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YouTube Russian Propaganda advocating cyber war and death

I have reported the videos on Youtube numerous times and yet no response or removal. We are in difficult times and I feel now the only way to get this resolved, is to go through appropriate political channels and the press to highlight how this incitement to hatred is being allowed. Indeed I thought some of the people were under sanctions, so this make it even worse.

Desired outcome: Remove the videos I reported.

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YouTube advertising by the Government of Canada

The government of Canada is running one sided, biased advertising about immigrants coming to Canada on youtube.

The current video focuses on Sikh immigrants coming to Canada in a deliberate attempt to violate known immigration rules, to force the rules to be changed. Immigration officials refused and the ship was sent back home.

The advertising only focuses on the immigrants side without giving the Canadian side. This is biased writing at best, and flagrant racist exploitation at worst. It is also written to exploit victimization ideology.

This is a Socialist rewriting of events.

Desired outcome: Please pull this and any other government of Canada advertising that promotes biased victimization ideology. its simply pandering by the current Liberal government for votes for the upcoming election.

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YouTube Katina topic channel

This channel is for the music produced by Katina Patitsas. She is now deceased and is my relative. I want Bailemos, Sin tu Amor, and Zora soy removed from the channel. It somehow was grouped in there because they are called the katinas. So all those songs with the purple pictures need to be removed and have nothing to do with Katina Patitsas

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR8b3oSA2aCRZW5CgnaITTA

Desired outcome: Removal of the other Katina group from this channel

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YouTube You just removed EIGHT YEARS of Redacted Tonight episodes; I protest! Put it back!!!

I was a regular watcher of Lee Camp's Redacted Tonight and you have banned his channel and removed - ie VANISHED - EIGHT YEARS of Lee Camp's life works - not to mention the works of all of his journalist correspondents! This is outrageous censorship and authoritarian banning - Lee Camp's show was on RT because no one in the USA would allow him to talk about very real things like corruption, collusion, crimes against the environment and people, illegal wars, vaccine illegal mandates, and the like.

I demand that you at least give Lee Camp ALL of his content from Redacted tonight, so he can upload it to alternate platforms that are not as intolerant and fascistic as YouTube has become.

Your censorship and fake fact checking throughout the pandemic has gone WAY too far. I love the music I find on youtube, and i stand to lose many wonderful playlists if i leave, but after what you did to Lee Camp's Redacted Tonight, I cannot in good conscience stand by and let you remove everything that goes against the ONE warmongering, profiteering, greedy and criminal corporate media narrative. DO NOT remove Lee's other material such as Moment of Clarity or his standup comedy routines; DO NOT remove his content with Eleanor Goldfield or with other journalists. If this is supposed to be some kind of 'sanctions' against Russia, you just committed criminal negligence to even learn all the facts behind why we are where we are today.

Many truth tellers use YouTube; are you going to ban them all too? Is it now espionage to tell the truth? To expose the corrupt underbelly of the billionaire criminal element running the whole show now? I want some answers, [censored]! You don't even ask us for contact information, not that you would give us any real answers or explanation - which tells me that you really don't care about anything we think, or want; never mind that we are your base. I can no longer trust that YouTube is democratic and open in the content that is allowed. There was no hate speech on Lee's shows; nothing incendiary or violent. How hypocritical to remove this content. I am disgusted with YouTube.

Desired outcome: Restore ALL of Lee Camp's material that you have banned or deleted, immediately, and lift the ban here in the USA - and don't TOUCH his other content! If you refuse to restore Lee's shows on RT, at least give him his content back!

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6:12 pm EST

YouTube Video's I paid for not showing up in my purchases.

Video's I paid for not showing up in my purchases. Was there before but not now.

Card no. Ending in 6381 - google *youtube videos google *youtube videos, andy dick/lorenzo lamas, celebrity wife swap video.

2021/07/02

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2021/07/03

Usd -3.19

Card no. Ending in 4952 - google *youtube videos google *youtube videos, hannah montana, lilly, do you want to know a secret? Video.

2021/07/05

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2021/07/06

Usd -1.06

Desired outcome: i want my video's i paid for

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7:34 pm EST

YouTube They keep taking money out of my account

I am pissed off cause I can’t cancel my subscription to google youtube tv mountain. Every [censored]ing number I have tried to call is no longer in service or all you get is a busy signal. I want it [censored]ing canceled its [censored]ing [censored] ot should matter how [censored]ing long a complaint is just get the [censored]ing thing done and stop taking money out of my account

Desired outcome: SubscriptionNo longer in service or all you get is a busy signal

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YouTube youtube

I pay for premium service to remove all ads and commercials why are the content creators making there own commercials and putting them in the actual video ?no ads no commercials that includes the fake commercials the creators put in there videos I don't care who sponsored the video if they do not make enough money on Youtube the why are they on Youtube go to patreon or discord or whatever platform they can have commercials on . This proves how lackey you're content creators are , they should go get a 9 to 5 to earn their keep with the rest of us peasants..

Desired outcome: no ads no commercials

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2:49 pm EST

YouTube Streaming service

I signed up for a free trial on you tube tv in october 2021. They require a credit card to get the free trial. I canceled the subscription prior to end of free trial. I assumed they would follow up on their end. On nov. 20 2021 I was billed for 53.18. On dec 20 2021 I was billed for 69.18 and the same in jan. That is when I caught up with the mistake. After contacting you /google. They refused to give me any credit. To those who use the free trials watch your credit cards for extra charges. I did not even to get to use the service. So buyer beware! There is empathy from you tube.

Desired outcome: would like something back or credit so i can use the service. i did not even knew i had.

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3:05 am EST

YouTube I'm complaining about the views counting on you tube channel

I found that the views of the below music video is abnormal these two days (2-3 Mar 2022 Hong Kong time)

Yumi 鍾柔美 - Breakin’ My Heart Official MV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FA0G4uLnG8Q

Usually, its 20,000-30,000 views per day, but it's only got 5,000-6,000 views in a day, it is very very abnormal.

Kindly please check whether any technical problem and fix it as soon as possible, thanks a lot.

You may contact me at [protected]@yahoo.com.hk

Best Regards,

Vickie Chan

Desired outcome: Please reply me the regulations of views counting

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10:25 pm EST

YouTube The defunding of the Late, Late Horror Show.

This channel is culturally significant to many of its' followers. It brings joy to many people. Please reconsider your decision to demonetize this channel. Thank you.

Desired outcome: Monetizing the Late, Late Horror Show.

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7:59 pm EST

YouTube you tube harrassment

everywhere I go,I get deleted,or Blocked,from talking to others..the lady doing this,is named "Lilah Newton"..I am A US ARMY WAC,RETIRED,SERVED DURING THE VIETNAM ERA,and,i don't get it!

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5:55 am EST
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YouTube Video streaming script

An Essential Guide To The Development Of YouTube Duplicate Application

Developing an application is neither a kid's play nor rocket Science. It is vital to intend points out not to obtain stuck in the center to establish any kind of application.

The use of smartphones is rising each day, so are YouTube audiences. The individuals' main factor is to remain upgraded regarding celebs as well as society-related topics. Why can't this be the factor for you to begin a YouTube Duplicate app as an organization? That's the reason that we're here to describe things to you. Allow's start.

Desired outcome: For any kind of application, though the application is free to make use of online

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Feb 09, 2022 5:55 am EST

https://www.alphansotech.com/youtube-clone

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9:00 pm EST

YouTube Adds

To Whom It May Concern,

I, like many others, suffer from an eating disorder. I have been battling my disorder for more than fifteen years now. Without producing an overly-personal complaint, I shall simply state that there have been some incredibly dark moments. I am not alone.

The Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD) estimate that 9% of the worlds population suffer from an eating disorder. Furthermore, eating disorders are among the deadliest mental illnesses, second only to opioid overdose (ANAD, 2022).

I am asking your organisation to investigate the adds displayed on YouTube. They can be incredibly triggering to people suffering from an eating disorder and can be painfully debilitating. An example of this is my personal encounter this morning. I a full-time student in her second year of teaching. I am currently writing a report for University and needed to access information on YouTube, as directed by my institute. The moment I clicked the link, an add for KFC appeared. Instantly, I closed my eyes and muted it... but it was too late... The damage was already done. Perhaps the individual reviewing my complaint has not experienced an eating disorder, therefore many dismiss my letter and label it as low importance... but I challenge you to imagine your child was suffering like 9% of the world are.

Why must their be adds on food? Why must those corporations force themselves into OUR personal space, OUR living rooms? I fully comprehend how marketing works, but I fail to understand the logic behind the approval of such a personal matter. Why not display artwork from children, or credible organisations that require assistance... There is an immense improvement that is needed in this area. I know, for a fact, I am not alone in feeling this.

I urge this is be taken seriously, as my day has now been altered. I had seen my Nutritionist yesterday and went shopping to purchase Light Cruskits (which are low in carbohydrates) , cottage cheese (which is high in protein) and smoked salmon (which is high in protein, and omega-3 fatty acids). I went for a walk this morning, and had planned to eat at 12pm, in an aim to increase my calorie intake, as I was informed yesterday that I an consuming half the amount of a child's recommended daily intake. I have completely lost my appetite.

I urge you to see beyond the financial gain of advertising such material. Please look at the objects you are targeting... we are human beings, with thoughts, emotions and feelings. Please, do more.

Sarah.

[protected]@outlook.com.au

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Desired outcome: I would like change. I would like to see no advertisements on food displayed on YouTube.

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YouTube advertisement revenue

YouTube is frequently reducing number of views on my videos, which impacts the advertisement revenue I'm entitled to.

I have each and every snapshot and details to prove this. Latest it happened 30 minutes ago when number of views was reduced by 20 on each and every of my videos (totaling approx. 700 views' reduction).YouTube is also reducing number of my channel subs, 5 to 20 each time, which happens in a moment.

Desired outcome: I want reversal of reduction to number of views and subs; and also stopping this illegal activity.

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Feb 08, 2022 9:19 am EST

Reducing YouTubers' number of subs and video views impact negatively their advertisement revenue and also channel success. This is an illegal practice, that YouTube should stop doing.

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Feb 08, 2022 9:56 am EST
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i don't think it is illegal. I think the views are tied to accounts that view it. if said viewer account is removed from youtube for redacted [unknown] reasons then it will reduce the viewer count by that many accounts. so lets say you have 50k on one video and they remove 45k for TOS [example] violations then the video has only 5k that still exist on the platform.

i did some research and found that the tracking algorithm will remove views if the account is suspended for botting. any account that is a "bot" is then deducted from any video they "watched". from the data i found "Something else that can affect whether a view is counted is the behavior of the account which watches it prior to landing on your video’s watch page. Sometimes, YouTube might feel that there is an increased chance a particular account is actually a bot, and then views from that account might not be added."

they could have been caught later on and retroactively removed from

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YouTube YouTube TV

Sometimes my YouTube tv gets stuck and the little circle keeps swirling and my show won’t play. This happens very often and YouTube tv is very unreliable. It very seldom works. For me to get it to work I just wait till the next day and it’ll be ok.

Desired outcome: I wish for the endless buffering to stop.

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YouTube Youtube

What the heck is going on, more ads more ads.. Worse recommendations what the hell is going on. I cant wait for a new streaming service like this to come out. So you can all put your heads up your [censored] and cry.. [censored]s greedy greedy [censored]s. I would pay for your service if you didnt recommend the same [censored]ing 90 videos all the time. I always remove them. Next day.. Duh we recommended this again for you. Hmm I already [censored]ing watched this sailing video.. Would you like to see truckers not getting a vaccine. Your old algorithm was so much more accurate. I could go on and on with recommendations in the same context. Your n00bs

Desired outcome: Fix it or shut down. Your only going to rape and pillage so long before you loose it anyways

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Feb 27, 2022 5:23 pm EST

30 second video and 5 minute add.. are you ******

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YouTube Why my video not getting views

I joined youtube on 31 augst 2016. But when I make a short video I not get any views. Why its happining. Plese tell me this is my youtube id link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beTSZg8qJAs
Plese se and give me feedback why its happning other wise I delete my youtube acount beacuse here onlly time pass nothing helpful for me. I am very dispointing by youtube how its possbile other get millions of views but I not why?
Thanks...
My email id - [protected]@gmail.com

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12:41 am EST

YouTube Advertisement

You are allowing Fake COVID 19 information to be distributed as an an asked for and unwanted advertisement. The UAP and Clive Palmer are spreading dangerous misinformation using your platform. You are profiting from it. Fix this please.

Desired outcome: Fix it

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12:15 pm EST

YouTube Account termination

My account was permanently closed for reasons unknown
I posted 5 or 6 videos almost 2 years ago was suspended haven't posted a video since
They seem to have deleted their email to me and the screenshots of it are disappearing
There's nothing I've been doing on YouTube but watching the videos they provide so what did I Do ?

Desired outcome: Reinstatement

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YouTube Medical disinformation

Obvious and outrageous medical disinformation in Ads (English Narrator) Through-out Air Disasters videos !

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