Had a monetized channel removed for "cirmventing violation policy"

[yassine ogy]

Woke up to some devastating news today.


My main channel, the one that actually earns money, was terminated. I’m almost certain everything on it was clean and within the rules. While trying to figure out what happened, I realized YouTube likely flagged it as a circumvention attempt because they had previously banned a small channel I made last year. That one had a single commentary video, about 200 views, and zero subs.


I’m pretty pessimistic about getting this resolved, but I’d like to know if anyone here has dealt with something similar. What are my options? Should I try to get YouTube to treat the second channel as separate and restore it? Or should I focus on appealing the main channel ban, hoping that would automatically fix the issue with the smaller one? I don’t even think the first channel violated anything, it was just low-effort and not very interesting.

 

[Flickkaa]

Woke up to some devastating news today.


My main channel, the one that actually earns money, was terminated. I’m almost certain everything on it was clean and within the rules. While trying to figure out what happened, I realized YouTube likely flagged it as a circumvention attempt because they had previously banned a small channel I made last year. That one had a single commentary video, about 200 views, and zero subs.


I’m pretty pessimistic about getting this resolved, but I’d like to know if anyone here has dealt with something similar. What are my options? Should I try to get YouTube to treat the second channel as separate and restore it? Or should I focus on appealing the main channel ban, hoping that would automatically fix the issue with the smaller one? I don’t even think the first channel violated anything, it was just low-effort and not very interesting.

Appeal your main channel directly, clearly showing its separate from the old one.Meanwhile, consider a backup channel so your content and earnings arent fully lost.

 

[manogly]

Document everything about your main channel ownership, content originality, and past compliance. Submit a detailed appeal explaining its independent from the older channel and your smaller channel ready as a temporary place for uploads just in case.

 

[SocialSantana]

Submit a clear appeal with proof your main channel is independent. Having a secondary channel ready can help maintain your presence while waiting for a resolution.