Actress Baek Jin-hee recently shared her ordeal of having her YouTube channel deleted due to a policy violation.
On the 28th, a video titled 'I'm Not a Scammer' was uploaded to the YouTube channel 'Jinny is Back.' In the video, Baek Jin-hee greeted the camera briefly before revealing, "Actually, I'm not doing well. The 'Jinny is Back' channel has been deleted."
She explained, "I woke up in the morning and it was gone. I received an email from YouTube," she confessed. Baek Jin-hee then read the email aloud, stating, "It was deleted for seriously or repeatedly violating policies on deceptive practices and scams."
Baek expressed her shock, saying, "This happened after I uploaded a personal color video. I was just about to reach a thousand subscribers," unable to hide her disappointment. She added, "I filed an appeal, which takes about a day or two, but I'm wondering if I should just quit," eventually breaking into tears.
Wiping her tears, she emphasized, "I have never violated any guidelines." She continued, "All I've uploaded are videos of going to English classes, cooking, walking my dog, showering, having brunch with friends, and personal color sessions," evoking sympathy.
Baek Jin-hee shared, "After the channel deletion, friends started contacting me, asking why I deleted the channel and if something happened. I told them it was deleted for spam or misleading scam content," but clarified, "I'm not a scammer. I wasn't trying to scam anyone on YouTube. It's not spam or misleading."
The next day, feeling extremely down, she went for a walk and said, "Fortunately, when I returned, the channel was back." She recalled, "I was personally going through a tough time yesterday, and waking up to find the channel deleted made things worse. It was five hours of hell," expressing her relief.
Meanwhile, Baek Jin-hee recently starred in the MBC drama 'Judge Lee Han-young,' which concluded in February.
Lee Soo-min, TenAsia Reporter danbilee19@tenasia.co.kr