YouTube is Reportedly Banning and Censoring Cryptocurrency Video Accounts

Recent bans and deletions of cryptocurrency videos are leaving consumers wondering why YouTube seemingly has a vendetta against the industry. However, recent screenshots from one Youtuber suggest that the one to blame may not be the video-streaming website after all.

YouTube has been making several changes to their policies lately, and cryptocurrency-focused channels seem to be on the chopping block. A minimum of eight channels confirmed and more news forthcoming, in the wee hours of the morning, have already reported their removal from the YouTube websites, stating that that the content falls under the “harmful and dangerous” policy. Another popular channel, according to Bitcoin.com, stated that YouTube considered their channel to be connected with a “sale of regulated goods.”

There’s plenty of speculation over why YouTube has decided to shut down these crypto channels, as some suggest that a larger purge may happen for channels with smaller followings. So far, the channels that have seemingly been shut down include Chris Dunn, Chico Crypto, The Cryptoverse, Crypto Tips, and BTC Sessions. For Dunn, the majority of the removals on his channel took his crypto content, accounting for about two years of content on the website.

Chico Crypto has a following of about 67,000 subscribers, and he says he’s been banned from sharing for the next week. He also saw multiple videos get pulled by YouTube that covered cryptocurrency content.