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

Automated moderation, “AI decision laundering,” and no recourse

• Many comments describe YouTube/Meta/Google Play bans as largely automated, with “appeal” flows that are instantly and opaquely denied by bots.
• People recount accounts being hacked, misused for spam, then permanently banned with no way to present evidence or reach a human.
• The IBM line “a computer can never be held accountable” is discussed: some see it as a warning that’s being ignored; others note this is just a new form of old bureaucratic buck‑passing.
• Several argue that automation gives platforms an “unaccountability machine”: companies can blame “the system” while avoiding responsibility.

Power imbalance and platform dependence

• Many see this as another example of tech giants wielding arbitrary power over livelihoods, especially creators and small developers.
• There’s debate over whether such platforms should face stronger regulation or punitive damages for wrongful takedowns versus having absolute freedom to host or delete anything.
• Some insist platforms are legally akin to publishers who can stop “publishing your book” at will; others argue that at YouTube’s scale and market dominance, that analogy breaks and public‑interest rules should apply.

Risk management for creators and developers

• Multiple creators report abrupt YouTube/Play Store deletions with no prior strikes, and appeals going nowhere.
• Suggested mitigations: always keep independent backups, maintain a primary self‑hosted site, and treat YouTube and similar platforms as secondary distribution/CDNs.
• Advice to maintain multiple backup channels/accounts is criticized as both impractical (hard to migrate audiences) and dangerous (Google bans by association; unique app IDs can’t be reused).

Quality of enforcement vs actual spam/scams

• Commenters highlight the irony that legitimate channels are removed for “spam or deceptive practices” while obvious crypto scams, fraudulent health ads, and other deceptive ads continue to run.

Speculation on cause and eventual outcome

• Speculative causes include name collisions (e.g., product called “Switch”), mass reporting, hacks, or competitor abuse of reporting tools; none are confirmed and the trigger remains unclear.
• Several expect YouTube to quietly restore the channel once the issue gains attention on external platforms.
• An update notes that the channel has in fact been restored, underscoring that public outcry sometimes substitutes for real support.