Ironmouse YouTube Channel Shutdown
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Overview
Ironmouse YouTube Channel Shutdown refers to the shutdown of VTuber Ironmouse's main YouTube channel without any warning or reason in late September 2024. The news sparked a viral debate and controversy on social media as netizens pointed out other creators who also had their channels deleted from YouTube without prior warnings, while fans of the VTuber lamented the channel's removal.
Background
On September 20th, 2024, Twitch streamer and YouTuber Ironmouse tweeted that their main YouTube[1] channel "has been terminated" and that their "legal team working on things," they wrote (seen below) in a post that amassed over 74,000 likes and 5,600 reposts in two days.
Developments
Before Ironmouse's YouTube channel shutdown, YouTube had already suspended Ironmouse on September 10th, 2024, after the VTuber reportedly refused to provide personal information to the platform.[2]
Online Reactions
Ironmouse's main channel shutdown became a viral topic within the VTuber fandom, sparking a debate regarding possible reasons as to why YouTube deleted their channel as the controversy continued to spread online.
For example, on September 20th, 2024, X[3] user @Crazy12Eric posted a clip of Shadow The Hedgehog as a reaction alongside the caption "Dear YouTube." The post amassed roughly 39,000 views and 900 likes in two days.
Dear YouTube: https://t.co/MmT5HDLFZB pic.twitter.com/6XdC4UKrgw
— Craz-E (@Crazy12Eric) September 20, 2024
On September 21st, 2024, Redditor[4] LtSoba posted a GIF making fun of people who defend the YouTube copyright system, captioning it, "I hate the YouTube copyright system." The post (seen below) amassed over 7,800 upvotes and 380 comments in a day.
![【Chiyo】] @yesitsme323 If her channel goes down I'll make sure bodies start dropping Dexerto @Dexerto 10 Sep VTuber Ironmouse's YouTube channel is at risk of termination as someone is allegedly misusing copyright strikes to force the system into revealing her personal information 5:21 PM 10 Sep 24 156 Views](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/002/909/829/139.jpg "I'm boutta crash out")
![ironmouse VSHOJO TIME TO FEAST OUT NOW! ✓ @ironmouse Incredibly sad and shocked that my main youtube channel has been terminated. Right now I have a legal team working on things. Im so sorry to inconvenience everyone who enjoys watching my videos. Hopefully this can get resolved soon. 7:40 PM - Sep 20, 2024 - 7,977 Views ... 101 155 1.4K 35 <] ↑](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/002/909/828/d35.png "Ironmouse's YouTube channel has been terminated")
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