YouTube Resolves Account Bug

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YouTube fixes glitch that wrongly removed accounts, deleted videos

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YouTube has fixed a bug that mistakenly removed thousands of accounts.

The problem started Thursday afternoon when non-content creators, including paid subscribers, complained that they had lost access to YouTube content.

YouTube confirmed the issue in a support thread, promising to reinstate channels and playlists.

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