Ironmouse YouTube Channel Shutdown

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ironmouse @IronMouseParty 1,140,000 subscribers This YouTube account is owned by Twitter user @ironmouse Twitter: https:// twitter.com/ironmouse Twitch: ... TAKE MY CHANNEL Time to Feast - Ironmouse ironmouse 5:08 D ส Shared 6 days ago 294K views mouseSHOCIO TIME TO FE STOP THAT 1:55 Pete Wants to Help Ironmouse on her Youtube Main Channel Problem Incredibly sad and shocked that my teminated, Right now have a leg to inconvenience everyone who enjoys watch this can get resolved soon00 640 PM-Sep 20, 2004- IRONMOUSE WAS DEPLATFORMED 10:13 YouTube Has Deleted Ironmouse's Channels... | Hololive's Ame Discusses Her Decision Khyo Mousey Dawg Shared 21 hours ago 28K views Shared 1 day ago 65K views

ironmouse VSHOJO TIME TO FEA... ✓ Sep 20, 2024X @ironmouse. Follow 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. Bao The Whale @baovtuber Follow YouTube is just such a huge pile of s--- They're trying so hard to replace television by pandering to tv networks they're just going to kill the thing that sets them apart just to become budget Hulu, it's clear as day 8:33 PM · Sep 20, 2024

Kawana (reverse-merman Vtuber ♥ @Kawana_ganto. Follow Personally, I've never seen Ironmouse's content, but obviously I know how important she was for vtubing culture. Without a doubt this is devastating, I just hope she'll be okay

SupNovaGY | Artist @gy_sup Follow X The fact that the only legal way to counter fake copyright claims in the USA is by giving away all your personal info is so f----- up on so many levels ironmouse VSHOJO TIME TO FEAST OU... @ironmo... 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. 7:45 PM Sep 20, 2024

Ironmouse This account has been terminated because it is linked to an account that received multiple third-party claims of copyright infringement.

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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.

ironmouse VSHOJO TIME TO FEAST OUT NOW! ✓ X @ironmouse. Follow 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. 6:40 PM - Sep 20, 2024

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.