Kennedi Beil
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Hey BHW,
Looking for people who've actually been through this.
What happened:
- I ran a clips channel about a public lecturer. He publicly allows anyone to reuse, edit and monetize his content. I attached that permission in my appeal – still rejected.
- Terminated for "severe or repeated violations of impersonation policy". I think it was the channel name + look (his name and face), not the content, but not sure.
- Never had AdSense linked. Got rejected for YPP before the termination.
- I also run a website (own domain, original long-form articles, organic traffic) that I want to monetize with AdSense.
- I also have a second channel (different email, same PC). When I tried video verification there for advanced features, it was rejected for "policy violations" – so it looks like Google already linked it to the terminated channel.
What I want to do:
- Get AdSense approved for the website.
- Start NEW YouTube channels with 100% original content (different niches, nothing to do with the old one) and monetize them.
Questions:
1. Website AdSense: since there was never an AdSense account on the terminated channel, can I just apply with my own identity? Anyone got approved (or rejected) after a YT termination?
2. New YT channels: what's the safest setup so they don't get linked to the terminated one? New device/laptop, new IP, new phone number, new browser – what actually matters and what's overkill?
3. Registering the new channel (and later its AdSense) on someone else's details, e.g. a family member: has anyone done this long-term? How did you handle payouts/tax, and did Google ever link it back?
4. If my website AdSense is on my identity, is it suicide to link a new YT channel to that same AdSense later? How do you keep the website AdSense safe from an "associated account" termination on YT?
5. For those whose second channel got caught: what gave you away (same phone, same PC, same payment method, same content style, logging into the old account)?
6. Has anyone gotten the "Second Chances" (request a new channel) option after an impersonation termination?
7. My second channel (different email, same PC) already got rejected on video verification because of the link to the terminated one. Is that channel dead for monetization/advanced features now? Should I abandon it, and does its existence put a brand-new setup at risk too?
Thanks.
Looking for people who've actually been through this.
What happened:
- I ran a clips channel about a public lecturer. He publicly allows anyone to reuse, edit and monetize his content. I attached that permission in my appeal – still rejected.
- Terminated for "severe or repeated violations of impersonation policy". I think it was the channel name + look (his name and face), not the content, but not sure.
- Never had AdSense linked. Got rejected for YPP before the termination.
- I also run a website (own domain, original long-form articles, organic traffic) that I want to monetize with AdSense.
- I also have a second channel (different email, same PC). When I tried video verification there for advanced features, it was rejected for "policy violations" – so it looks like Google already linked it to the terminated channel.
What I want to do:
- Get AdSense approved for the website.
- Start NEW YouTube channels with 100% original content (different niches, nothing to do with the old one) and monetize them.
Questions:
1. Website AdSense: since there was never an AdSense account on the terminated channel, can I just apply with my own identity? Anyone got approved (or rejected) after a YT termination?
2. New YT channels: what's the safest setup so they don't get linked to the terminated one? New device/laptop, new IP, new phone number, new browser – what actually matters and what's overkill?
3. Registering the new channel (and later its AdSense) on someone else's details, e.g. a family member: has anyone done this long-term? How did you handle payouts/tax, and did Google ever link it back?
4. If my website AdSense is on my identity, is it suicide to link a new YT channel to that same AdSense later? How do you keep the website AdSense safe from an "associated account" termination on YT?
5. For those whose second channel got caught: what gave you away (same phone, same PC, same payment method, same content style, logging into the old account)?
6. Has anyone gotten the "Second Chances" (request a new channel) option after an impersonation termination?
7. My second channel (different email, same PC) already got rejected on video verification because of the link to the terminated one. Is that channel dead for monetization/advanced features now? Should I abandon it, and does its existence put a brand-new setup at risk too?
Thanks.