YouTuber brookesharks slams Airbnb host after copyright strike

YouTuber brookesharks has criticised an Airbnb host and TikToker after a video she made responding to one of his clips was taken down following a copyright strike, according to a report from Dexerto.

Video removed after response to TikTok

The creator, who has close to 900,000 subscribers on YouTube, had been reacting to a video from kainethepropertyguy, an Airbnb host who posts on TikTok. She told her audience about the removal in a community post on her channel.

She explained that her most recent video had disappeared because the host filed a copyright strike over her response to his TikTok. She said the strike puts her channel at risk of removal if another one follows, and argued that her video counted as fair use under copyright law. She also called him a “coward” in the post.

Viewers urge her to appeal

Commenters quickly encouraged brookesharks to appeal so the video could be reuploaded and the strike cleared from her channel. One said frivolous copyright strikes go against YouTube’s terms of service. Another described the platform’s copyright system as “laughably broken” and said they doubted it would improve. A third told her to appeal because she had not broken any rules.

Some users also pointed out that the video appeared to have reached the TikToker’s attention, noting that screenshots from her reaction had been posted in the comments on his account.

At the time of Dexerto’s report, the kainethepropertyguy TikTok account was locked, and new followers were not able to view its content.

Wider concerns over YouTube’s strike system

The case adds to ongoing criticism of how YouTube handles copyright strikes. Copyright claims typically lead to a video or stream being removed quickly and can damage a channel over time. Creators have previously lost channels because of such strikes, and the moderation process has been questioned as a result.

According to the report, YouTube has acknowledged that most of this moderation work is carried out by AI. Dexerto also notes that some creators have successfully sued the platform after being banned, though their channels have still not been reinstated.

It is not yet clear whether brookesharks has filed an appeal or whether the video will return to her channel.

Source: dexerto.com

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