YouTube - Account Closed!

Today, without and explanation or warning, one of my YouTube accounts was closed. “Your account has now been permanently disabled.” is what we get when we try to log in. It was our Daily Vlog account, which is a 5-minute-per-day vlog from the office. It features us talking for 5 minutes. Couldn’t possibly be anything there they want to shut down, we don’t even deal with sensitive issues of any sort. And there certainly can’t be any intellectual property issues, unless someone patented “having a conversation on a sofa.”

You can see for yourself what the daily vlog is about by checking it out at http://thedailyvlog.com. You can see there is no reason why YouTube would want it removed.

I sent an email through their contact form, but I doubt they will respond. I’m glad I’m not relying on them for our main distribution. We’re doing that now through blip.tv, which I highly recommend.

February 12, 2007 • Posted in: General

3 Responses to “YouTube - Account Closed!”

  1. allal - February 17, 2007

    My name is Allal el Alaoui .I am a chronicler and cinemagoer.My dream is to see the world united and everybody smiles again.I have written a project with the help of my colleagues and friends namely Razak , Mustapha Hayran , Essafi and Ahmed Bakkali.
    My initiative tackles a noble goal that gathers two gigantic dreaming compagnies ,Hollywood and Bollywood, into a glittering and yet artistic night where the world enjoys a wonderful meeting between stars and super-stars , actors and actresses in order to serve global peace without referring to any geographical space nor any ethnic, religious and political status ,but instead this show or event relies on the mutual respect between people and dialog of cultures .holly-bolly-

    allal-cinemagoer.blogspot.com
    holly-bolly-allal40.blogspot.com
    GSM:21260768697 حلم علال
    عندما يميل العالم الى القبح ، تآتي الصورة لتجميله. تعتبر الصورة فن راق يسمو بالنفس الي آعلى درجة من التذوق الروحي ،وفي هذا اُلاطار فكرت في مشروع دولي محوره السينما والموسيقى تلتقي فيه آلمع نجوم العالم السينمائي خاصة من هوليود وبوليودتحت شعار الحب والحوار بين شعوب العالم .هذه الآمسية قد تشتمل على كل آنواع الترفيه من رقص،موسيقى وغيرهاحيث لا تهدف الى آغراض دينية،اثنية آو سياسية وانما ترمي الي آبعاد انسانية وثقافية.ويمكن لآي دولة في العالم آن تحتضن هذة الفكرة ومن بينها الدولتين الشقيقتين ،المغرب والامارات العربية المتحدة.
    علال العلاوي

  2. paul - April 15, 2007

    Youtube really sucks — also more since the mighty Google took over. Plenty more eyes monitoring the site, — sad!


    **** youtube & google.


    paul


  3. Jay - June 22, 2007

    A lot of accounts have been suspended or deleted lately. Youtube doesn’t provide any clarifications as to why someone’s account gets suspended or deleted and as such management can arbitrarily interpret Youtube term of service and eliminate accounts. Unfortuneately, most people will shrug and move on as yet another space where people could once exchange videos, ideas and messages is eaten up by corporate takeover.

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