Cryptocurrency Influencers Speak Out On YouTube Deleting Crypto-Related Content

YouTube, one of the most popular social media platforms for video sharing, has aggressively started deleting cryptocurrency-related content from some of the biggest influencers in the industry.

Based on Twitter and Reddit threads, YouTube suddenly began deleting a number of cryptocurrency videos on Dec. 23.YouTuber Chris Dunn, whose channel has over 210,000 subscribers, noticed on Monday that the platform had removed all of his videos that mentioned cryptocurrencies.

On Dec. 24 - Christmas Eve - Robert Beadles, host of YouTube channel Crypto Beadles with over 89.3 thousand subscribers, tweeted that YouTube had shut him down temporarily.

Why Is YouTube Deleting Crypto Content?YouTube has not yet released a public statement on why they are banning crypto-related content.

Shortly after sharing the updated list of accounts that have been affected by YouTube's ban, Bham tweeted that it seems YouTube is deleting crypto channels with links to external websites or exchanges listed in video descriptions.

"I have not personally been affected by the apparent ban on cryptocurrency videos on YouTube I think it is clear that this is some sort of targeted attack. Tech censorship has been getting a lot of public spotlight lately, and as we continue to grow as an industry I can expect we will continue to see more mass bans and crypto content takedowns."

Regarding the matter, Bham told Cointelegraph, "That thread with Team YouTube was the extent of any direct responses that I've heard of. Team YouTube last updated us by linking to the regular YT community guidelines, and a reminder that we can appeal videos with a strike. Several YouTubers appealed, and had their appeals rejected, with no clear reason again as to why the video directly violated guidelines."

Will An Alternative Emerge?Although YouTube is ranked as the second most popular social media platform, with over 1.9 billion users, crypto influencers are looking for other platforms to share their content.

While LBRY offers a monetization system and a YouTube platform that lets YouTubers republish their content to the LBRY network, the platform is still not being utilized by many YouTubers just yet.

Naomi Brockwell, Host of YouTube channel NBTV, which has more than 30,000 subscribers,, told Cointelegraph that while she was not affected by the YouTube ban, she believes it is time to start looking at decentralized platforms like LBRY:."I haven't been affected by the youTube ban yet, but I would just add that we've had alternative decentralized platforms like LBRY for a long time with limited support from youtubers. Hopefully this is a wakeup call."