Recently, some YouTube creators’ channels have been getting strikes and complaints that are reportedly coming from Foley Hoag LLP, a company claiming to be Axlebolt’s partner. This raises questions and concerns among the creators mainly because this law firm is not actually affiliated with Axlebolt, and thus does not represent the studio.
Here’s what Axlebolt is doing to resolve the issue.
The Axlebolt team is actively investigating the situation to see how these complaints relate to their products and creators' content. We recognize that the actions of Foley Hoag LLP may be detrimental to content creators, and at this stage we're sending emails to YouTube's support team to speed up the resolution process. Recognizing the importance of protecting the interests of our partners and creators, we're committed to collecting and forwarding the details of all affected bloggers to YouTube support for prompt review as soon as possible.
Unfortunately, we're unable to withdraw these complaints ourselves as they were sent by a third party that we are not affiliated with. Only YouTube support can make the decision to revoke these strikes.
Here are our recommendations for affected creators.
It's important for content creators who have received complaints from Foley Hoag LLP to submit an appeal and dispute the strike. YouTube gives you this option, and we recommend using the appeal template that you can find below. This step is critical to protecting your content and will help YouTube review each appeal more quickly and carefully.
We also ask all affected creators to share their details with our bot (icon in the bottom right corner of the screen). This will allow us to mention your appeals in our emails to YouTube, which will strengthen the support for each submission.
We understand that this situation may be stressful and concerning, and we thank you for your patience. Our goal is to fully resolve this incident and protect all creators from unwarranted claims.