KnockingNews Channel Is Back, Unsuspended By Youtube
Key Highlights
- Youtube Channel KnockingNews Finally Unsuspended By Youtube
- The Channel Got Suspended After It Got Hacked
Latest News: – Indian news anchor and Youtuber Girjesh Vashishtha has finally got his channel “Knockingnews” back, days after his channel had gotten hacked first and then subsequently getting banned by Youtube for violating the community guidelines.
Girjesh opines that while the channel is back but its reach (on Youtube) and visibility (on Google) hasn’t been the same as before and therefore has requested followers to give traction to the channel by watching and sharing it.
Girjesh in the video also thanked a number of his former colleagues and other journalists who supported him during this scenario. He talked about the difficult ordeal that he had to go through as Youtube had completely blocked communication (algorthymically) with him once his channel got suspended.
He also shared tips on how to tackle such situation. Girjesh explained that the hacker got access to his channel through his colleague’s system and cautioned that people with access to the channel needs to have their security tightened in order to avoid unauthorized access.
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Indian News Anchor’s YouTube Account Hacked; YouTube Bans & Refuses To Reinstate It
Key Highlights
- Channel Knocking News Was Hacked And Then Got Banned By YouTube
- YouTube Refuses To Reverse The Ban Upon Appeal
An Indian news anchor who is known for running KnockingNews and Girjesh Vashishta YouTube channels has recently announced startling that his channel KnockingNews has been banned by YouTube after being hacked.
As per Girjesh, his channel was hacked and crypto-currency related videos were uploaded on his channel by the hacker. Girjesh claims that he had informed Youtube via mail about everything but no resolution was provided.
The YouTube algorithm, upon detecting not-so-safe content on the channel, banned the channel. Girjesh, although shocked, was assured that the channel would be reinstated. And therefore, he appealed the termination verdict but to his horror, Youtube refused to reverse the decision. The channel had nearly two million subscribers.
While criticizing Youtube’s laid back response to the issue, Girjesh also believes that some powerful influential sources may have wanted his channel to be blocked as he used to talk about the dictatorship working of the governments of major countries.
Girjesh was able to provide the update on KnockingNews through his other channel by the name of “Girjesh Vashishtha”.
This isn’t the first time the anchor has fallen victim to a cyberattack. He shared that his Facebook page, which had over 4 lakh followers, was previously hacked as well. And to make matters worse, when he reached out for support, Facebook refused to help—allegedly assuming that he might have done the hack himself or have been involved in it and was only reporting to FB authorities to appear innocent.
Many prominent Youtubers in the past like Shwetabh Gangwar, Mufti Anas (Islamic YouTube Channel), Scammer Payback, Corridor Crew and etc. had been victim of account hacking, however, they were able to regain control of their channel through Youtube’s help.
But what is more surprising in Girjesh’s case is that YouTube decided not to overturn the ban despite being informed immediately by the owner that the channel has not only been hacked but has been uploaded with 20 -25 cryptocurrency-related videos by the hacker. All the drama happened within a matter of 24 hours.
Who is Girjesh Vashishtha?
As per his X profile, Girjesh has been doing journalism since 1985. He is from Gwalior and has worked with many prominent media houses of India like Indiatoday and Sahara India TV Network. As per his Linkedin profile, he did his BA (1998 – 1990) from Madhav college in Sociology, Political science and Hindi Literature.
