It's a shame that there's likely hundreds if not thousands of similar cases that didn't hit the internet quite like OP did. I think you must be crazy to have your income be only as a youtuber. It's like mountain climbing with no ropes, you can reach these tall peaks but any moment a foothold can break and you lose it all.

Here's the other way to look at it, videos like this are becoming fairly rare comparatively, maybe 2-3 a year. They definitely used to be more common before. Considering the millions or creators you have, and even with the fact that only a small number of them would make a video like this and blow up, it still is surprising that it's happening so infrequently.

The thing is, for all we know, 99.99% of cases could be handled properly, and we wouldn't have a clue. We only get to see it when it goes wrong, and someone complains. But again, such complains at the very least have been decreasing, while Youtube itself is ever growing, so it looks like at least something is improving in here.

The only thing you can say is that the number of videos that get traction is decreasing. You don't know how many are shut down.

Is there a source you could point me on how this is happening infrequently over the years ? I am curious to see the progression.

Meanwhile, all the smaller channels/businesses without that clout that get suddenly and automatically shut down die a quiet death.

Well, on the other hand, at least there’s a review process now.