Hi, @TeamYouTube. It looks like my YouTube career is over. More than 2 months ago, my gaming channel with 270k subscribers was removed for “spam, fraud, and deception policies,” even though my content consisted of reviews and comparisons of mods for a popular music game. After my first contacts with support, the channel was restored, only to be removed again by YouTube’s AI system 5 days later for the exact same reason. Today, support informed me that there is nothing more they can do. For 2 years, I uploaded content every day, built an audience of 270k subscribers, and earned thousands of dollars through the platform. All of that disappeared in a single day. I still hope for a miracle, but right now it feels like this story has come to an end. Thank you to everyone who was part of this journey. I never thought it would end like this, bye.

Hello, @TeamYouTube My only gaming channel was removed on April 8, and I still haven’t received any resolution regarding my case. The reason given was “spam, fraud, and deception policies,” even though my channel did not violate any of those policies. My content consists of reviews and comparisons of mods for a popular music game. What makes the situation even stranger is that after my first contacts with support, the channel was actually restored. However, just 5 days later, YouTube’s AI system removed it again for the exact same reason. Support has still been unable to help resolve this issue, despite the fact that it has been almost 2 months since my first contact. How is that even possible? I kindly ask you to look into this situation. Thank you for at least not ignoring my requests.

Hello @TeamYouTube. UPDATE: My gaming channel was removed almost 2 months ago, and now I’m being told it won’t be restored? I waited almost 2 months for my channel review. During all this time, I was told that my case was being reviewed. But during that same period, my channel was actually RESTORED, stayed active FOR 5 DAYS, and then got REMOVED again. Now I’m receiving a response about "Spam, deceptive practices & scams" even though my channel does not contain spam, misleading content, scams, artificial engagement, external redirects, or mass reuploads. My videos are gameplay recordings and mod reviews for the popular music game. And I have a question: if I hadn’t made my previous post, would I have received any response at all?

Hello, @TeamYouTube. It will soon be 2 months since my gaming channel was removed. It was removed on April 8 for “spam, fraud, and deception policies.” During this time, the channel was restored for exactly 5 days before being removed again for the same reason. As of now, it still remains deleted. Since April 8, I still haven’t received any resolution regarding this mistake. So far, I’ve only seen template responses in DMs, although I truly hope this is simply how the review process works in situations like this. Thank you for at least not ignoring my requests and for continuing to look into my case. I still hope that my channel will eventually be restored. URL: youtube.com/channel/UCAw-Egl…

Hello, @TeamYouTube. At this point, the conversation with support unfortunately feels more and more like template responses. Honestly, I no longer understand what is taking so long to review in my case, but I truly hope it will be worth it. Still, thank you for at least not ignoring my requests. My gaming channel was removed on April 8 for “spam, fraud, and deception policies.” During this time, it was restored for exactly 5 days before being removed again. As of now, the channel still remains deleted. I still want to believe that you are genuinely looking into this issue and that my case will receive a proper review. I also see that many creators are eventually able to restore monetization on their channels, which is genuinely good to see. I hope I’ll be fortunate enough at least to have my channel restored, considering it did not violate any of the listed policies. URL: youtube.com/channel/UCAw-Egl…

Hello, @TeamYouTube. My gaming channel has been deleted for a month now. Exactly one month ago, on April 8, my gaming channel was removed for "spam, fraud, and deception policies" During this time, the channel was restored for exactly 5 days before being removed again for the same reason. Support contacted me, however I still haven’t received any actual result regarding my case. Only template responses saying that the matter is being reviewed. Meanwhile, my channel has remained deleted this entire time. Could you please let me know how much longer the review of my situation may take? I would really appreciate any information. URL: youtube.com/channel/UCAw-Egl…

Hello @TeamYouTube, I would like to share an update regarding my case. After my channel was removed again (just 5 days after being restored), my appeal for reinstatement was also rejected. The reason given is “spam, fraud, and deception policies,” however this does not reflect the reality of my content, which is original and not related to spam, fraud, or deceptive practices. I’m not sure how this is possible, considering the channel had already been reviewed and restored, even if only for 5 days. Could you please clarify how this situation can occur? (screenshots below are 12 days apart). I would really appreciate any explanation or additional information. URL: youtube.com/channel/UCAw-Egl…

Hi @TeamYouTube, my gaming channel was removed again after being restored. Channel history: For the entire 2 years before this situation, I was creating and consistently uploading videos every day March 4 - demonetization April 8 - channel removed (reason: spam, fraud, and deception policies) April 15 - channel restored April 20 - removed again for the same reason My channel focused on gameplay content. I manually created mods in Scratch, made character animations in Adobe Animate, recorded gameplay using OBS, edited videos in CapCut, and designed thumbnails in Adobe Photoshop. I want to emphasize that I did not engage in spam, fraud, or deceptive practices. I believe this may be a mistake. URL: youtube.com/channel/UCAw-Egl…