A popular tech creator's account was wiped out by automated systems over a mistaken association with a foreign-language channel they didn't even know existed.
Tech YouTuber Enderman woke up to find their secondary account gone, terminated for allegedly violating YouTube's Terms of Service. The reason given: it was linked to a non-English speaking channel that had accumulated three strikes. The problem was stark and immediate: Enderman had no idea the account existed, let alone what language it represented.
Within days, their main channel, boasting over 350,000 subscribers and nearly a decade of content, was also removed. In a November 3 video posted before the main account vanished, Enderman laid out the chain of events with visible frustration, pointing squarely at YouTube's reliance on artificial intelligence to make consequential decisions about creator livelihoods.
What makes this case particularly striking is the apparent absence of human judgment in the process. Enderman emphasized that they had no way to speak with a real person at YouTube's creator support team, and that the AI system had independently linked their secondary channel to a foreign account and then terminated both without any opportunity for appeal or explanation. The content creator posted updates on Twitter.
The creator described the experience as being "bullied" by YouTube's automated enforcement, and warned other content creators to treat the platform as temporary, always preparing for the possibility that their work could vanish overnight through algorithmic error.
The community's response has been swift and pointed. Commenters have expressed deep frustration with AI moderation systems across tech platforms, viewing this incident as emblematic of a broader problem: companies deploying powerful automation without adequate human oversight or meaningful appeal processes (something often covered in even basic AI courses). The sentiment reflects a growing distrust of how tech companies handle creator accounts and user content, with observers noting that the stakes are particularly high when someone's livelihood depends on a platform's good faith and accuracy.
YouTube has not publicly commented on the termination, and Dexerto's outreach to the company went unanswered. Meanwhile, fans have begun archiving Enderman's video library to preserve the work that nearly a decade of effort produced. The incident raises uncomfortable questions about the role of AI in content moderation at scale: when systems make irreversible decisions about accounts worth hundreds of thousands of subscribers, who bears responsibility when those systems fail? And what recourse exists for creators caught in the crossfire of algorithmic mistakes? We found deeper coverage of this story at Dexerto.
