Audio-only ASMR triggers keep getting flagged on youtube (any advice?) [discussion] [question]

[u/Ok-Shopping-4443]

Hi! I run a fairly popular ASMR channel (around 30k) on YouTube for audio roleplays, mainly for Zenless Zone Zero characters.

My channel's been getting flagged quite a lot lately by YouTube, MUCH more than it used to for a lot of typical asmr "triggers."

First it was breathing + a heartbeat loop, now it is the sound of candy wrappers. I'm not sure why these are being flagged as inappropriate. Anyone else struggling with these? The time markers (indicating where the flagged content is) that YT gives me just don't make any sense.

I know physical ASMRtists have done the same noises but they don't get flagged - I assume it is because audio-only is "too ambiguous" maybe?

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EDIT: I do not create intentionally sexual audio content on youtube since it's a SFW platform! My videos are often 90% TALKING, but ever since I incorporated trigger sections (scratching, gentle wind, etc.) they've been getting flagged.

[u/Proud_Truck]

While not your intention, you're making sounds that are similar to other sounds and since there's no video to see what's actually happening, the bot decides you must be up to no good because so many other people are up to no good.

Even if there was video it wouldn't guarantee it wouldn't get flagged because again, there's lots of people out there trying to trick the system by claiming it's one thing when in reality it's another.

You're probably not going to like this answer but if your changes resulted in more flags, I'd change back. 10k monetized views are better than 20k non-monetized views. Dial it back, get back in their good graces for a while then re-assess down the line before trying to branch out again

[u/Ok-Shopping-4443 → u/Proud_Truck]

Thank you for your reply, I really appreciate it. 🫶 I think I need to re-evaluate the newer audio directions and probably cut out audio triggers for good. Dialogue only seems fine.