Both @GuidedHacking and CheatTheGame's channels are gone since yesterday, and more getting banned today!

Recently, you must have heard on the 'net by now about Rockstar cracking down on people making GTA V Game mods/cheats, going as far as raiding their homes with police and dragging them into court, but now it seems YouTube has decided to start cracking down on any channel that has videos 'showing' people how to use programs like x64dg to make 'game cheats' or 'mods' and flat out terminating all their videos, channel itself, and does not look like YT is going to backdown on this latest enforcement actions, refusing so far to listen to the growing backlash on social media over their Dalek-like actions!

We'd like to inform you that we've received a Circumvention of Technologies complaint regarding your YouTube account. Upon review, we've determined that activity in your account violates YouTube's Terms of Service. As a result, we've terminated your account. If you would like to appeal the suspension, please submit this form.

When we say circumvention of technological measures, we’re referring to tools that allow users to evade a software’s licensing protocol. This can mean serial numbers, keygens, passwords, and other methods to hack software or games.

A CTM claim is appropriate when the infringed material isn’t present in the video (or directly linked to), but the video offers a way for users to access it illegitimately.

You can see more reports on the growing 'reddit' thread linked below, but what are your thoughts on the whole new 'enforcement' action by YT over 'modding/hacking/cheats' videos on their platform?

Source #1: Reddit
Source #2: MaxConsole

 

[Deleted-379826]

Wow, that sucks. I think we'll lose quite a few great and informative videos. Especially if that includes cheats and mods.

 

[Kioku]

Oh snap. This also applies to cracks as well it seems.

 

[Sono]

This is totally awful... as someone who likes to shack stuff (from Terraria to low-level 3DS stuff) I find this highly depressing.

Speaking of which, someone should archive Voksi's channel at this point because I'm running out of space :/

 

[Sonic Angel Knight]

So no more garry's mod videos?

 

[SS4]

I think its a bit extreme, but thats the world we live in nowadays . . .

 

[MikaDubbz]

To what end though? If someone uploads footage of single player GTA with mods to fly around and look like Iron Man or whatever, does that fall under this umbrella? Because that kind of modding literally hurts no one, there definitely is a distinction to be made.

 

[JoeBloggs777]

Speaking of which, someone should archive Voksi's channel at this point because I'm running out of space :/

The PC scene is really missing Voksi now

Hopefully people will move to other video sharing sites, Skullator was close to getting his channel suspended recently and I'm concerned it will now.

 

[Ericthegreat]

Both @GuidedHacking and CheatTheGame's channels are gone since yesterday, and more getting banned today!
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Recently, you must have heard on the 'net by now about Rockstar cracking down on people making GTA V Game mods/cheats, going as far as raiding their homes with police and dragging them into court, but now it seems YouTube has decided to start cracking down on any channel that has videos 'showing' people how to use programs like x64dg to make 'game cheats' or 'mods' and flat out terminating all their videos, channel itself, and does not look like YT is going to backdown on this latest enforcement actions, refusing so far to listen to the growing backlash on social media over their Dalek-like actions!

You can see more reports on the growing 'reddit' thread linked below, but what are your thoughts on the whole new 'enforcement' action by YT over 'modding/hacking/cheats' videos on their platform?

Source #1: Reddit
Source #2: MaxConsole

Circumvention of Technologies complaint? Mother fuckers, google no longer showing torrents, at&t willingly accepting to police pirates, seems like a piracy crackdown is really underway. I expect a hard time for pirates on the horizon.

 

[a9lh-1user]

1984
Back again!

 

[raxadian]

So can they move the stuff to dailymotion or Youtube outright deleted the videos so they have no access to them?

Or try using Google Drive to store the videos and password protect them in rar files...

 

[tpax]

This is why we need decentralized, future proof solutions. With Google literally being the INTERNET right now, the end of every free thinker is as close as one could imagine.

 

[Hambrew]

NOOOOOO!!!! YOU'LL NEVER TAKE MY JACK SORELL AWAY FROM ME!!!!

 

[aaronz77]

Good luck adding that whack-a-mole crap to your list of No No's YouTube..

 

[CannonFoddr]

So no more garry's mod videos?

And what about Minecraft ??

90% of those videos involve 'modded' versions of this game

 

[SkittleDash]

All I can say is... This is a waste of resources. GG, YouTube.

 

[raxadian]

Again, dailymotion is gonna get very popular all of sudden. Unless they start to play wack a mole there too.

 

[Hambrew]

I heard on a report card that 60% of the entire catalog of Minecraft Videos are by MCAP. That's how "great' the YT community is!
I think VIMEO or SafeShare will be popular

 

[Itzumi]

Well things just keep going downhill don't they?

 

[VitaType]

Hm. People have problems
(Yes it was totaly needed to write this post...)