YouTube prohibits hundreds of poker video content.
Starting from last Friday (31st May), the video platform YouTube has started blocking a range of poker channels. Big names like Felix Schneider, Jaime Staples, and Evan Jarvis are among those affected. Many videos have been removed, in some cases without any notice. YouTube is enforcing stricter regulations for gambling content. Here's a quick rundown of the situation.
Under the radar
For the past week, YouTube, a subsidiary of Google, has been aggressively targeting poker and gambling content on its platform. Some very popular poker channels have been affected, including those of German poker coach and player Felix Schneider (grindingitup/25,835 subscribers), Canadian player Jaime Staples (PokerStaples/66,086 subscribers), and U.S.-American Evan Jarvis (Team Gripsed Poker Training-Evan Jarvis/69,376 subscribers). Hundreds of videos have been taken down, with a gradual removal process. This action caught public attention when Jaime Staples tweeted:
"Six videos have been deleted from YouTube in the last 20 minutes; is this the end for online poker on YouTube? That's four more since I started this tweet, a big loss. I've been building this channel for four years."
YouTube proceeded with their removal policy, citing stricter YouTube guidelines for gambling content. Justin Bonomo, another popular poker player, also experienced a similar situation, where he lost more than a hundred videos on his channel, with no warning.
The fallout
The internet giant's crackdown was not limited to Staples's channel. The next day, Felix Schneider fell victim to the same policy, with multiple videos taken down from his account. However, Schneider has yet to make an official statement on the matter. Jarvis also announced the deletion of "some videos" on his Twitter, with concerns about his entire channel being at risk. Jarvis has been working on his channel for over 10 years and now risks losing it forever. He received two warnings, called "strikes," from YouTube via email. The third strike would result in the closure of his channel.
Jarvis further stated that he is concerned about his coverage of the 2019 World Series of Poker (WSOP), as the deletion process has affected several channels. It is expected that YouTube will pursue their stricter guidelines with even more zeal in the future, potentially shutting down more poker and gambling-related channels.
The rules
Every video uploaded to YouTube is subject to the community guidelines. This means that any violent, harmful, dangerous, or sexual content, along with copyright violations, is prohibited and will result in strikes, the removal of videos, or even the termination of the channel. Once a YouTuber receives their first strike, they cannot upload a video for a week. The second strike, received within 90 days, results in a two-week ban from uploading. A third strike culminates in the shutdown of the channel permanently.
However, the line between these areas is unclear. YouTube, like Google, offers poor user support in terms of dealing with allowed or forbidden content. Critics have been complaining about the unhelpful customer service of the two internet giants for years.
The deletion of poker and gambling content has been in discussion since June 2018. Specifically, Brian Christopher's channel (167,000 subscribers) was shut down without prior notice. Christopher only received a policy reference in an email, to which he could not respond. His attempts to contact YouTube were futile, according to his own statement. It remains to be seen what will happen to Schneider, Staples, and Jarvis's poker channels.
Caption: A poker player’s channel being taken down without noticeImage: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2015/02/01/20/33/gambling-602526_1280.jpgImage Credit: Geralt from PixabayLicense: CC0 Public Domain
Title: YouTube's Crackdown on Poker and Gambling Content
Summary: YouTube has begun removing poker and gambling-related content on its platform. Felix Schneider, Jaime Staples, and Evan Jarvis are some high-profile channels affected by the stricter guidelines. Jaime Staples and Brian Christopher are among the YouTubers who have lost their channels, leaving their subscribers disappointed. YouTube's customer service is known to be poorly equipped to handle this situation, with prefabricated text messages often being sent to those who have their videos removed. The future of these poker channels is uncertain.
Call to Action: Share your thoughts in the comments below. Will more channels be affected by this YouTube crackdown? How should the affected YouTubers react?
Tags: poker, YouTube, gambling videos, community guidelines, customer support
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