Fantasy Images

In the last 1.5 months YouTube: Demonetized me Reinstated me after a video appeal Sent me the 100k YouTube Plaque Demonetized me again Removed 2 of my videos, both appeals rejected but later reinstated Took back my payment for the previous month I documented everything in this video 👇 @TeamYouTube after all this, I think I deserve a fair review of my demonetization case.

@stevenyjsong Oh, I didn't expect to see you in the comment section! 😄 I followed your story and your video actually motivated me to make my own. 💪

@fantasy_images This is madness.

In the last 1.5 months YouTube: Demonetized me Reinstated me after a video appeal Sent me the 100k YouTube Plaque Demonetized me again Removed 2 of my videos, both appeals rejected but later reinstated Took back my payment for the previous month I documented everything in this video 👇 @TeamYouTube after all this, I think I deserve a fair review of my demonetization case.

Harry Spotter 7 - Order of the Pharmacy

@JasconiusGames @heelvsbabyface Oh wow this is an old post 😂

@aipostate @heelvsbabyface Got you lookin' like you could be in the next Harry Spotter. youtube.com/watch?v=w2eW6j…

Day off from the gym didn’t go according to plan. Haha. Love it!!

Converting AI haters one at a time

I understand, and I appreciate you engaging on this. There are many different creators out there navigating this in the dark right now. It would mean a lot if YouTube provided more clarity - not just automated support emails, but actual human reviewers who can look at each case individually. Every creator's situation is different, and a one-size-fits-all approach doesn't reflect that. I received my YouTube plaque just a few weeks ago, and then this came out of nowhere. At the very least, a grace period would help - so creators can adapt while staying in YPP, rather than being cut off overnight.

@fantasy_images You're right. Parody content has been a big part of YT for years. And I know a lot of work goes into making these videos. I'm just advising you to rethink your strategy. Monetization is not a god-given right.

We checked in with YouTube about the demonetization issues impacting the Gen AI creator community. They are continuing efforts to reduce repetitive, spammy content so more original, story-driven work can rise. The system isn’t perfect, so if you were flagged incorrectly, appeal. That feedback helps improve things over time. There’s a wave of bold, original work coming from AI creators right now, and we will continue to advocate for you.

I've been making movie parodies for 3 years - that's how I got into YPP in the first place, with zero copyright issues throughout. When I was flagged for reused content a month ago, I appealed with a video showing my full workflow and got approved. Parody content has never triggered a copyright strike for me, and making parodies on YouTube has always been a thing. My current suspension is for "mass produced content" - yet my latest 6-minute video has a comment section full of people noting how much effort went into it. That doesn't sound like mass-produced content to me.

@fantasy_images Your channel is 90% adaptations of copyrighted IP. I would not count on YouTube monetization if this is your strategy.

@minhsmind @YouTube @KNGMKRlabs @Google Thanks for sharing. Just to confirm I also got hit with demonetization.

How is @YouTube letting this fly and is blocking @KNGMKRlabs’s original work? YouTube needs to work this basic stuff out. Parody and original work should both be covered. @Google literally produces their own AI video model. They need to work out how these things can be shared in a way that protects non-AI creators and AI creators both. youtube.com/watch?v=cHFH39…

@TeamYouTube Hey I replied to your DM.

@fantasy_images Checking on this for you!

Hello @TeamYouTube Now my video got falsely flagged for nudity over a Patreon credits screen with text on it. This is clearly an automated error. Channel: Fantasy Images

Hello @TeamYouTube I still don't have an answer as to why 3 weeks ago a human reviewer reinstated my channel after carefully reviewing my channel and my content. They confirmed my channel is good for YouTube Partnership. BUT This week I got demonetized again and they confirmed that a human reviewer watched my channel. My only question: If there is so much inconsistency between the team how do I know what to change? Case: [4-5177000040507]

@TeamYouTube Also on March 10th a human reviewer reinstated my channel after carefully reviewing my content and videos. What exactly changed since then that I got demonetized again and my appeal got rejected? I need a REAL human review.

Hello @TeamYouTube My channel got demonetized as 'the content seems like it has been mass produced'. I edit for weeks, write my own scripts, and work with real artists who produce the music. My series Harry Spotter has 28.3 million views across 7 episodes. YouTube's own Ask Studio tool said about my channel: "Your work demonstrates a unique creative fingerprint. The humor, the timing, and the specific vision that makes Fantasy Images what it is clearly come from you." At the same time my new video got a nudity policy warning over white text on a black screen thanking my Patreon supporter. I need a REAL human review."

@SanYaHillR Congratz! 🙂 So there is hope... 😅

Как вы знаете, YouTube заблокировал мой канал из-за отметки 'Inauthentic'. Но сегодня я хочу сказать огромное спасибо всем вам, а особенно тем, кто помогал мне в этом процессе. Мы это сделали! Мой канал официально возвращен. Если у кого-то из вас возникли подобные проблемы с каналом, обращайтесь — я готов помочь вам вернуть ваш контент и монетизацию!

@AngryDuck_HQ Can sum it up in 1 picture 🤣

@fantasy_images Why do people keep using YouTube?

YouTube demonetized my channel last month. I appealed with a video (shown below) showing my creative process. They reinstated me 2 days later and said: "We're happy to share that your YouTube Partner Program appeal was successful, and your channel can continue to monetize. Our team carefully reviewed both your content and your video appeal. Your appeal helped us better understand how you create your videos, your content strategy, and your channel's brand." 3 weeks later I got demonetized again. Reason: looks mass produced. No video appeal option this time and got rejected. Both months of earnings clawed back straight away. I started making AI videos back in 2023. My older videos may look basic by today's standards but in 2023 that was the peak of what AI could do. But at the time it was new and unique. I got reaction from Asmongold, another creator who used the same tools and made Harry Potter Balenciaga videos got attention from Joe Rogan and Elon Musk. I always pushed the quality as far as the technology allowed. I write every script myself. The humour and story is entirely mine. I uploaded Harry Spotter 7 as an unlisted video so the YouTube team can view it and see how much effort I put into it and how much changed in the last 3 years. It's a 6 minute video that took me 3 weeks to make. @TeamYouTube

Hello @TeamYouTube My channel Fantasy Images got demonetized for repetitive and mass produced content. I have just uploaded the 7th episode of Harry Spotter - my parody series that has been watched by millions, with 7.8M views on the first episode alone. 3 weeks ago I got demonetized and a human reviewer decided to reinstate me. Now I got demonetized again. I would like to have a human reviewer once again.

Ask Studio inside YouTube Studio got my back 😂

I have just posted my video appeal that got my monetization back 3 weeks ago. Just to get demonetized again. I don't even understand what I need to change. The YouTube team reviewed my content and my whole channel and put me back to the Partner Program. If a human reviewer was fine with my content 3 weeks ago how do I know what to change?

If you get hit with inauthentic, lose appeal and make original content... You should make a lf vid breaking down your situation and be persistent with posts on X. Join YT communities to run up your posts. Going viral skyrockets chances of getting reinstated.