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Re:Ask HN: Best Way to Contact YouTube by jedberg on Monday December 13, 2021 @05:59PM (#29545827)
That would be terrible PR for them though. "YouTube banned me just so they could take my money to get help!" "Only rich people can get their YouTube accounts unbanned!" and so on.
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Re:Ask HN: Best Way to Contact YouTube by root_axis on Monday December 13, 2021 @07:56PM (#29546825)
This could be partially mitigated if the fee behaved more like a deposit, but overall I agree, Google has no incentive to go down this route, especially because taking people's money who are already upset with you is a recipe for legal headache.
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Re:Ask HN: Best Way to Contact YouTube by muzani on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @01:43AM (#29548923)
Well, there are startups that take a deposit and then ban people for getting lower than 4.5 star ratings. They keep the deposit, even when the account is unbanned.
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