel during the last 7 years...