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Strikes and warnings
Three strikes, and the clock nobody explains.
A strike restricts uploading for a week, expires in ninety days, and three inside that window ends the channel. What the notice rarely makes clear is which moment in which video did it, or what a compliant version would look like — so the only safe response is to upload less, which is the actual effect.
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Appeals that never reach a human2026-08-07
How to tell whether your appeal ever reached a human — and what to do when it didn't
A rejection that arrives in under a minute, or at the same time of day every time, or in wording identical to someone else's, was decided by a system. There are tells, and knowing them changes what you do next.
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