The fact that YouTube hasn't been hit with a class-action lawsuit amazes me. And LeafyIsHere was permanently banned for the wrong reasons and YouTube themselves refuse to explain why. Nowadays, YouTube will only cater to bigger YouTube creators, but even they aren't immune to having their channels just suddenly banned out of the blue. They demonetize videos wherever they see as fit, and their comment sections are no better either. It's filled with far too many things wrong with it and YouTube themselves will not do a damn thing about it. Good luck reporting them and providing them with proof, because YouTube will absolutely never ban these kinds of people unless they feel like it. And even then they can create as many channels as they want with no punishment so for them, it's basically a slap on the wrist. And the fact that YouTube hasn't been shut down yet because of it's obviously-poor practices show that it's gonna continue on until the hammer comes down on them. Even Optimus, a YouTuber, knows what's been going on with YouTube, especially because YouTube itself is unwilling to listen to the community in every way and doesn't explain about their terrible move either. And because YouTube is associated with Google, Google can very easily bribe off of YouTube so that it doesn't get hit with a massive lawsuit. It's basically a lose-lose situation for newer YouTubers who are just looking to make a living. And their forced ads included in every video doesn't make it any better.
The other, alternative version of YouTube is known as StoryFire, which doesn't have intrusive ads and looks to be a much more friendlier version than YouTube. Of course, being a niche streaming site, it still has a long way to go. And with YouTube's totalitarian state means it doesn't matter if your videos don't contain copyright material. Even when its not, they'll just completely erase them because they can and they will, and whatever objections you post will often be met with silence; they'll just outright suspend your channel and ruining your career altogether. Just gotta wait until YouTube gets hit with a gargantuan lawsuit that will mean the end of YouTube, and for Google to be forced to relinquish their billions of dollars to settle an unwinnable lawsuit, if that ever happens.