This happened yesterday while people were viewing the latest livestream from BitcoinMagazine, their channel has since been unbanned. Business as usual for YT these days, unfortunately.

YOUTUBE BANS BITCOIN MAGAZINE’S 60K FOLLOWER CHANNEL

The platform justified the move saying that “content that encourages illegal activities or encourages users to violate YouTube’s guidelines is not allowed on YouTube,” adding that exceptions might be made if a video portrays the information as educational content instead of inciting others to imitate them.

Google’s video platform re-instituted Bitcoin Magazine’s YouTube channel in under an hour after the Bitcoin media company filed an appeal.

It is unclear the grounds with which YouTube used to ban Bitcoin Magazine’s channel. The live stream was informing viewers of recent Bitcoin news, including that money transmitting platform Cash App had begun rolling out Lightning integration to some users, the latest updates on the bitcoin mining industry in Kazakhstan after protests ensued last week, and Jack Dorsey’s Block new push to develop next-generation bitcoin mining ASICs.

Full article here: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/youtube-bans-bitcoin-magazines-60k-follower-channel