A story that surfaced on Twitter over the weekend has a lot of people wondering. Owned by a creator Google account deleted due to “nudes” What’s on your Drive. HE TecMundo check the status and tell more about the case.
On social media, Ygor Palopoli claimed that it all started with backing up his WhatsApp photos and videos to Google Drive. Just two hours later, he was informed that his Gmail was disabled for “harmful content”.
The account lockout has affected all Google services, including Photos and even the YouTube channel where it produces videos. With the curfew, he no longer had access to personal data and information vital to his business.
Today I’m going to raise a topic that is both a cry for help and a warning – especially if you use Drive, Google Photos, or create content.
HE @Google Brazil He deleted my gmail account, taking with me my YouTube channel, my passwords and EVERYTHING on my Drive. And it can happen to you.
— Ygor Palopoli?? (@ygorpalopoli) 5 November 2022
“It’s worth remembering that the channel was one of my main sources of income. It was making money and it was growing organically. The money also disappeared,” he said.
He admitted that he was helpless with the situation and went to look for other cases. After seeing a few people talking about it, he decided to speak up about it in public.
Content removal
What caught Ygor’s attention and attention in the story was that there were other people who reported Google accounts supposedly being nudes and even deleted for other inexplicable reasons. There are several reports of this type in the thread started by the creator.
As one user put it, “work, college, souvenir photos etc.
I also had a deactivated account. I had everything there, my job, college, souvenir photos etc… I literally LOSE EVERYTHING. YouTube, blog, drive etc. even games i bought from play store
— Arthur Dias (PCD) (@arthur_fd96) 6 November 2022
Another person says that his YouTube account was deleted in February, which caused all the videos to disappear.
It happened to me too. They deleted everything I had in February, luckily I didn’t use Gmail and drive but all my YouTube videos are gone
— pain Drunzin (@drunyx__) 6 November 2022
Another Twitter user, identified as Edison E. Rother, claims he hasn’t had access to his Google account for 2 months. The screenshot he posted has the same indication that the account was removed due to “malicious content”.
I was already warning some friends…. so I entered like you @ygorpalopoli I have no access for about 2 months and no response pic.twitter.com/EplNlaYlsm
— Edison E. Rother (@edrother) 7 November 2022
In the same thread, Ygor also claims to have met a youtuber. I lost my google account because there was a picture of your newborn son on the drive🇧🇷 It is not possible to analyze on a case-by-case basis, and it is not possible to come to a conclusion about the causes of the blocks. But the truth is, there are several reports in the Twitter search area, including a search for “Google account deleted” or similar.
The robot makes grotesque mistakes. One of the youtubers I found reported that she deleted her account because she had a photo of her newborn son on Drive. He even lost everything because… he uploaded a picture of his baby son.
Do you realize what a troublesome precedent this sets? pic.twitter.com/1ksPtZAIgP
— Ygor Palopoli?? (@ygorpalopoli) 5 November 2022
talk to TecMundoHe revealed that he had received reports about Ygor. photographers, illustrators and editors who lost their jobs for years because of the same problem. In this case, all professionals had one thing in common: they need external raw material to work.
“For example, a photographer for a major underwear brand contacted me saying that he lost all exposure because Google had classified it as harmful content. But it was artistic work, and the company itself is putting this gap in the guidelines. [veja mais para o final da matéria as regras do Google]The use of such content is permitted if it is for artistic, professional or educational purposes”.
turn of the channel
After all the confusion Yuri said he reactivated his account yesterday (09). He argues that he managed to reactivate the account because he took actions such as filing a complaint on the http://consumidor.gov website because the difficulty of re-evaluating the account took a long time.
“The site is really nice guys. This is undoubtedly the best place to solve a company-related problem. Unnecessary cancellations, invoices, service issues. Use it a lot,” he recommended.
Last Update: ACCOUNT RE-RESTORED!
Everything I’ve done for those who have experienced the same thing or may experience the same is here, you can try it too. It was all for your advice on this matter, I don’t even know how to thank you, so at least pass it on! pic.twitter.com/jOp1Fi3Jfw
— Ygor Palopoli?? (@ygorpalopoli) 10 November 2022
Despite the return of the account, Ygor said that after the suspension of the account, the financial loss was huge. 🇧🇷For example, I was negotiating with two brands for Black Friday campaigns when my email was suspended. Access came back just 2 days before Black Friday itself and brands didn’t move forward with me due to my lack of returns that I couldn’t deliver because I no longer have an account”.
The Youtuber also pointed out that other people should be aware of the situation, as the Google robot may misinterpret some images or files and delete the user’s account by getting very important information.
“And don’t think that this only applies to content creators. How many sites and apps do you log into with your associated Google account? How much important material is in your Drive? How many passwords do you store there? Your entire digital life can be in the hands of one account and one click.” warned.
what does google say
In a note sent TecMundoGoogle’s advice broadly explained that: an account on the service is disabled when its owner “does not comply with our policies”🇧🇷 The company did not go into detail as to why Ygor’s account was disabled because he said this information was private.
The report also questioned whether it was possible for bots to incorrectly analyze a child’s photo (a case reported by Ygor’s youtuber friend) as if it had been abused. The company also did not respond to the specific situation, but confirmed that there is a possibility of a “false positive”. That is, automated analysis may even erroneously detect that some people’s file is breaking the rules.
However, the brand pointed out that if the account is blocked, users can request access again, and for this they only need to log in to their Google Account in a browser such as Chrome, click “Request analysis” and follow the following. instructions. given instructions.
“A team member will review the order and in case of a false positive the account will be reactivated as soon as possible.”
Google’s advisory also posted links to the terms and policies of products and services that specifically inform the discussion of nudity. See what the rules say below.
Is nudist banned on Google?
Speaking directly, yes, It is possible for a user with nudity files on google to deactivate their account🇧🇷 Google Accounts is clearly stated on the support page: users cannot distribute explicit content, including materials including: Nudity; explicit sexual acts; Drive traffic to pornographic content and Commercial pornography websites.
The only exception to the rule is for “Content for educational, documentary, scientific or artistic purposes”.
Besides nudity, here are other reasons that lead to a Google account being disabled:
- Account hacking;
- Child sexual abuse and exploitation;
- Harassment, bullying and threats;
- Terrorism Content;
- spam e-mail;
- Malware, phishing, and other malicious activities
- Large volume calls
Another possibility mentioned for people whose account has been deactivated is downloading of data. But the support page warns that not everyone will have this possibility. Those who want to try it will need to log into the account and it will appear if the option is enabled. If this happens, just click the “download” button.
“For certain violations, including, but not limited to, valid official requests, accounts may be disabled without the option to download data; account hacks; “Serious content violations, such as the sexual exploitation and exploitation of children, and terrorist content,” says Google.
Source: Tec Mundo