Open Letter to YouTube CEO, Neal Mohan
@nealmohan @TeamYouTube @YouTube @Google
Subject: YouTube Moderation Has Gone Off the Rails
Dear Mr. Mohan,
We, the creators, are reaching out to raise serious concerns about the current state of moderation on YouTube — because what’s happening lately is beyond frustrating, it’s absurd.
YouTube moderation has spiraled into a wild, unpredictable mess, with examples that feel like satire — but they’re very real:
🫠 Channels are being banned for “scam” content… when the videos are literally about how to avoid scams.
Content creators are penalized for assisting the audience.
🫠
@TeamYouTube's official replies have become robotic and nonsensical, often repeating irrelevant boilerplate regardless of the issue raised.
It no longer seems as if anyone is truly listening.
🫠 AI moderation is riskily uninformed about the context.
We have seen innocent videos of coffee get blocked by the Child Safety policy. Yes - coffee.
🫠 Appeals are being rejected immediately — usually in 1-2 minutes — and it is now apparent that there is no human review going on.
This is not due process. It’s firing-by-algorithm
It invokes the question:
Is this now the new norm of YouTube?
Are creators now expected to navigate a system where rules shift without warning, enforcement is random, and appeals are meaningless?
Creators — big and small — are the lifeblood of this platform. But right now, many feel powerless, invisible, and silenced by automated systems that don’t understand nuance or context. YouTube has always been a place for creativity, education, and community. But what’s unfolding now is a disservice to the very people who built this ecosystem.
We ask for:
✅Transparent moderation policies
✅Actual human review for appeals
✅Clear communication — no canned responses
✅An admission that the system as it is now is dysfunctional
We're passionate about this platform. We want to see the site succeed — but we cannot if we're being banned for things we shouldn't be banned for, or denied justice from an AI that doesn't comprehend what it is viewing. Please correct this.
Concerned Creators
@KousikBarmon3
@HistoriaPC
@ftwbored
@ialin27
@herozhd77
@RevsRanger0
@KiselinaSrb
@Dictator_Viktor
@mohamedtber1999
@gomezfrankg
@wayne50608