Your YouTube channel was flourishing. You were posting amazing videos, you got thousands of subscribers, you were able to earn a lot of money from monetisation and brand deals. But then, it all came crashing down with an email from YouTube stating that your channel has been suspended.
1. Introduction to termination and suspendion of Youtube channel
If your channel is terminated, you will get an email explaining the reason for the termination. If your YouTube channel is terminated, you are prohibited from circumventing the termination— or allowing others to use your channel to bypass their termination— by using or creating any other YouTube channels.
This applies to all of your existing channels, any new channels you create or acquire, and any channels in which you are repeatedly or prominently featured.
Participants of the YouTube Partner Program are no longer entitled to earn any revenue if their channel is terminated. We may also withhold unpaid earnings and refund advertisers or viewers for purchases where appropriate and possible.
If your channel is terminated, you can no longer download your YouTube content. However, you do maintain the ability to download your Google data. Learn how to download your Google data.
2. Reasons of Termination and Sustension of YouTube channel
According to YouTube, a user’s channel or account may be terminated if there is a repeated violation of the community guidelines or terms of service across any form of content.
This might include repeatedly posting abusive, hateful and harassing videos or comments.
In addition, a single case of severe abuse such as predatory behavior, spam or pornography is a cause for termination.
Further, the platform notes that dedication to a policy violation like hate speech, harassment or impersonation causes the termination of the account or channel.
If a channel is terminated due to copyright infringement claims and the user thinks the claims are incorrect, YouTube allows them to file a counter notification.
A counter notification is a legal request for YouTube to reinstate content that was removed due to a copyright removal request.
Before submitting the notification, the user must ensure that they own the original content and have all the rights to it.
They should have an evidence if they have used someone else’s copyrighted work.
“If the use of copyright-protected material in a video qualifies as a copyright exception, then the video is considered lawful and non-infringing,” reads the notice.
3. Appeal against channel termination
A counter notification is a legal request for YouTube to reinstate content that was removed due to a copyright removal request.
Before submitting the notification, the user must ensure that they own the original content and have all the rights to it.
They should have an evidence if they have used someone else’s copyrighted work.
“If the use of copyright-protected material in a video qualifies as a copyright exception, then the video is considered lawful and non-infringing,” reads the notice.
However, if none of the considerations apply to their content, the user should wait for 90 days for the copyright strike to expire.
“This process is still available for creators with terminated channels, but the counter notification webform will be inaccessible. You may also submit a counter notification via email, fax, or postal mail,” reads the notice.
“Do not submit false information. Misuse of our processes, such as submitting fraudulent documentation, may result in the termination of your account or other legal consequences.”
4. Things you need to do after recovery
- Backup your data
- Re-connect your channel to Adsense (if monetized)
- Re Apply for monetization (if eligible for monetization)
- Review community guidelines
- Learn refresher courses of Youtube strikes and Warning.
