KneeGate EXPLODES: My Channel is Officially Under Attack

Ok guys, I'm actually going to need your help here on this one - My video, "Alanah Pearce is a Pathological Liar," has been officially flagged down and removed from YouTube, supposedly for violating, as YouTube claims, their "Nudity and Sexual Content" policy — and after 3 reviews, it has been confirmed by YouTube as a video violating their policy. But, let me be crystal clear here with all this: There is never has been ANYTHING whatsoever sexual or nude about the video at all.

This is an absolutely BROKEN mess of a system YouTube has, and this example perfectly exposes that. The closest thing I could come up with is for about a half second of the video in the first 30 seconds, there is a flash on screen of Alanah's knees. Last I checked... Knees aren't forbidden on YouTube? But maybe we all "KNEE"d to start wearing a full burqa if recording on screen moving forward...

...Although at that point, knowing how YouTube operates... the algorithm would just mark us as terrorists.

For those who missed it, the full video is still available on Rumble right here: Watch it in full here.

Now... let’s talk about what really went down here — Because YIKES... what this all says about the disgusting state of YouTube today is ROUGH. Here's my initial coverage from my livestream channel discussing the takedown situation:

This video in question here is over three months old. It had racked upwards of over 180,000 views, was trending quickly toward a quarter million, and was one of the most important videos I'd ever worked on — a project I spent over three days tirelessly editing, scripting, and polishing. Making sure I had all of those proverbial "ducks" in a row when coming forward with the claims and accusations of her lies over the years.

It was resonating. It was growing. It was a major moment for my channel...

And YouTube nuked it - in an instant.

Their excuse? It allegedly violated their "Nudity and Sexual Content" rules — but no timestamp, no specific example, no context was ever given. Just a generic policy slap and a takedown.

On YouTube, getting a video flagged gives your channel a warning — and while it does technically expires after 90 days (if no other infractions occur), it still hangs over your channel like a loaded gun. If you get another violation during that time, it immediately becomes a strike, stopping my ability to upload or livestream. Rack up three strikes, and the entire channel gets wiped off the platform.

Only one bogus warning is all it takes to shove creators into YouTube’s punishment pipeline — and trust me, it feels like I'm guilty until proven innocent. This is NOT how a fair and just system operates in reality.

Oh, and of course, like anyone else, every interaction I had with TeamYoutube on X was met with automated responses, all the way to even seeing automated responses in DM conversations with them.

...And what was the video actually about? It was a commentary — pure fair use — exposing Alanah Pearce’s public lies using her own publicly available videos as evidence. Nothing was inappropriate. Nothing violated community standards. It was straightforward criticism, backed with facts.

So why was it removed?

Let’s be real here: there’s no way a human being actually reviewed this. Everything feels automated beyond the initial flag. And honestly? Me thinks Alanah herself may have some simp buddies at YouTube who fast-tracked the takedown once they saw the video’s success and how badly it damaged her credibility... Although there's no way to prove that accusation, I'm left searching for what may make the most sense here.

At the end of the day, YouTube's complete lack of transparency, lack of communication, and lack of accountability is the real problem.

• What specifically did I do wrong?

• What could I have corrected?

• Why are creators punished without even knowing what "rule" they allegedly broke?

These are the questions YouTube always refuses to answer — because they don't have to. They have the power, and creators are left helpless. This approach should be unacceptable.

KneeGate is about more than just one video getting flagged. It’s about the broken, abusive system YouTube has built, and how easily it can be weaponized against ANYONE when the wrong person gets upset. If they can do this to me over a commentary video using public information, they can do it to anyone.

We need to make noise.

Please tag @TeamYouTube on X or RT/QT this link to put the heat on them.

We all need to demand real answers... and I need your help.

KneeGate isn’t just an isolated incident, either. It’s a symptom of a much deeper rot inside YouTube — one that threatens every independent creator who dares to speak the truth.

~Smash