YouTube: Crypto channel closed to encourage illegal activities

YouTube restored the Crypto channel after it was shut down connection for more than 2 days, due to 'encouragement for illegal actions ".

The Crypto channel Altcoin Daily, managed by the two brothers Aaron and Austin Arnold, is another YouTube channel related to cryptobodies and seems to have violated some of the platform's policies.

According to one tweet posted on Friday 31 July by members of the crypto community of Aaron and Austin Arnold, the Altcoin Daily channel with 214.000 subscribers, was terminated by YouTube for "encouraging illegal activities».

"We are a channel of news and opinions," the two managers told Twitter.

"We have never promoted anything illegal. An objection has already been lodged. "

The brothers who manage this crypto channel, contacted the 27.700 fans of Altcoin Daily on Twitter, urging them to contact YouTube and request the restoration of the channel, using hashtags such as "#FreeAltcoinDaily».

After about two days, during which the subscribers had none access in the content of the channel, Altcoin Daily reported on August 3 that "YouTube had recalled ban. "

YouTube deleted aggressive videos with content cryptocurrency in December 2019. Crypto channel videos with tens of thousands of subscribers or more were also removed from YouTube, including Chris Dunn, while his page Crypto Beadles Robert Beadles was completely abolished. YouTube referred to one of these bans as an "error" in the process control.

In June, the platform and the official channel of the website were closed Bitcoin.com focusing on cryptocurrency news, for "infringement of YouTube Terms of Service ".

Following an objection, the channel with 40.000 subscribers was restored, about two days later. Other crypto channels were restored after 24 hours, including BTC Sessions, a YouTube channel based on blockchain.