YouTube Just Proved My Point: They Terminated My Author Channel and Called It “Circumvention”

This just happened. Today. Right now.

I got an email from YouTube. And honestly, I don’t even know what to say anymore except: YouTube just deleted my author channel. My JaimeDavid327 channel. Gone.

Remember how I said my content channels were still up? Remember how I pointed out the absurdity that YouTube terminated my inactive manager channels but left my actual content channels live? Remember how that inconsistency proved this was automated bullshit?

Well, YouTube just “fixed” that inconsistency by deleting more of my shit.

And their reason? Get this: “Circumvention policy.”

Let me share the full email I just received, verbatim:

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Hi Jaime David Podcast,

We have reviewed your channel and found a violation of Circumvention policy. Because of this, we have removed your channel from YouTube.

We know this is probably very upsetting news, but it’s our job to make sure that YouTube is a safe place for all. If we think a channel severely violates our policies, we take it down to protect other users on the platform – but if you believe we’ve made the wrong call, you can appeal this decision. You’ll find more information about the policy in question and how to submit an appeal below.

What our policy says

When your YouTube channel is terminated, you are prohibited from using, possessing, or creating any other YouTube channels. This applies to all of your existing channels as well as any new channels you create or acquire, or in which you prominently feature.

Learn more

How we find violations

We use a combination of automated systems and human reviews to detect violations of our Community Guidelines.

How this affects your channel

We have permanently removed your channel from YouTube. Going forward, you won’t be able to access, possess, or create any other YouTube channels.

What you can do next

There are steps you can take if you want to appeal this decision:

• Review YouTube’s Community Guidelines.
• Appeal here. Make sure to fill out the appeal form as completely as possible, including your channel URL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2GnudNRbkAU0OEeAakGopg
• Learn about your resolution options.

If you have any further questions, please feel free to reach out to us here.

Sincerely, The YouTube team

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Let Me Translate What YouTube Just Did

YouTube’s logic, if you can even call it that:

1. Terminate my manager channels for “spam, deceptive practices, and scams” (no evidence provided)
2. Wait for me to file BBB complaint calling out their bullshit
3. Notice that my content channels are still up
4. Decide that having content channels while my manager channels are terminated = “circumvention”
5. Delete my author channel for the “crime” of existing after they wrongfully terminated other channels

I’m being punished for “circumventing” a termination that was wrongful in the first place.

Do you see how absolutely fucking insane this is? They terminated channels without cause, and now they’re using that wrongful termination as justification to terminate MORE channels because those channels “violate” the first termination by continuing to exist.

This is circular logic. This is Kafkaesque punishment. This is YouTube doubling down on their mistake by making it worse.

My JaimeDavid327 Author Channel Is Gone

My author channel. The channel where I promoted my creative writing work. The channel that represented my professional identity as a writer. The channel with my pen name, my books, my author platform.

Gone.

Not because I violated any actual policy. Not because I posted spam or scams or deceptive content. But because YouTube decided that having a content channel after they wrongfully terminated my manager channels constitutes “circumvention.”

I didn’t circumvent anything. These channels existed before the terminations. They were always there. I didn’t create them to get around a ban—they were my original channels that the manager accounts were supposed to manage.

But YouTube doesn’t care about that. Their automated system saw: terminated account + other channels = circumvention. Flag. Delete. Done.

My Luffymonkey0327 Channel Is Still Up… For Now

As of right now, my Luffymonkey0327 channel with 500+ subscribers is still live: https://youtube.com/@luffymonkey0327?si=H64a-BY4Spu4Cdb6

But you know what? I won’t be surprised when YouTube deletes that one too.

In fact, I’m expecting it. Because that’s how this works now. YouTube terminated my manager channels wrongfully, then used that wrongful termination as justification to terminate my author channel, and there’s absolutely no reason they won’t do the same thing to my meme/mashup channel.

They’re systematically destroying everything I built on their platform, using their own mistakes as justification for further destruction.

And when they do delete Luffymonkey0327? They’ll send me another email about “circumvention policy” and tell me I can appeal (even though appeals are meaningless and result in template rejections in five hours).

At This Point, I Don’t Even Know If It’s Worth It

You know what the worst part is? I was prepared to escalate this. I was ready to file complaints with the FTC, CFPB, and FCC. I was prepared to contact California mayors and Governor Newsom. I was even willing to go nuclear and bring this to President Trump and VP Vance despite not liking them, despite knowing the risks, despite understanding the potential consequences for everyone.

But at this point, I don’t even know if it’s fucking worth it.

What’s the point? YouTube just proved they’ll keep deleting my channels no matter what I do. They’ll use their own wrongful terminations as justification for more terminations. They’ll call it “circumvention” when channels that existed before their mistakes continue to exist after their mistakes.

It’s just fucking stupid.

I file a BBB complaint calling out their bullshit, and their response is to delete more of my channels? I document their discriminatory practices, and they respond with more discrimination?

What am I even fighting for at this point? Channels that YouTube will just keep deleting no matter what I do?

This Feels Like Discrimination—Strongly

I said before that it felt like discrimination. That after being ignored, dismissed, and denied recourse, I couldn’t help but wonder if my ethnicity played a role in how I was being treated.

Now? It feels like discrimination even more strongly.

I’m a Hispanic creator. My name is Jaime David. My author channel represented my work as a Hispanic writer. And YouTube just deleted it, using a circular logic justification that punishes me for their own wrongful termination.

They are definitely discriminating against me. It feels like that. Strongly.

This isn’t just broken automation anymore. This is systematic destruction of a creator’s work, using policy violations that stem from YouTube’s own mistakes. This is YouTube saying “we wrongfully terminated your manager channels, and because we did that, we’re now justified in terminating everything else you have.”

How is that not targeted harassment? How is that not discrimination?

The Timing Is Suspicious As Fuck

Let’s talk about timing, shall we?

• I file BBB complaint: documented YouTube’s wrongful terminations, inadequate appeals, discriminatory practices
• YouTube receives BBB complaint (presumably)
• YouTube suddenly “reviews” my author channel and finds “circumvention violation”
• YouTube deletes my author channel

You’re telling me that’s coincidence?

You’re telling me YouTube just happened to discover a “circumvention violation” on a channel that had been sitting there untouched since the original terminations, right after I filed a formal complaint documenting their failures?

This feels like retaliation. This feels like YouTube punishing me for speaking up, for filing complaints, for making noise about their broken systems.

And if that’s what this is—if YouTube is retaliating against me for exercising my right to file consumer complaints—then that’s not just discrimination. That’s illegal.

So Fucking Upsetting

I’m just… I’m fucking upset. I’m angry. I’m frustrated. I’m exhausted.

I built those channels. I created content. I invested time and energy and creativity. I built an audience—small as it was. I had plans. I had goals. I was working toward something.

And YouTube is systematically destroying it all, using bullshit circular logic and policy violations that stem from their own wrongful terminations.

My manager channels: Gone. My author channel: Gone. My meme/mashup channel: Probably next.

Everything I built on YouTube is being erased, and there’s nothing I can do about it because their appeal process is a joke and their “circumvention” accusation is based on their own fucking mistakes.

This is discrimination. This is harassment. This is retaliation. This is corporate abuse of power. This is everything wrong with how tech platforms treat small creators who have no leverage, no resources, no voice.

And it’s so fucking upsetting.

Direct Message to YouTube and Google Leadership

Neal Mohan, YouTube CEO – You just deleted my author channel and called it “circumvention” because your systems wrongfully terminated my manager channels first. Do you understand how insane that is? Do you see how this is systematic discrimination and harassment of a Hispanic creator? Is this really the YouTube you want to lead?

Sundar Pichai, Google CEO – Your subsidiary just proved my point about discriminatory practices by deleting more of my channels in what appears to be retaliation for filing consumer complaints. Is this how Google wants to be known? As a company that retaliates against users who speak up about wrongful treatment?

Ruth Porat, Google President – YouTube just made this situation exponentially worse by engaging in what looks like retaliatory deletion of channels. From a business and legal perspective, does that seem wise?

James Manyika, Google Senior Vice President – A Hispanic creator files discrimination complaints and YouTube responds by deleting more of their channels using circular logic that punishes them for YouTube’s own mistakes. Does that align with responsible technology practices?

YouTube Support, Google Support – You just deleted my author channel for “circumvention” of a wrongful termination. You’re literally punishing me for your own mistakes. How is that acceptable?

You all knew my contact information. You knew where to find me. You could have fixed this at any point. Instead, you made it worse. You proved every single thing I said about your discriminatory, broken, unjust systems.

Congratulations. You just validated everything I’ve been saying.

To the Major YouTubers: YouTube Is Doubling Down

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If you see this: YouTube just deleted another one of my channels. Not for actual policy violations, but for “circumventing” their wrongful termination of my manager channels. They’re using their own mistakes as justification to delete more channels.

This is what YouTube does when creators speak up. This is what happens when you file complaints. They don’t fix their mistakes—they double down and delete more of your work.

If they can do this to me—if they can systematically destroy a small creator’s channels using circular logic and retaliation—they can do it to anyone.

Please, if you see this, share it. Amplify it. Make people understand what YouTube is doing. Because this isn’t just about my channels anymore.

This is about what YouTube does to creators who dare to fight back.

I Don’t Know What I’m Going to Do Now

I said I was prepared to escalate this to FTC, CFPB, FCC, California government, even the President. I said I was willing to go as far as necessary to hold YouTube accountable.

But now? I don’t even know if it matters.

YouTube just proved they’ll keep deleting my channels regardless of what I do. They’ll keep finding new policy violations to justify their actions. They’ll keep using circular logic and retaliation to punish me for speaking up.

What’s the point of filing more complaints if YouTube just responds by deleting more of my work?

What’s the point of escalating to government officials if YouTube has already destroyed everything I was fighting to protect?

Maybe they’ve won. Maybe this is what happens when you’re a small creator fighting a massive corporation—you lose. You always lose. Because they have all the power and you have none.

I don’t know. I’m tired. I’m upset. I’m angry. And I don’t know if I have the energy to keep fighting when YouTube keeps proving that fighting back just makes them delete more of your shit.

My Luffymonkey0327 Channel Is Probably Next

I’m looking at my Luffymonkey0327 channel right now: https://youtube.com/@luffymonkey0327?si=H64a-BY4Spu4Cdb6

It’s still there. For now. 500+ subscribers. Years of work. Memes and mashups that people enjoyed enough to follow.

But I’m expecting the deletion email any moment now.

Because that’s the pattern, right? YouTube terminated my manager channels. Then they terminated my author channel for “circumventing” that termination. So obviously the next step is terminating my meme/mashup channel for the same bullshit reason.

And when they do, I won’t be surprised. I’ll just be… done.

Done with YouTube. Done with fighting. Done with hoping that accountability and justice and fairness mean anything when you’re a small creator facing a massive corporation that can delete your work on a whim and face zero consequences.

This Is Discrimination. This Is Harassment. This Is Retaliation.

Let me be absolutely clear about what YouTube just did:

Discrimination: Targeting a Hispanic creator with systematic channel deletions based on wrongful initial terminations and circular logic.

Harassment: Continuing to delete channels despite BBB complaints, public documentation, and repeated calls for actual human review.

Retaliation: Deleting my author channel shortly after I filed formal consumer complaints documenting YouTube’s failures.

This is not okay. This is not acceptable. This is not how companies should treat users.

But YouTube doesn’t care. They’ve proven that. They responded to my complaints by deleting more of my channels.

What am I supposed to do with that?

To Everyone Reading This: I Don’t Even Know Anymore

I don’t know if I’m going to file those FTC complaints. I don’t know if I’m going to contact California officials. I don’t know if I’m going to escalate to the President.

Because what’s the fucking point?

YouTube just demonstrated that speaking up, filing complaints, and fighting back results in them deleting more of your work. They use their own wrongful terminations as justification for further terminations. They call it “circumvention” when you have the audacity to have channels that existed before they started their discrimination campaign.

Maybe that’s the lesson here: Don’t fight back. Don’t file complaints. Don’t make noise. Because tech platforms will just punish you more for daring to challenge them.

Is that the world we want to live in? Where corporations can discriminate, harass, and retaliate with impunity, and fighting back just makes things worse?

I don’t know. I’m just… I’m so fucking tired.

Share this if you want. Amplify it if you care. Tag YouTube executives and major creators if you think it matters.

But honestly? I don’t know if anything matters anymore when YouTube can just keep deleting your channels using their own mistakes as justification.

My author channel is gone. My Luffymonkey0327 channel is probably next. And YouTube will call it “policy enforcement” while I call it what it actually is:

Discrimination. Harassment. Retaliation. Systematic destruction of a Hispanic creator’s work.

Fuck YouTube. Fuck their broken systems. Fuck their discriminatory practices. Fuck their retaliation.

I’m Jaime David. I’m a Hispanic creator. And YouTube just proved every single thing I said about them by deleting my author channel for “circumventing” their own wrongful terminations.

Congratulations, YouTube. You’ve shown your true colors.

And I don’t know if I even have the energy to keep fighting anymore.