I was trying to send a video of my son's tonsil (which looked swollen to me) to show his allergist because he couldn't get a good view on our teladoc appointment. I uploaded it to youtube as an unlisted video. YT took it down saying it was a violation of community guidelines, and I requested a review (thinking it must have been a simple error of an AI thinking that a tonsil was something else, but the video clearly shows it's just a mouth).
Then I got suspended under the category of sexualizing a minor.
It's literally just my son saying "Ahhh". He's fully clothed--just sitting there opening his mouth, and nothing and no one touches him, etc. There was no coercion or anything I could imagine being remotely objectionable.
There are other videos of children having their tonsils inspected on YT. They are easy to find if you search.
I can't believe my entire history, all my subscriptions, my YT Music, everything was taken away for something so innocent.
I filed the appeal and wrote up why I thought I shouldn't be banned. Nothing back yet 24 hours later.
It's hard to describe how it feels to be suspended for life. I feel shaky. It's hard to concentrate. I feel like I've been found guilty of child abuse and there's no one I can talk to. I was just trying to help my son and I thought I was being totally safe about it.
Then I got suspended under the category of sexualizing a minor.
It's literally just my son saying "Ahhh". He's fully clothed--just sitting there opening his mouth, and nothing and no one touches him, etc. There was no coercion or anything I could imagine being remotely objectionable.
There are other videos of children having their tonsils inspected on YT. They are easy to find if you search.
I can't believe my entire history, all my subscriptions, my YT Music, everything was taken away for something so innocent.
I filed the appeal and wrote up why I thought I shouldn't be banned. Nothing back yet 24 hours later.
It's hard to describe how it feels to be suspended for life. I feel shaky. It's hard to concentrate. I feel like I've been found guilty of child abuse and there's no one I can talk to. I was just trying to help my son and I thought I was being totally safe about it.