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Today I ended up on the wrong side of the Google bot algorithm (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Just about an hour ago, I received an email informing me that my YouTube account was terminated for violations of their "scams, spam, and deceptive content" policy. The email was long winded about how I must've uploaded something or other, or commented spammy/scammy content.

Just one problem: I have never uploaded a video in the 10 years I've had my account. I comment maybe twice a year when I actually have an answer to a question someone asked in the comments. I even paid for Premium for me and my family.

Well, guess I'm screwed because I doubt the appeal robot or whatever actually changes its mind when you submit one.

Glad I at least started deGoogling. This is a very close-to-home reminder of how dependent I am on them for their services.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Almost exactly the same happened to me (though I had uploaded exactly one innocuous video a few months earlier) recently and my appeal was accepted within a couple days

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Good to know. Even if it does get unsuspended, I'm taking it as a wake up call. If that was my gmail account I would've been in a bad situation. I use it for almost everything.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I prefer Microsoft Hotmail as they are way behind Google when it comes to monetisation.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

I'm still using a Hotmail account that I created nearly 30 years ago.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Just a warning on MS email services. I stopped paying for OneDrive and the DAY my sub expired they stopped allowing me to receive or send emails on my linked Outlook and Hotmail email addresses. Not sure whether this same policy applies to stand alone legacy Hotmail accounts, but it’s the same company running the service.

In terms of which company I detest more: I think it’s still Microsoft hands down. At least Google doesn’t suspend send / receive if you stop paying. MS is a dumpster fire of tax evasion, monopoly, and predatory behavior.