
Dead Net Studios
334 posts









"Neal Mohan's rogue AI" just rolls off the tongue. I'm going to start calling it that.



We see you, Dave. Don't give up, Dave. You can resubmit your appeal in 90 days, Dave.



One screenshot. YouTube's own dashboard. Same channel, within two days Three days ago YouTube demonetised my channel of 154 episodes for "inauthentic content - mass produced." My appeal came back denied yesterday. The same week, YouTube's own analytics tool generated this assessment of my latest episode: "performing exceptionally well... an outlier in the best possible way." I've spent 3 years, working 50-70 hours per week building a serialised D&D campaign in an original world, with an audience of 1,250+ paying supporters across BOTH YouTube + Patreon, 500 of whom are now being cut off from supporting what they love, losing membership badges they've held for 2+ years. If nothing else, this is unfair to them, and the damage is done. The denial cites "similar template across multiple videos" as the reason. That criteria applies to every podcast, every gameplay channel, every long-form actual play show on YouTube. I'd genuinely like to understand what specifically distinguishes my work from the formats YouTube actively recommends. The denial also says I can reapply in 90 days "after making changes." But the same email says they can't tell me which videos triggered the decision. You can't fix what you can't identify. And at the risk of repeating myself, what good does that do for the woman who has been with the channel for 1 year 8 months, or the man for 2 years 5 months? Nothing. They're two of the 500 people now being cut off from supporting work they love, through no decision of their own. Or mine. To @TeamYouTube - please open this case for human review. Every cited claim has been addressed with evidence in the replies below. To my audience - please be respectful and polite if you engage. The work continues. I'll see you all Friday on Patreon. - Lewis / TheAIGuy (7 receipts in replies. Audio. Cinematic. Editing. Performance. Audience. Music licensing. The broken process.)













to the creator who feels like giving up: don't, we see you




Creators are, and always will be, at the core of everything we do. They are the new stars and studios, redefining entertainment and building next-generation media companies. At last week’s @YouTube Creator Summit in Ojai, we brought our creator community together to share ideas, learn from each other, and talk about the future of the creator economy. Thank you to every creator who joined us and to the YouTube team who pulled together an inspiring summit.

Right now, the next best step is to make changes to your content based on the feedback given to you. We understand that this wasn't the outcome you were expecting with your channel's suspension from YPP, but you can check your Studio's Earn tab to know when you can reapply Also, keep in mind that YouTube might also place ads on videos in channels not in the YouTube Partner Program. More about it here: goo.gle/4ueprzf







