Kevin in ABQ

Update from the fine folks at @TeamYouTube They still told me absolutely nothing about why the channel was removed. Keep in mind that I had 0 strikes and had streamed over 1,000 things without issue Apparently, despite my channel saying it’s commentary on football, and the streams saying as much, YouTube, after careful consideration, decided that my channel will not be reinstated They have given me no reason or explanation as to why, only to say that it violated their policies on spam, deceptive practices, and scam According to the spam policy, here are the 9 ways that a channel can violate this policy 1) ENGAGEMENT MANIPULATION This is when you get viewbots, offer rewards for subs, or do a sub-for-sub scheme. I have never engaged in this 2) FAKE ENGAGEMENT This is when you post high volumes of low effort, repetitive polls. I have never engaged in this. I use the community tab to ask my audience who wins each game, and to let them know my streaming schedule 3) COMMENT SPAM This is when you make comments on other videos that are identical and low effort. I make *maybe* one comment a week on other channels pertaining to their actual video. It’s not this 4) OFF-PLATFORM DIVERSION Content created to drive users to external sites. I have never done this. All my stuff is on YouTube. The irony is so many other channels illegally show games and get you to click a link to watch the full game on their site 5) DETECTION EVASION Intentionally trying to bypass abuse detection by mirroring something. Again, I have never done this. 100% of my streams are me commentating the game like a radio broadcast with my face in the forefront at all times 6) AUTOMATED OR SYNTHETIC MASS PRODUCTION Using AI tools to put out a ton of content with minimal changes. Mass producing videos. I don’t do this. I don’t use AI. I stream one game at a time, and everything is done by me 7) SCRAPED CONTENT Reposting material from other sites. I’ve never done this. My streams are my face and are live 8) SCAMS Trying to steal private data, among other things. Again, I’ve never done this. I literally just commentate sporting events 9) MALICIOUS CLICKBAIT Using misleading titles and thumbnails to trick users into clicking on a video that doesn’t deliver what it was promised. The thumbnail of my videos says “live play by play and reaction.” The titles say the same thing. I have never, not once, shown a game on stream, because I am not allowed to because I know copyright law, and have never advertised that I can do that. I am doing what the entire sports commentary community does, including people that you gave plaques to and verified So, if it’s not one of those 9 things, and if you’ve never told me specifically what I did wrong or how I violated it, then how is my channel now gone? I will pursue legal action against YouTube. Enough is enough. I will get my channel back, recoup any and all lost wages, and get this sorted out