 Boom, what's up fam? Anthony Johnston here today, founder of 21 studios got some big news to share that unfortunately is not so good So I'm gonna jump right into it now in December 29th 2021 about two weeks ago Our channel 21 studios was instantly kicked out of the YouTube partner program suspended What would seem to be indefinitely? No warning was given of any kind this happened about midday around noon poof The entire channel was demonetized and all 2,200 videos were demonetized over 2,000 Now for those of you don't know what the partner program is on YouTube It's what allows our channel 21 studios and all channels on YouTube to monetize What that means is like advertising super chat super. Thanks Memberships literally anything on YouTube that has to do with money has to go through the partner program and our channel found in 2007 by me 21 studios has been in that program since 2011 so well over 10 years at this point We never had a problem never had any warning for this either like I said and on top of that We didn't get a strike and we have never had a strike. So since 2007 never mind 2011 or 2021 We have never had a community strike. No kind of violations nothing like that not even a copyright strike Which is similar on YouTube. It's not good to have those So we had no warning and our entire channel was kicked out and we have no strikes and we continue to have no strikes and Even so this is a huge decision by YouTube that massively affected my company and our channel that you guys have come to know Love through our speeches and all the videos we post On top of that being kicked out of the program all the videos being demonetized all December money that we earned on YouTube instantly vanished from AdSense where YouTube pays out to you It's like a little process They have the Google to pay out to your bank account your company all that money disappeared poof It was over ten thousand dollars. It was like ten thousand nine hundred change instantly went to zero Google AdSense so that all disappeared overnight poof gone So again, we got no warning the zero warning the zero strikes and technically zero money from December all just went boom like that So what you're about to watch those is important is a five-minute appeal video that we were allowed to make for YouTube After this decision was made for our channel the appeal process is a new pilot program They started I think in 2021 so it's pretty new and there's very specific instructions to make a five-minute video with a couple Mechanics to it like aspects you need to cover and stuff. So where you're about to watch is that five-minute video? I'm extremely proud of it. I think it's the best video we've ever made. So I hope you enjoy it. I'll see you in a few minutes Hey, I'm Anthony Johnson founder of 21 studios. I appreciate your time and attention today I'll be narrating our appeal video. Make sure you hit like and subscribe and I'll see you soon 21 studios is a channel nearly as old as YouTube itself created by me fresh out of high school in July of 2007 at 18 years old as a student at the University of Central Florida in Orlando our first video is an event trailer from the under 21 convention that I created in 2007 a self-improvement event for young men from around the world reporters from my school newspaper would go on to interview me and report on these Early 21 conventions held each summer in 2010 I took a chance and dropped out of college to focus on my YouTube channel taking the big step of turning a hobby into a full-time business And expanding our events across the world as a college dropout and with only enough money for a one-way plane ticket I took a chance and expanded our convention to Stockholm, Sweden that year in the early years our channel videos are popular with young men Looking for mentorship guidance and how-to advice for relationships health and fitness I favor the TED Talks model of all speeches published free to the world to help millions of men improve their lives last year We celebrated the 15-year anniversary of these events which have been organized since 2006 around the world including our founding city of Orlando As well as Tampa Miami, Florida Austin, Texas Stockholm, Sweden London, England Warsaw, Poland and Melbourne, Australia The videos from our events have been the main purpose and content of our channel since day one over 95% of our 2000-plus channel videos are from these conventions and newer events for fathers and women in 2020 our videos and events hit the big time making national headlines including the New York Times New York Post Sky News and my own 20-minute TV interview with Piers Morgan a journalist who has interviewed world leaders like President Obama and President Trump among many others in front of over half a million people I got to represent my own company and YouTube channel that they broadcast on live TV Thanks to the news and social media. We reached over a hundred million people in 2020 our video production process is highly advanced for a channel This size we have a professional film team to film and edit from over 200 terabytes of video My admiration for Steve Jobs inspired me to pursue excellence in the quality of our videos and events I was also inspired by my tour of YouTube Space LA for designing our studio and editing space I believe our conference footage is some of the best and most beautiful of its kind on YouTube Even surpassing TED Talks and key aspects with only a fraction of the funding and subscriber base This includes filming three conventions Simultaneously plus an interview show all in 4k cinematic quality at multiple camera angles with professional audio Staging lighting and drones at 21 studios We film and edit everything ourselves for max quality and authenticity Ted Talks publishes their speeches free to the world and inspired me to do the same They have special events for women, but not men creating a content gap on YouTube We fill this gap with educational content Featuring over 170 professional speakers that includes psychologists like Dr. Sean Smith and Dr. Robert Glover Medical doctors like Dr. Doug McGuff FBI agents like Joan of Aro attorneys like Melissa Isak and Navy Seal veteran Rich Graham We've also featured YouTube stars like JP Sears and fitness youtuber Elliot Hulse Elliot is a friend and mentor who has inspired me to work relentlessly hard on my channel and never give up We've also worked well within the larger YouTube creator community Over 95% of our videos are professional original content I believe these videos are fully compliant with all of YouTube's policies to the point that they are exemplary in this regard All other content is always used with express written permission or on a fair use basis with a transformative nature to the video Our videos and events promote open debate free expression and traditional family values While not everyone will agree with our speakers We believe transparent civil discourse is the best way to navigate ideas and push the conversation forward in my mission to publish Our videos free to the world the partner program has been essential We have steadily relied on it for monetization for our videos since 2011 without the partner program our ability to film edit and publish Our videos free to the world like TED Talks is significantly jeopardized YouTube is always treated as fairly and we have always worked to abide by the terms you set to show for it We have a perfect 14-year track record for zero community strikes and zero copyright strikes This recent action to instantly remove our channel from the partner program with that warning came as a genuine shock And the generalized reason provided of reused content conflicts with YouTube's own human reviews of our content Including two fair use videos from December that fit this description They were reviewed and fully approved for monetization by YouTube These reviews informed my choices and led me to believe we were in full compliance with YouTube policy as always Sincerely I do not understand why the suspension has happened Especially given our long history of compliance with guidelines copyright and monetization policies Thank you for your time and attention today YouTube is a major part of my business And has been a daily part of my life since I was 18 years old I hope that you accept their appeal and reinstate 21 Studios to the partner program I believe this is the right decision due to the positive professional nature of our content and a long-term relationship Our channel has with YouTube. Thanks again, and I hope to hear from you soon All right, man, welcome back. I appreciate you watching that five minute video our official five minute appeal video to YouTube Per their instructions and guidelines for making a video like that and the comments below want to know a few things from you After you hit like and subscribe, of course So first of all in the first in the comments What do you think about the video we made from an artistic and creative standpoint and how effective it was a conveying information For an appeal was it effective? Was it artistic? Was it creative all that kind of stuff? Let me know in the comments below on top of that What do you think about YouTube even taking this action in the first place? Against any channel on YouTube 21 Studios or otherwise particularly with no warning And number three, do you think YouTube should accept the appeal? Yes or no because it's a binary decision at that point Right. They got to accept it or deny it So do you think it was creative artistic and effective first part second part? What do you think about them taking the action at all particularly with no warning and finally do you think they should accept our appeal? So let me know in the comments below. I appreciate it I will read them and then after this video and our next video. I'll see you next time I'm gonna let you know YouTube's official response to our appeal video. Thanks, and I'll see you soon