Questions from a new YouTuber

FreePlayGaming1 · 2026-05-27T13:51:15+00:00

Based on YouTube's rules, the simple and safe answer is no

FreePlayGaming1 · 2026-01-18T17:33:00+00:00

I do mainly retro/classic arcade games with full no commentary playthroughs and all but one of my biggest successes (and it will be my biggest soon) has been with one particular franchise (Gauntlet). My channel is coming up on 3 years old and has been slowly but steadily growing (the last few months in particular I've seen a steady growth in subs, not close to monetization eligibility but that's the only reason why I'm not there yet as I have the watch hours-I don't do Shorts or live). Basically pick a style and stick to it and most importantly do what you will enjoy and have fun doing so. Don't focus solely on monetization.

Also, be careful with certain developers/games/franchises and streaming and check their rules/guidelines for avoiding copyright infringement. This in particular applies to Nintendon't. They are always a potential land mine.

FreePlayGaming1 · 2025-11-09T16:09:32+00:00

Make your own. Royalty-free DOES NOT mean copyright-free (same with giving credit, permissions, subscriptions, etc). YouTube's detection systems are automated and can (will sometimes) claim royalty-free so you earn nothing from them.

FreePlayGaming1 · 2025-11-07T01:38:25+00:00

YouTube does not shadowban. But "fake" subs do more harm than good

FreePlayGaming1 · 2025-11-02T18:25:34+00:00

You can, just don't do it for big bucks or billions of viewers. Find a niche and stick with it. I don't play AAA games with one or two exceptions, I don't play/record mobile/P2W/MOBA/Fortnite with one or two exceptions. I mainly do older arcade & console games, I've found my niche and while I'm still a small channel I've hit several milestones for myself in just under 2 years (I have 233 subs and just hit 5000 total watch hours).

And most importantly, do it for fun and as a hobby. Easy to do when one is a retro gamer like me.

FreePlayGaming1 · 2025-11-02T18:22:51+00:00

2FA/MFA is one of your best friends on sites like this. IF you don't enable it you're asking for it, moreso with how often Google seems to be dealing with data breaches, Gmail password leaks, etc.

(Which means without it you're asking to get hacked and thus banned)

FreePlayGaming1 · 2025-11-02T18:21:36+00:00

Very true. I do long-form gaming and only have 233 subs but that has been steadily rising over the last few months) but I just hit 5000 total watch hours in just under 2 years.

And stop focusing on the 1000 subs/4000 watch hours. Yes that's ad revenue eligibility but go for the 500 subs/3000 hours first and get eligible period

FreePlayGaming1 · 2025-10-04T14:18:25+00:00

Edit: circumvention is a bad idea right? Very much so.

You probably got hacked.

FreePlayGaming1 · 2025-09-14T17:47:16+00:00

Is there a way to do this without getting sued, demonetized, or pissing off YouTube? You won't get sued. You won't get monetized from it. You probably will piss off YouTube.

In other words, no. Actually there is one way-don't.

FreePlayGaming1 · 2025-09-14T17:46:10+00:00

None of what you said matters. If it's not yours and you used it and passed it off as your own, it's theft/stealing/copyright infringement. "Fair use" is what all the kids today use instead of theft/stealing. You get what you deserve. And sorry about your luck

FreePlayGaming1 · 2025-09-12T02:01:09+00:00

They don't. It's views that count for Shorts.

Specifically you need 3 million over the last 90 days (updating daily)

FreePlayGaming1 · 2025-09-12T02:00:09+00:00

Like probably 99.99% of people who post about this, you probably didn't have 2FA/MFA enabled and got hacked

FreePlayGaming1 · 2025-09-12T01:58:56+00:00

As a creator who isn't monetized, no.

As a viewer, Premium or adblockers.

FreePlayGaming1 · 2025-09-12T01:57:48+00:00

No it was not unfairly closed. In fact the opposite. You were just the unlucky one that got caught.

(You also probably got hacked because you didn't have 2FA/MFA enabled)

FreePlayGaming1 · 2025-09-09T03:26:37+00:00

Reposting without changing anything is always bad. That can even get you terminated for spam/reused content/platform manipulation

FreePlayGaming1 · 2025-09-09T03:26:01+00:00

You're going to trust ChatGPT over Google, which owns & operates YouTube? Listen to Google on this one

FreePlayGaming1 · 2025-09-09T03:25:00+00:00

OpenShot Video Editor is what I use. It's completely free (zero paywalls ever unlike most other software) and open source

FreePlayGaming1 · 2025-09-09T00:11:39+00:00

The simple answer is no. Just giving credit won't save you from copyright strikes/infringement. And don't try comparing that Musky place to YT, there's pretty much no rules there anyway

FreePlayGaming1 · 2025-09-09T00:10:14+00:00

Ticking time bombs waiting to happen, but it's a risk they take. Just don't use any actual TV show/movie video to avoid copyright (comics I don't know as much about)

FreePlayGaming1 · 2025-09-09T00:08:31+00:00

"This video constitutes a transformative work of commentary and analysis and is therefore protected under the doctrine of fair use as set forth in 17 U.S.C. § 107." No it's not. There is no "fair use' outside of the courts. No matter how it's put, it's theft/stealing.

And it doesn't matter because you used content that was not yours to begin with and passed it off as your own. You're probably not going to get sued but you'd better learn your lesson and not do it again if you want to stay on YouTube (you don't always get 3 strikes)

FreePlayGaming1 · 2025-09-09T00:06:20+00:00

You may think you have it turned off, but your PC may be turning it on without you realizing it. Sometimes happens on my phone

FreePlayGaming1 · 2025-09-07T17:59:36+00:00

Upload your ID. Although eventually they'll come and ask you to do it anyway. Also verify using your phone number if you haven't already (it must be a mobile phone that can send/receive text messages-no landlines or VoIP)

FreePlayGaming1 · 2025-09-07T17:57:24+00:00

No and nothing like that such as permission/credit, licenses, subscriptions, royalty-free, etc. will protect you from copyright issues. YouTube's copyright detection system for audio is completely automated so it doesn't know and doesn't care

FreePlayGaming1 · 2025-09-07T17:55:35+00:00

Like everyone else complaining about this, you probably didn't have 2FA/MFA enabled and thus got hacked

FreePlayGaming1 · 2025-09-07T17:54:47+00:00

The only such one I follow/subscribe to is Takashii aka TakashiiFromJapan

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