Summary
- Beloved VTuber Ironmouse has revealed that her YouTube channel has been unexpectedly terminated, working with her lawyers to resolve the situation.
- Ironmouse's main YouTube channel boasts over 1 million subscribers to the channel alongside over 130 million total views.
- Ironmouse did not share the reasoning given for the unexpected termination, though she confirmed she will be continuing to stream on Twitch.
Popular VTuber Ironmouse's YouTube channel has seemingly been terminated, with the beloved content creator losing an outlet that boasted over 1 million subscribers. The onset of the VTuber phenomenon throughout the late 2010s and early 2020s has seen plenty of content creators and talent agencies explode in popularity. The Japanese market has seen the rise of massive agencies like Hololive and Nijisanji, while individual creators like Nyanners, Ironmouse, and Silvervale have risen to prominence as English creators. Now, one of the community's most beloved creators has seen a huge setback.
Ironmouse first got her start as a VTuber in 2017, following the initial boom in VTubers started by iconic creators like Kizuna Ai. Ironmouse was one of the founding members of English-speaking VTuber agency VShojo in 2020 and has won "VTuber of the Year" at The Streamer Awards for the past two years. While Ironmouse largely streams on Twitch as her main source of content, she has also hosted videos on both her main YouTube channel and a second channel devoted to uploading stream VODs. However, Ironmouse's YouTube presence has now been dealt a major blow.
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Ironmouse confirmed that her main YouTube channel had been suspended on Friday, sharing the saddening news via her official Twitter account. The creator stated that she was "incredibly sad" to learn her main source of YouTube content had been terminated, reportedly "working with her legal team" to address the issue. Ironmouse claimed to be unaware of the reasoning behind the YouTube termination, apologizing to fans for the issues and hoping for a speedy resolution. Before its termination, Ironmouse's YouTube channel boasted 1.13 million subscribers and more than 131 million total channel views.
Ironmouses Confirms Her YouTube Channel Has Been Terminated
The shocking news about Ironmouse's YouTube channel comes as VTubers have been a hot-button issue around moderation across multiple platforms. Twitch recently saw a major bug with the platform where Twitch streamers' camera would accidentally be turned on, posing a major issue for content focused around virtual avatars. Many VTubers have also recently claimed that Twitch's moderation team is unfairly biased against VTubers, with several VTubers receiving bans from the platform without clear reasoning for the suspensions.
Ironmouse's termination from YouTube joins a trend that has seen many content creators coming back to Twitch after previous departures from the platform. Several popular creators like Myth and LilyPichu have recently returned to Twitch, citing better chat services and revenue splits with the Amazon-owned platform. Twitch has also recently introduced improvements to its clipping system, allowing creators to more easily create stream highlights and share them across multiple platforms. Fans of Ironmouse can only hope her YouTube situation is resolved quickly while the VTuber presses on through her Twitch channel.