{"id":110536,"date":"2024-10-05T03:48:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T20:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110536"},"modified":"2024-10-05T03:48:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T20:48:46","slug":"youtube-mistakenly-bans-accounts-removes-channels-for-spam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110536","title":{"rendered":"YouTube mistakenly bans accounts, removes channels for spam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-border featured-image\">\n\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/01\/YouTube-Logo-google-Booth-CES-2024.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1600\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/01\/YouTube-Logo-google-Booth-CES-2024.jpg?w=320&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/01\/YouTube-Logo-google-Booth-CES-2024.jpg?w=640&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/01\/YouTube-Logo-google-Booth-CES-2024.jpg?w=1024&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/01\/YouTube-Logo-google-Booth-CES-2024.jpg?w=1500&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Over the past few hours, YouTube appears to have accidentally removed channels and banned accounts for violating its \u201cspam, deceptive practices, and scams policy\u201d even for users that have never uploaded videos in what looks to be a bug.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-643952\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Update 10\/4<\/strong>: As of Friday afternoon, \u201call channels incorrectly removed for Spam &amp; Deceptive Practices have been fully reinstated.\u201d Access to paid memberships have also been restored. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>We\u2019re working on reinstating the last few videos, thanks for bearing with us! We know this was a frustrating experience, really appreciate your patience while we sort this out.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re still experiencing any issues, please don\u2019t hesitate to reach out!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><strong>Update<\/strong>: YouTube has <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/youtube\/thread\/300155212\">acknowledged the issue<\/a> and is \u201cactively working on reinstating the channels,\u201d as well as access to paid YouTube TV, YouTube Premium, YouTube Music subscriptions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>We\u2019re seeing reports of channels being incorrectly removed for Spam &amp; Deceptive Practices. Our teams are actively working on reinstating the channels.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Those that have been reinstated and are missing playlists will soon get that content restored. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>If your channel was incorrectly removed and reinstated, you might notice some content, such as playlists, might be missing. Don\u2019t worry \u2013 this is just a delay and all your content will soon be restored.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>As such, it\u2019s unlikely that the accounts committed \u201csevere or repeated violations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>These non-content creators have lost access to their YouTube account and cannot watch videos or listen to YouTube Music. YouTube Premium subscribers are also impacted by this issue, with playlists and other saved content not accessible when banned.<\/p>\n<p>YouTube users are learning of this account ban\/channel removal from emails (like the one below). There are dozens of reports this afternoon from around the world (including the US, Europe, Asia), with people understandably upset about lost access, especially to saved playlists and\/or music libraries. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\">\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\">\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:100.00000%\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{\" uploadedsrc=\"\" image:=\"\" youtube=\"\" ban=\"\" channel=\"\" removed=\"\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"tiled-gallery__item wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/YouTube-channel-removed-banned.jpg?strip=info&amp;w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/YouTube-channel-removed-banned.jpg?strip=info&amp;w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/YouTube-channel-removed-banned.jpg?strip=info&amp;w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" alt=\"YouTube ban channel removed\" data-height=\"1136\" data-id=\"643953\" data-link=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/youtube-channel-removed-banned\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/YouTube-channel-removed-banned.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" data-width=\"1168\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/YouTube-channel-removed-banned.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open image 1 of 1 in full-screen\"\/><button class=\"lightbox-trigger\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image: YouTube ban channel removed\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-style--right=\"context.imageButtonRight\" data-wp-style--top=\"context.imageButtonTop\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Per the email, users are able to appeal and we\u2019re seeing several reports of that working, with account access restored. However, some of those people say they are currently not seeing their playlists. For others, the appeal restored everything.<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully, YouTube is in the process of reverting this automatically without any user action. <\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve reached out to YouTube for more information, but this is a pretty big oversight.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-more-on-youtube\">More on YouTube:<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad-disclaimer-container\">\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\"><em>FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/about\/#affiliate\">More.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- post ad --><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2024\/10\/04\/youtube-ban-channel-removal\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past few hours, YouTube appears to have accidentally removed channels and banned accounts for violating its \u201cspam, deceptive practices, and scams policy\u201d even for users that have never &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110536\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8630],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-110536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-technology","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=110536"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110536\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=110536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=110536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=110536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}