Kaitlyn “Amouranth” Siragusa, a well-known Twitch streamer and content creator, recently faced the abrupt ban of her main YouTube channel. With no prior warning or explanation, Amouranth took to social media to express her frustration and confusion, sparking conversations among her fans. This isn’t her first encounter with platform bans—though most have been on Twitch—this YouTube ban may have longer-lasting implications.
Here’s a breakdown of the situation and possible reasons behind the ban.
Key Takeaways
- Amouranth”s main YouTube channel was banned abruptly, causing her to take to social media.
- Amouranth has been banned from Twitch multiple times, but YouTube bans may last.
- The reason for Amouranth”s main YouTube channel ban is unclear, possibly linked to prior ASMR channel ban.
Amouranth”s main YouTube channel has been abruptly banned from the website. The move seems to have come from YouTube with no warning, as Amouranth has alleged to its social media account.
Kaitlyn “Amouranth” Siragusa and bans have gone hand-in-hand for some time now, though the majority of them have been directed at her Twitch account and haven”t lasted for long. Amouranth has been banned from Twitch at least ten times, with a couple of those instances being over the span of just three days. While these Twitch bans have been temporary, the latest YouTube bans might be permanent.
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Amouranth”s main YouTube channel has been removed from the service, with her account showing a 404 error and none of her original uploads available for viewing. The ban arrived suddenly without any prior warning, per Amouranth. She clearly isn”t happy about it, as she took to Twitter to complain to the official TeamYouTube account. She alleges that the public-facing account as well as her private viewing accounts were both banned from the site. She mused that her Gmail account might be next, wondering if parent company Google was trying to force her to use Bing. As of this writing, official YouTube channels haven”t responded to her post publicly.
This Isn”t Amouranth”s First YouTube Ban
Amouranth”s ASMR channel was banned near the end of August. She reached out to YouTube support for that one as well, but was informed that her channel had been intentionally terminated for sexual content. At the time, she didn”t seem to care, saying that she she “regets nothing,” but it seems that her attitude has shifted with the loss of her bigger channel that had over a million subscribers and nearly 500 videos on it. Unlike Twitch, YouTube rarely budges on bans unless they were made by accident.Close
At the moment, it”s not entirely clear what got her main YouTube account banned. Some have speculated that having more than one account could be seen by YouTube as trying to bypass the prior ASMR channel ban, which is against its TOS. However, her main channel is several years old, so it”s not as though she made a new one to try and restore her ASMR content. YouTube also reserves the right to disable monetization if a content creator violates its Creator Responsibility policy, which takes into consideration a user”s behavior off-site, as it did with Dr Disrespect”s channel after his alleged contact with a minor came to light. Given the complete banning of her accounts, though, this may not be the reason behind it.
In the end, Amouranth can no doubt do just fine with the platforms still available to her, despite her frustration. Her fans will likely seek out her content on whichever service she uses, like Amouranth”s Kick streams.
