Brussels 24.09.2026 Today I have recevied one more vague letter regarding the reasons for closing my channel for 90 days. Plenty of words without any evidence of violation. (Image: courtesy Portuguese Gravity)
Here is the “final answer” from the YouTube:
“Thank you for taking time to write back.
“I understand that you strongly disagree with our enforcement decision and are seeking a specific breakdown of which aspect of the policy your video violated, especially when comparing your content to major news networks.
“As previously stated, your video was reviewed by our Trust and Safety team and found to violate our policy regarding violent extremists or criminal organizations. When a video is removed under this policy, it means the content was found to be produced by, or was glorifying, violent criminal or terrorist organizations.
“While we recognize that you are reporting on a global news event as a journalist, our internal specialists evaluated your specific video and determined that the way the content was presented did not meet the strict requirements for an Educational, Documentary, Scientific, or Artistic (EDSA) exception.
“For security reasons, we do not provide line-by-line breakdowns or timestamps of policy violations, nor do we debate comparisons with other channels’ content. If you believe other channels are violating our policies, we encourage you to use the reporting tool on those specific videos.
“Because the specialized team has fully reviewed your appeal and their decision is final, we will not be conducting another review or overturning this strike. As we have provided all the available context regarding this enforcement, we consider this specific matter closed and cannot offer any further escalations.”
As you see from the text above there is no explanation offered for the decision to deprive me of freedom of speech for 90 days. The shutting down of my YouTube channel for three months leads to a total loss of the audience. There is a clear intention to damage, and destroy me as an influencer.
Why? Why leave exactly the same information with the TV channels unhindered? I have an explanation: we, the creators, are used to attracting audiences, and are being removed as soon as we start competing with the TV channels.
In the piece destroyed by the YouTube censors I have informed the audiences about the death of Prigozhin in the plane crash earlier than the big broadcasters, and quoted competent sources – PMC Wagner themselves.
Meanwhile the TV channels are failing miserably, losing trust of the spectators, who are switching to more trusted sources as bloggers, and influencers.
While there are 1700 TV channels in the USA, only five are permanently present in the WH, forming a cartel. They decisively monopolize the HW reporting. It is not just, not democratic, not fair. I stand for rotation. The BIG MEDIA FIVE situation is reminiscent of the USSR with… https://t.co/HLHVWoGYDP
— Anna van Densky (@AnnaVanDensky) September 24, 2026
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As you see the TV channels entered the digital platforms, and tried to collect missing views in this format, cutting their news production in shorter videos, mimicKing the style of bloggers, and podcasters.
If comparing the situation with the words of YouTube CEO Neal Mohan the structure of the “foodchain” is as follows: welcoming the newcomers who are potential audience for the TV Channels presented on the platform; attract them by the original content of the creators, let them grow until a few of them are becoming competitors, and they erase them.
My channel was silenced after I got 125K subscribers, and millions of views.
YouTube CEO Neal Mohan has frequently emphasized that supporting and empowering newcomers is a core priority for the platform. Since taking over as CEO in 2023, Mohan has focused on growing the creator economy and expanding monetization so that hundreds of thousands of new creators can earn money for the first time. In his official annual strategy letters and interviews, Mohan’s approach to welcoming new voices on the platform. Yes, they are the spectators, and soon as they are competitive creators representing the alternative to the TV Channels they are kicked out.
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