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Re: YouTube suspends Google accounts of Markiplier's viewers for minor emote spam

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oh wow! there must be more backstory to this. finding it hard to believe that whole google accounts got suspended for spamming a youtube video chat!

This is why I avoid as many google properties as possible. Who even knows what actions might get my Gmail account disabled. And when they do, there’s no chance of their support system fixing it. The ban bot decided a rule was violated, and when reviewing its decision the ban bot unsurprisingly decides the same thing on appeal.

So no, I’m not going to start shopping with Google Wallet no matter how many coupon offers they send me.

Re: YouTube suspends Google accounts of Markiplier's viewers for minor emote spam

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post #7

Spamming on the internet gets you suspended? Long overdue.

Some black box algorithm deciding you're spamming getting your GMail, Google Drive, Photos, etc. banned for an unknowable period of time, combined with Google's amazing customer service, is a different story than some forum moderator suspending you forspamming.

Re: YouTube suspends Google accounts of Markiplier's viewers for minor emote spam

#9

I wish platforms like Facebook and YouTube would stop pretending they can build “communities” with one billion people.

Yes communities is the wrong word. They are just YouTube viewers, the people watching are not united in a common purpose and may be watching for many different reasons. Youtubers are just mass market celebrity like it's always been. Some of them are barely 'creators'.

Re: YouTube suspends Google accounts of Markiplier's viewers for minor emote spam

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post #7

Spamming on the internet gets you suspended? Long overdue.

having fun spamming stuff in livestream chats is very much a part of livestream chat culture.

at the very least, getting your entire Google account banned over it is completely insane.

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