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Re: Our channel on YouTube has been deleted due to “spam and deceptive policies”

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Post by grahamlee »

dsign wrote: post #27

For those that rely on social media, this is probably the biggest upside to there being social media platforms... not all of them will take you down at once. Other than that, this is probably because the content owner has a product called "Switch", and they are not as big and mighty as Nintendo. Makes me think that if you are creating a brand or product name, better use a made-up word

Another company has a store called Super Mario, and the courts are reasonable enough to realize that they don't compete: https://ticotimes.net/2025/01/30/david-vs-goliath-costa-rica...

Re: Our channel on YouTube has been deleted due to “spam and deceptive policies”

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Post by gtsop »

dsign wrote: post #27

For those that rely on social media, this is probably the biggest upside to there being social media platforms... not all of them will take you down at once. Other than that, this is probably because the content owner has a product called "Switch", and they are not as big and mighty as Nintendo. Makes me think that if you are creating a brand or product name, better use a made-up word

I don't buy the switch speculation. Since we have zero info it sounds too arbitrary.

Re: Our channel on YouTube has been deleted due to “spam and deceptive policies”

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Post by chad1n »

Same happened to an app that I published on Play Store, I don't even care that much, I only feel bad for the people that bought the premium version of it. Overall the takeway is that your product is never safe and you shouldn't only rely on these big platforms for marketing/distribution.

Re: Our channel on YouTube has been deleted due to “spam and deceptive policies”

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Post by keepamovin »

The platforms are opaque in their Kafkaesque bureaucratic nonsense.

But equally consistent is the narratives of the deplatformed are presented from one side, 100% victim, 0% responsible.

I know it’s hard when facing a faceless, robotic, powerful enemy - but going full one-side is just playing into the powerless-game framework of the platforms. Step up, own the full spectrum of your choices - and whatever the outcome, it’s more of a learning experience and you’re more empowered - rather than just “right”.

Also engage Black Swan techniques for dealing with abstruse bureaucracies.

Re: Our channel on YouTube has been deleted due to “spam and deceptive policies”

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Post by sschueller »

chad1n wrote: post #33

Same happened to an app that I published on Play Store, I don't even care that much, I only feel bad for the people that bought the premium version of it. Overall the takeway is that your product is never safe and you shouldn't only rely on these big platforms for marketing/distribution.

My appeal is still pending: https://github.com/sschueller/peertube-android/issues/302

Re: Our channel on YouTube has been deleted due to “spam and deceptive policies”

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Post by ai-christianson »

YouTube is still a big platform, but I notice that they've lost their monopoly on hosting and distributing long-form video as of ~a few years ago. IMO the way to look at it now is that all the major social media platforms are video platforms. X, insta, TikTok, etc. all allow posting long videos directly to the platform.

Re: Our channel on YouTube has been deleted due to “spam and deceptive policies”

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Post by piva00 »

chad1n wrote: post #33

Same happened to an app that I published on Play Store, I don't even care that much, I only feel bad for the people that bought the premium version of it. Overall the takeway is that your product is never safe and you shouldn't only rely on these big platforms for marketing/distribution.

It bothers me a lot the ideological hatred for regulations commonly found on HN. This is exactly a showcase why regulations for digital markets/marketplaces need to exist.

We simply cannot trust huge platforms to care about the small to medium developers, people who are essentially powerless against a behemoth like Google or Apple. You get your app taken down, your account locked and the only recourse left would be spending six to seven figures in lawyers while risking losing the case altogether.

It's disgusting.

Re: Our channel on YouTube has been deleted due to “spam and deceptive policies”

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Post by ajsnigrutin »

ai-christianson wrote: post #37

YouTube is still a big platform, but I notice that they've lost their monopoly on hosting and distributing long-form video as of ~a few years ago. IMO the way to look at it now is that all the major social media platforms are video platforms. X, insta, TikTok, etc. all allow posting long videos directly to the platform.

Youtube still has the monopoly for "outside users". Most other platforms force you to create an account to view the video, even the ones that historically didn't (ahem, twitter).

Imagine you sold a product for general popularion, and wanted to publish a tutorial video somewhere online... except for self-hosting it, youtube is the only viable option, sadly.

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