Wildlife & Birds UK

This is the second time YouTube have done this to my channel, without pointing me to any videos that allegedly contain such content.

*Not one of my videos have ever had, or will ever have any content there specifically for 'sexual gratification'.* Not one, ever.

It is a waste of time appealing it as I tried that before and it fell on completely and utterly deaf ears. I was still not offered any reasons or videos etc that violate their policy. I had a live chat with someone from YT and after a good 20 minutes, I got:
It's up to the creator to realise their errors etc and that's it.
You get chance to re-apply after 3 months, which I did last time and monetization was granted again.
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Here's the main part of my appeal, which was limmited to 1,000 characters:

*We run 'Pixies Wildlife Rescue' (See FB) & are used to self-censoring our social media posts.
I left out ALL graphic scenes where you see the males genitals aroused.
I took care to use 'safe' scenes and show sensitively made footage that I would gladly recommend to any young people who are interested in Wildlife and keen to learn more.

I am proud to help educate young and old alike & IMHO there is no reason to misguidedly label my Deer videos as inappropriate or with sexually gratifying content?
A bizzare decision that deeply hurts me & the British Deer Society agree on this.

You see far worse in any public park, farms, zoos, TV documentaries.*
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Aside from zero earnings, my overall views dropped by around 80% and it's taken around 6 months to get back to only around 30% down and now they have done me again. My subscribers/day went down from around 12-25 to 0-3 and hardly recovered from that at all.

I can't really add what I truly feel about it as I'd probably get into further trouble.

It is very disappointing and IMO utterly ridiculous. It would be helpful if they provided links to the 'significant portion of my channel' that violate their policies.

I have cut many scenes of Deer mating where genetals might be seen and it can only be linked to Deer as I have zero mating, or anything at all remotely linked to animals mating on my entire channel.... I do have a pair of Gulls mating... I wonder if that is 'sexual gratification'. ?

*I think all David Attenborough's documentaries would violate YT policies too.*

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From YouTube:

Your channel isn't earning right now
After reviewing your channel using a combination of automated systems and human reviewers, we found that it does not follow
YouTube's channel monetisation policies
.
Our review found that your channel contains the following:



*Sexually gratifying content
Content containing sexual themes or content isolated for the purpose of sexual gratification.*




Explicit content meant to be sexually gratifying is not allowed on YouTube. Posting pornography may result in content removal or channel termination. Videos containing fetish content will be removed or age restricted. In most cases, violent, graphic or humiliating fetishes are not allowed on YouTube.

If you find content that violates this policy, report it. Instructions for reporting violations of our Community Guidelines are available here. If you've found a few videos or comments that you'd like to report, you can report the channel.

Sexually explicit content featuring minors and content that sexually exploits minors is not allowed on YouTube. We report content containing child sexual abuse imagery to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, who work with global law enforcement agencies.

What this policy means for you
If you're posting content
Explicit content that violates this policy could result in channel termination. This policy applies to real-world, dramatised, illustrated and animated content, including sex scenes, video games and music.

Don't post content on YouTube if it shows:

The depiction of clothed or unclothed genitals, breasts or buttocks that are meant for sexual gratification.
Pornography, the depiction of sexual acts or fetishes that are meant for sexual gratification.

Examples
Here are some examples of content that's not allowed on YouTube.

Clips extracted from non-pornographic films, shows or other content in order to isolate sexual content (real world or artistic)
Groping, kissing, public masturbation, 'upskirting', voyeurism, predatory exhibitionism or any other content that depicts someone in a sexualised manner without their consent
Content that depicts sexual acts, behaviours or sex toys that's meant for sexual gratification

*I wrote this out of disappointment, disbelief and frustration*

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I would just like to take a short moment to wish all of my Subscribers and anyone who posts comments and 'likes' my videos, plus the vast majority of my video viewers, who are not signed in to YT and cannot therefore 'like' my videos.... (takes a breath) *A Very Merry Christmas* and a fantastic 2025 filled with laughter and good times.
*Thank you very much for your support, throughout 2024* 💗👍◕‿◕

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