Youtube Removes Pomp Channel For Creating Harmful Content, But It Will Be Restored Soon

Anthony 'Pomp' Pompliano channel which has 251,000 subscribers on Youtube. (photo: twitter)

JAKARTA - The YouTube video platform has removed Anthony 'Pomp' Pompliano's channel, which has 251,000 subscribers. He was the co-founder of Morgan Creek Digital and the host of The Pomp Podcast., But Youtube eventually restored the Pomp account.

In an October 11 update on his Twitter account, Pompliano – a Bitcoin (BTC) bull known for his interviews educating skeptics and others about crypto – said he received a message from YouTube claiming a recent live interview with the creator of the stock-to-flow model. PlanB encourages “illegal activities.” The entire Pompliano channel was unavailable for approximately two hours before being returned to the platform, with all videos on BTC and crypto publicly viewable.

“[YouTube] first stated that content, interviews in Bitcoin, was dangerous and dangerous,” said Pomp. “They then stated that we would receive a strike, but then I received a second email saying the channel was deleted seconds later.”

According to Pomp, he did not receive a "reprimand" — a violation of YouTube's community guidelines; three strikes within 90 days that could result in the channel being permanently deleted — and the video doesn't appear to have any questionable content or otherwise.

Our YouTube channel was just reinstated with zero explanation from the company.Here is the interview with @100trillionUSD about bitcoin that Youtube doesn't want you to see.Retweet so the entire world sees this. #Bitcoin https://t.co/JRT101Isxs

— Pomp (@APompliano) October 11, 2021

However, the platform guidelines state that it reserves the right to remove the channel for “one case of serious abuse” or for an account dedicated to content including hate speech, harassment, or impersonation.

YouTube has previously targeted crypto-related content on the platform, with its algorithms labeling videos on BTC and other cryptocurrencies as “harmful content,” and letting reviewers judge any reason to appeal.

In Pomp's case, he was able to catch the attention of the YouTube support team on Twitter in a matter of minutes — likely due to his 1.1 million followers and verified accounts. However, other crypto content creators have reported waiting a few days after their channels were discontinued in the same way.

The seemingly arbitrary deletion of major player accounts in the crypto space highlights the dangers of relying on a centralized platform like YouTube. Last week, Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp were offline for about six hours, likely disrupting community engagement around crypto and blockchain projects.

In addition, YouTube has become the center of attention for its efforts to clean up videos related to health misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. In August, the platform said it had removed more than a million videos "related to malicious coronavirus information" since February 2020.

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