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Yeah, they got me too.

Without any warning, my entire channel has been officially demonetized due to misleading family content.

Hi, my name is Ringo Tsuuga.

For those of you who don't know me, I've been creating storytime animations for over a year now.

I'm really grateful that so many people came together to watch me yap about my stories and experiences.

In that email I received, YouTube claims that their team of policy specialists review my channel

and decided that it's not in line with the YouTube partnership program policies.

My YouTube notification states that I posted content that intentionally

or unintentionally could attract young minors and families but contains mature themes such as sexual content or violence.

However, they never specified which videos are in violation or explained what kind of changes I need to make to my channel.

If a real person from YouTube actually reviewed my channel and all my videos, it's obvious that none of the accusations are remotely true.

I have always checked not for kids when uploading

and even then I still made sure to never show or tell anything that violated YouTube's policies.

Animation is my medium of choice.

It literally takes forever but I still do it because I love animating and that's my passion.

It's unfair and inappropriate to declare that my videos are misleading

or intended for all ages just cuz I don't want to vlog everything!

Unfortunately, YouTube has been randomly demonetizing a lot of content creators during this past month,

including many of my animator friends who work tirelessly on their videos, only to have their main source of income completely cut off.

For many of us, this is our livelihood, and it's sad to see YouTube targeting real creators instead of addressing the AI slop epidemic.

By the time you're seeing this video, I already submitted an appeal with YouTube Studio, I reached out to YouTube creators on Twitter,

and asked every creator friend I know who may have a solution to this problem.

And to be honest, I don't have high hopes due to my friends always getting the same generic copy paste response.

These emails and messages were never helpful and were probably automated as well.

I want to assume that this video can get the attention of someone at YouTube and fix my channel monetization quickly,

but I want to take this opportunity to raise more awareness.

YouTube has always been changing

and making questionable choices we're introducing AI Playground a new way for you to discover

and create with our generative tools now you can type an idea

and generate high quality videos up to eight seconds long not to make a better environment for users

and creators but to benefit the big corporal people

if you like watching YouTube please consider liking commenting

and sharing this video to bring more eyes on the issue I really appreciate your help

if you're a fellow creator take

this as a lesson to not put all your eggs into one basket try to grow on other platforms as well,

find more ways to get sponsorships, commissions, or monetized elsewhere.

Don't let YouTube be the only thing keeping you alive.

Thank you all so much for watching, uh go check out my new video about anime club, I guess.

Heba!

Yountunes, Hono, who's next?

Ringo?

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Youtube, creator, content. This video has 41 sentences and 560 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:05. The speaker talks fast, about 182 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
creator noun	/kɹiːˈeɪ̯təː/	Something or someone which creates or makes something.
animation noun	/ˌæn.ɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/	The act of animating, or giving life or spirit.
partnership noun	/ˈpɑɹtnɚʃɪp/	The state of being associated with a partner.
lesson noun	/ˈlɛs.ən/	A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
egg noun	/ɛɡ/	An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, often housing an embryo within a membrane or shell…
elsewhere adverb	/ˈɛlsˌʍɛɹ/	Synonym of somewhere else: in, at, or to some other place.
awareness noun	/əˈwɛɹ.nəs/	The state or level of consciousness where sense data can be confirmed by an observer.
passion noun	/ˈpæʃən/	A true desire sustained or prolonged.
helpful adjective	/ˈhɛlp.fl̩/	Furnishing help; giving aid; useful.
discover verb	/dɪˈskʌvə/	To find or learn something for the first time.
introduce verb	/ˌɪntɹəˈdus/	To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).
grateful adjective	/ˈɡɹeɪtf(ə)l/	Of a person or their actions, feelings, etc.: expressing gratitude or appreciation; appreciative, thankful.
mature adjective	/məˈt͡ʃʊ(ə)ɹ/	Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe.
specialist noun	/ˈspɛʃəlɪst/	Someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research.
submit verb	/səbˈmɪt/	To yield or give way to another.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
check out verb		To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.).
cut off verb	/ˌkʌt ˈɔf/ [ˌkɐɾ ˈɔf]	To remove by cutting.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on	I've been creating · has always been changing
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	has been · have always checked
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	has been officially demonetized · were probably automated
Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form	love animating · consider liking

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 9 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, you're, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: animation /ˌæn.ɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/, partnership /ˈpɑɹtnɚʃɪp/, passion /ˈpæʃən/, specialist /ˈspɛʃəlɪst/, violation /ˌvaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/
Long words — get the stress right: animation /ˌæn.ɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/, violation /ˌvaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/, inappropriate /ˌɪnəˈpɹoʊpɹi.ət/, notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/, intentionally /ɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃənəli/

How to practise with this video

Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like creator, animation, partnership.

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

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