YouTube Monetization Ban: 3-Month Penalty Turns Permanent | Creator Appeal
Policy Contradiction and Unjust Escalation: Serving the Three-Month Penalty Only to Face a Permanent Monetization Ban.
This is a formal and urgent appeal from a loyal content creator with over a decade of activity within the Google and YouTube ecosystem. After successfully reaching the monetization threshold through two years of dedicated work, my channel faced a temporary, three-month monetization suspension due to a minor, unintentional content violation. The suspension was officially mandated to expire on November 14. However, despite fully serving this penalty period, I have been inexplicably issued a notification that the channel’s monetization has been permanently disabled. This ruling is in direct conflict with your initial judgment and institutional standards. I urge the leadership to intervene immediately: YouTube & Google: Don’t be evil and do the right thing!
Background and Chronology of the Issue
Acknowledgment and My Role in the Ecosystem
Dear Google, your platforms have been a transformative force, offering vital opportunities for personal and professional growth globally. I am a dedicated content creator who has leveraged the YouTube partner program to share expertise, contributing positively to the ecosystem. My channel’s long-standing history is a testament to this commitment.
The Timeline: Suspension and Communication Failure
The permanent ban ruling follows a confusing series of events that began with a temporary penalty:
- The Initial Ruling: Due to a single, unintentional violation related to a news-related video, YouTube issued a formal notice suspending monetization for three months, set to end on November 14.
- Failure to Reactivate: On November 14, monetization was not restored. After contacting the YouTube Chat Support team, I was informed the review would take longer.
- Communication Block: Immediately following this conversation, the online chat support option was inexplicably disabled for my account, cutting off direct communication. My public appeal on the Google Community forums (Link: https://support.google.com/youtube/thread/388649243?hl=fa) received no response.
- The Final, Contradictory Notice: I was finally notified, via a communication from the YouTube team on the X platform, that the channel’s monetization feature had been permanently disabled.
Grounds for Immediate Appeal and Permanent Monetization Reversal
The final decision is fundamentally flawed due to severe inconsistencies and disproportionality.
Contradiction with the Initial Official Ruling
The permanent ban directly violates YouTube’s initial official announcement of a three-month suspension. The platform compelled me to serve a time-bound penalty under the promise of reinstatement.
Disproportionate Penalty for a Single, Unintentional Error
My channel’s monetization was disabled permanently based on a single, isolated incident. This judgment fails to consider my channel’s entire decade-long history of overall compliance.
Precedent: YouTube’s History of Acknowledging and Correcting Past Errors
I am appealing based on institutional precedent. YouTube has previously corrected a major error concerning my account, admitting its mistake and restoring my full access after a wrongful two-year restriction. This history confirms that the system is susceptible to error, and I trust that the leadership will apply integrity to review and correct this current, highly destructive ruling.
The Final Request and Expected Actions
I respectfully and urgently implore the senior team at YouTube and Google to consider the detailed timeline and arguments presented above. I request that the permanent suspension ruling be revoked and that the following two actions be taken immediately:
- Immediate Reactivation of Channel Monetization and restoration of my channel to the YouTube Partner Program.
- Calculation and Compensation of Lost Earnings (Lost Earnings) resulting from the failure to reactivate monetization after the expiry date of November 14, conditional upon the channel’s monetization status being successfully restored.
Respectfully Submitted,
Mehdi Mohammadi Dehghani
End Title:
YouTube’s Broken Promise: My 3-Month ‘Temporary’ Ban Became a Permanent Monetization Nightmare
