Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
After a year of networking with dozens of creators in and out of my community, a trip to Vidcon, and discussions with 3 insightful contacts. I can show you just a little bit of what my community and what so many other YouTubers are having to deal with in the background of YouTube.
This entire video is filled to the brim with information that you can use to navigate YouTube's automated AIs, to appease content reviewers, and to self police your actions all in the hope that your content will see the growth it really should.
There seems to be a lot more currorption than must of thought between YouTube and the upload process and I hope we can show you that here.
This video heavily relies on timestamps so feel free to skip around as much as you'd like to look for the answers you're interested in.
I'm also inviting anyone to make their own reaction videos to this as long as I'm properly credited.
The full question & answer document with screenshots from Mr. Black
docs.google.com/document/d/1Fuf6DkmgN10rQLjCyX4FYF9HO4sNVRoWy_dFX8vqLdU/edit?usp=sharing
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• Email: scottsusairsoft@gmail.com
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Timestamps
0:00 Intro & Context
4:17 My Anonymous Contacts
6:19 Every Question Listed
7:43 Does YouTube Know The Difference Of Airsoft & Firearms
9:16 MIslabeling Firearms & Airsoft Is A Problem
11:11 Is YouTube Themselves Suppressing Airsoft & Firearms
13:13 How Can YouTube Suppress Content
13:53 Avoid Using These Words
15:01 Does YouTube Want Airsoft Content
16:18 How Shorts Are Treated Differently
18:24 Will Things Get Better For Airsoft & Firearms Content
18:56 Are Guidelines Enforced Differently For Other Creators
20:20 YouTube's Competition & Rumble Discussion
22:58 Introducing An Internet Safety Evaluator
24:04 How Does Shadowbanning Work
24:38 Who Have You Reviewed Content For
25:25 Gun Detecting AI On YouTube
26:40 How A Content Reviewer Can Abuse Their Power
27:53 Double Monetization Jeopardy
29:58 How Timestamps Can Be Abused By Content Reviewers
33:18 How Should Airsoft Creators Rate Their Content
34:30 Is Firearm And Airsoft Content Doomed
35:53 The Most Unfairly Treated Content On YouTube
37:06 How History And Fitness Content Is Targeted
39:43 Political Bias
44:54 The Last Two Segments Of Questions
45:27 What Shadowban Options Are There
45:53 Is Shadowbanning Actually Real
46:49 How Can Content Be Suppressed
48:41 How Videos Can Be Hidden From The Search Bar
50:22 How To Break YouTube's Suppression System
53:58 How Paintball Content Is Treated
54:22 Video Games And Music Videos Are Protected Content
55:56 More Contentious But Protected Content
56:11 How Any Video Can Be Suppressed
56:46 Warnings At The Beginning Of Videos Does Not Matter
57:31 How New Airsoft & Firearms Channels Get Popular Then Fall Off
59:37 The State Of Airsoft
1:01:18 What Can We Do?
1:05:35 Bonus Questions & Answers
Thank you all for watching and for your continued support to build this channel! : )
#airsoft #youtube
After a year of networking with dozens of creators in and out of my community, a trip to Vidcon, and discussions with 3 insightful contacts. I can show you just a little bit of what my community and what so many other YouTubers are having to deal with in the background of YouTube.
This entire video is filled to the brim with information that you can use to navigate YouTube's automated AIs, to appease content reviewers, and to self police your actions all in the hope that your content will see the growth it really should.
There seems to be a lot more currorption than must of thought between YouTube and the upload process and I hope we can show you that here.
This video heavily relies on timestamps so feel free to skip around as much as you'd like to look for the answers you're interested in.
I'm also inviting anyone to make their own reaction videos to this as long as I'm properly credited.
The full question & answer document with screenshots from Mr. Black
docs.google.com/document/d/1Fuf6DkmgN10rQLjCyX4FYF9HO4sNVRoWy_dFX8vqLdU/edit?usp=sharing
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Follow me everywhere like a weirdo!
• Email: scottsusairsoft@gmail.com
• The USAirsoft Subreddit - reddit.com/r/usairsoft
• Instagram - instagram.com/usairsoft
• Facebook - facebook.com/USAirsoftYouTube
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Timestamps
0:00 Intro & Context
4:17 My Anonymous Contacts
6:19 Every Question Listed
7:43 Does YouTube Know The Difference Of Airsoft & Firearms
9:16 MIslabeling Firearms & Airsoft Is A Problem
11:11 Is YouTube Themselves Suppressing Airsoft & Firearms
13:13 How Can YouTube Suppress Content
13:53 Avoid Using These Words
15:01 Does YouTube Want Airsoft Content
16:18 How Shorts Are Treated Differently
18:24 Will Things Get Better For Airsoft & Firearms Content
18:56 Are Guidelines Enforced Differently For Other Creators
20:20 YouTube's Competition & Rumble Discussion
22:58 Introducing An Internet Safety Evaluator
24:04 How Does Shadowbanning Work
24:38 Who Have You Reviewed Content For
25:25 Gun Detecting AI On YouTube
26:40 How A Content Reviewer Can Abuse Their Power
27:53 Double Monetization Jeopardy
29:58 How Timestamps Can Be Abused By Content Reviewers
33:18 How Should Airsoft Creators Rate Their Content
34:30 Is Firearm And Airsoft Content Doomed
35:53 The Most Unfairly Treated Content On YouTube
37:06 How History And Fitness Content Is Targeted
39:43 Political Bias
44:54 The Last Two Segments Of Questions
45:27 What Shadowban Options Are There
45:53 Is Shadowbanning Actually Real
46:49 How Can Content Be Suppressed
48:41 How Videos Can Be Hidden From The Search Bar
50:22 How To Break YouTube's Suppression System
53:58 How Paintball Content Is Treated
54:22 Video Games And Music Videos Are Protected Content
55:56 More Contentious But Protected Content
56:11 How Any Video Can Be Suppressed
56:46 Warnings At The Beginning Of Videos Does Not Matter
57:31 How New Airsoft & Firearms Channels Get Popular Then Fall Off
59:37 The State Of Airsoft
1:01:18 What Can We Do?
1:05:35 Bonus Questions & Answers
Thank you all for watching and for your continued support to build this channel! : )
#airsoft #youtube
