Mr. Grinless

Creepypasta narrator, artist and horror lover. Visit Mr. Grinless on YouTube if you dare! youtube.com/channel/UCxfBr…

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Even though I deleted over 100 videos and reformatted my entire channel to be documentary style videos and even used my voice on most of my videos and did stories about my personal family that were true documentary stories I still got rejected after 90 days. Here it is 120 Days and YouTube refuses to watch my video appeal even though in the email that I received said that I could appeal the decision within 21 days and I only have four days left of the 21 days. I'm not asking for a lot I'm just asking for a human to review my video appeal that shows that I completely transformed the channel and that it is 100% authentic and it is not reused content and is transformative with my commentary. Here's the deal even if you do everything that you tube says you still have no transparency and you can lose all of your hard work. YouTube is not safe. I loved making videos but unfortunately I cannot do it for free when I was trying to make a business out of it. Please help me @TeamYouTube @YouTube @nealmohan @youtubecreators @MovieTalkNOW1 @seniorinsight60 @aikidgends Here's my appeal video: youtu.be/Fug3j7ksz0M

I am feeling completely helpless. My channel, “ScalingStories” 125K+ subscribers, is something I have put my heart, time, and livelihood into. @TeamYouTube @YouTube @YouTubeCreators @nealmohan @UpdatesFromYT I have been fighting an “inauthentic content” flag, but my content is not mass-produced, repetitive, or low-effort. Every video is voiced by me, manually edited by me in DaVinci Resolve, and uses background footage recorded by me. Each video takes me around 5–7 hours a day to make. I add my own thoughts, reactions, commentary, entertainment, and personal expression throughout my videos. I also use several custom-drawn avatars to better represent myself during talking segments and convey emotion to my viewers. After I was removed from the YouTube Partner Program on January 27, 2026, I spent three months thoroughly reviewing the guidelines, overhauling my channel, changing my format, and deleting videos that may not have aligned with YPP policies. I rebuilt my channel from January 27 to April 27, 2026, because I wanted to do this the right way. But I was denied again for the same “inauthentic content” policy and told I cannot reapply until July 27, 2026. The most frustrating part is that I feel like I am only getting generic responses instead of a real explanation from a human specialist. If the exact problem is not explained, how am I supposed to fix it? I am asking for a fair, manual review of my current channel. Please do not let months of work, effort, and genuine content creation disappear into an automated loop. Channel: @scalingstories" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@scalingstories #inauthenticcontent #youtube #youtubedemonetization #creatorsupport #youtubecreators #contentcreator #monetization #youtubepartner #fairreview

🚨 YouTube is now pigeonholing demonetized horror creators under its Circumvention Policy. Episode 4 drops tonight at 7:30 PM EST. Link in profile. #YouTube #Horror #Demonetized

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@mrgrinless Ask me again in 90s days 😆

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This is clearly an automated reply. 180 days with no resolution is not something a copy-paste response fixes. I need a real person to look at this case, not a bot. @TeamYouTube Obviously this situation has gotten out of hand where your really effecting maybe millions of people

@1Skilaw Happen to agree. If it was one or two, then ok. But we're well past that.

It really is wild. My channels were demonetized too, and seeing creators from so many different niches getting hit makes it feel like this is not just one isolated mistake. YouTube needs to separate actual spam or mass produced content from real creators with audiences, editing, storytelling, research, voice work, and original decisions behind their videos. The lack of clear explanations is what makes the whole thing feel so broken.

Just wild to continue to see this many human creators continue to get kicked out of the Youtube Partner Program. Shocking, really. #YouTube #Demonetized #Horror

Glad it's helping ⚡️

@DeadNetStudios I'm going to cover that in a future episode because I believe it has now been defined as it pertains to narration channels. Still working it out, but more to come!

The question we are trying to figure out is what is not repetitive. If repetitive equals inauthentic, and inauthentic equals repetitive, the rule starts eating itself. Joseph Campbell’s monomyth shows that most fiction shares the same core patterns. Taken literally, nearly all storytelling is repetitive.

We're not angry enough yet: YouTube CONTINUES To Shaft Their Creators! MASS DEMONETIZATION ISSUE! *RAGE RANT* youtube.com/watch?v=D809ai…

YouTube is now LOOTING 30 million content creators by blocking their payments but keeping all the revenues for itself, according to this:

@EastsideShow Yes, I am aware of dozens of them at this point. More keep happening by the day.

@mrgrinless I was told by my fans that multiple horror narration channels got hit hard by this recent wave?

Hey @youtube @TeamYouTube I still need an actual HUMAN reviewer to reverse this false demonitization of my channel (Eastside Decoded - RPC) and not your A.I. bots with template responses. thanks! I do my own editing, using my own voice, etc Eastside Decoded - RPC channel: youtube.com/channel/UCh7Uy…

@HongKongHorror Any luck yet, Hong Kong?

@TeamYouTube @reneritchie Please, if a real YT team member could just review my channel, I am a real creator, with authentic, original content. I write my own scripts, narrate everything and edit myself. I just keep receiving automated messages. Please help!

"Hey @TeamYouTube, my channel @HongKongHorror was incorrectly flagged for 'Inauthentic Content'. I am trying to submit my Unlisted appeal video appeal to prove my work is human-made, but the 'Start Appeal' button in Studio is glitched. Can you manually review this please?

@JCampbellAuth I've been carrying on about this for days on my channel with no success.

Hey, @TeamYouTube , i know im just a littke channel that doesnt matter, but its been a couple of weeks and im kinda tired of not being paid for the ads you keep running on my channel. Id like an evaluation of my demonitization, ya know, if you can find the time

They demonetized us for using the PODCAST IMPORT FEATURE. They will absolutely destroy your income for using the tools they give you and promote to you.

Is YouTube serious???? 🚨🚨YOUTUBE JUST ADMITTED THEY DON'T EVEN REVIEW YOUR FULL CHANNEL BEFORE DEMONETIZING YOU🚨🚨 45 days ago I got demonetized for 'inauthentic content.' My case was escalated to the internal team for a second time. After two weeks of silence, I got another rejection — where in the SAME email YouTube said my channel was 'reviewed as a whole'... and then one line later admitted that 'reviewers can't check every video.' So which is it? But wait — it gets better. I was demonetized for 'inauthentic content.' But in their latest email they suddenly switched it to 'reused content.' Those are two completely different violations. YouTube can't even keep their story straight. On top of that, despite filing a formal complaint under the EU Digital Services Act, they still refuse to tell me which specific videos violate their policies. I have no idea what to even fix. 🚨🚨🚨Dear YuTube, if your reviewers "supossedly checked" the part of my channel that supposedly BREAK YOUR RULES... why can't you just tell me which part that is? This makes ZERO LOGICAL SENSE🚨🚨🚨 @TeamYouTube @YouTubeCreators @KreekCraft

@EastsideShow @YouTube @TeamYouTube We are in the same situation :( x.com/alittleneko168…