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Warning - Don't Give YouTube Your Mobile Phone Number

by NewbieWarrior
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Just a word of warning for all you YouTubers. If you created a new account, uploaded videos, and find the next time you log in that YouTube want your mobile phone number, don't.

I created a new YouTube account promoting an affiliate product. Unfortunately it had a slide in it alluding to drug use. When I tried to get into my account this morning, YouTube required me to verify myself with my mobile phone number, saying there was "suspicious activity" on my account. I entered my mobile number, and they texted me back a code, which I then entered into the form. Voila, that took me to a page saying I had violated the TOS and had one strike against me!

Shucks, I gave them my mobile for my main account, so now YouTube have cunningly linked the two.

If ever you get asked by YouTube to verify your account using your mobile phone, DON'T. First check to see if you videos are still up by going directly to the URL. If you see a "terminated" message instead of your usual video, your dead.

Give up on the account and move on.

Don't try to argue or reason with them. In matters like these they are brain dead.

Cheers,
Max
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  • Profile picture of the author Richard Van
    Couldn't you just not engage in "suspicious activity" and stick to their TOS instead?
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    • Profile picture of the author LB
      Originally Posted by Richard Van View Post

      Couldn't you just not engage in "suspicious activity" and stick to their TOS instead?
      I wouldn't ever trust the monkeys at Google to make smart determinations about what does and doesn't violate their own TOS.
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      • Profile picture of the author Richard Van
        Originally Posted by LB View Post

        I wouldn't ever trust the monkeys at Google to make smart determinations about what does and doesn't violate their own TOS.
        That is a good point and in fairness to the OP, when you look at some of video's on Youtube, it's hard to imagine they actually have rules on what could be shown.
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        • Profile picture of the author swi55tony
          Thanks for the word of warning.

          I had a similare incident with my Google Adwords account.

          I was PPC advertising to a squeeze page when I was found out. As you know Google hates squeeze pages so they froze my account, not just that campaign but all of them....

          So whilst I was trying to rectify and appease them (with no luck whatsoever) I set up a new account for the campaigns that were deemed as acceptable but I used the same authentication email address.

          Once I was unable to satisfy Google with the original account they disabled it. Then almost instantly they must have spotted the same authentication email address and disabled my other account. Even though the campaigns were perfectly acceptable.

          I no longer touch google for ppc other than to a general business site.

          Does anyone else have similar experiences?
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          • Profile picture of the author anthony2
            Originally Posted by swi55tony View Post

            Thanks for the word of warning.

            I had a similare incident with my Google Adwords account.

            I was PPC advertising to a squeeze page when I was found out. As you know Google hates squeeze pages so they froze my account, not just that campaign but all of them....

            So whilst I was trying to rectify and appease them (with no luck whatsoever) I set up a new account for the campaigns that were deemed as acceptable but I used the same authentication email address.

            Once I was unable to satisfy Google with the original account they disabled it. Then almost instantly they must have spotted the same authentication email address and disabled my other account. Even though the campaigns were perfectly acceptable.

            I no longer touch google for ppc other than to a general business site.

            Does anyone else have similar experiences?
            Yea, with google when you create a new account.
            Use a new email address, family or friends address, new credit card,
            change your ip address.

            Google has really gotten out of hand....They don't like internet marketers.
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    • Profile picture of the author NewbieWarrior
      Originally Posted by Richard Van View Post

      Couldn't you just not engage in "suspicious activity" and stick to their TOS instead?
      Yeah, but nobody told me about it. Had to find out the hard way. Who would have thought that a picture of lots of smoke, with a nose poking out from the side would lead it to be flagged as "drug use"? Suspicious activity, my ass.

      Here's YouTube's TOS for anyone who hasn't read it. Make sure you aren't caught out if you are doing lots of video marketing on YouTube.

      You can't argue with Youtube, just be careful you don't offside them.

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      • Profile picture of the author Richard Van
        Originally Posted by NewbieWarrior View Post

        Yeah, but nobody told me about it. Had to find out the hard way. Who would have thought that a picture of lots of smoke, with a nose poking out from the side would lead it to be flagged as "drug use"? Suspicious activity, my ass.

        Here's YouTube's TOS for anyone who hasn't read it. Make sure you aren't caught out if you are doing lots of video marketing on YouTube.

        You can't argue with Youtube, just be careful you don't offside them.

        Max
        Actually, I'm kind of with you on this in a way. You can type in just about anything horrific you can think of into Youtube and find a video on it.

        Having done a little experimant this morning I actually find it hard to figure out what you did to get kicked out!

        Some of the video's on there are a disgrace!
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        • Profile picture of the author Jason Perez O'Connor
          Originally Posted by Richard Van View Post

          Actually, I'm kind of with you on this in a way. You can type in just about anything horrific you can think of into Youtube and find a video on it.

          Having done a little experimant this morning I actually find it hard to figure out what you did to get kicked out!

          Some of the video's on there are a disgrace!
          stuff like this?


          Kid had it coming to him to be honest. Will teach him to pick on others.
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          • Profile picture of the author Richard Van
            Originally Posted by Jason Perez O'Connor View Post

            stuff like this?

            Kid had it coming to him to be honest. Will teach him to pick on others.
            Jason,

            You should have seen some of the stuff I saw this morning.

            Made me want to have a drink at 10am

            I can't quite figure out what the OP could have done!

            EDIT. That is pretty sick.
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  • Profile picture of the author J Bold
    If I can't give youtube my number, then how will she call me back if she wants to go on a date with me?
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  • Profile picture of the author edv
    My friend was tricked in the same way.
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  • Profile picture of the author Ian Varnava
    Originally Posted by NewbieWarrior View Post

    JI gave them my mobile for my main account, so now YouTube have cunningly linked the two.
    Well, that's completely on you then. Why would you use the same phone number for both accounts. If you wanna fool them, do it right, with unique information for each account.
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  • Profile picture of the author cooler1
    If YouTube detect "suspicious activity" then your videos are no longer active as far as i know. The only way to get them back is to verify your phone number.

    Ive heard that people have used the same mobile number for different accounts and there hasn't been a problem.
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  • Profile picture of the author seobro
    OK you can get a phone at radio shack for $15 with $10 worth of minutes to use. This is great for when you do major campaigns. Most of us like to track our response. Also, there are many other services out there that have numbers they give away.

    For a while I was using say now. However, Google bought them up.
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  • Profile picture of the author Glad Warrior
    Will youtube or google will give panelty also. Like you have to pay xxx amount of $ to them after they had asked you a mobile number ??
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    • Profile picture of the author cooler1
      Originally Posted by shoaibahmad9999 View Post

      Will youtube or google will give panelty also. Like you have to pay xxx amount of $ to them after they had asked you a mobile number ??
      Asking for your mobile number is just for verification purposes. They don't ask for money to restore your account.
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  • Profile picture of the author cpadualcore
    Thats why I used to buy ytube pva's rather than verifying it with my own numbers..
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  • Profile picture of the author Glad Warrior
    Asking for your mobile number is just for verification purposes. They don't ask for money to restore your account.
    Oh i thought they might give some penalty or sort of thing
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