I Survived Digital Re-Education and all I got was this Lousy T-Shirt

The Depth Charger ^ | May 13, 2025 | Johnny Depth

[appeal2]

There comes a time in every man’s life when he must face the consequences of thinking for himself.

For me, that moment arrived in a quiet digital knock at midnight—the “Community Guidelines Violation” email. Innocent enough on the surface. But it was the beginning of my journey through what can only be described as the Google Digital Re-Education Camp™.

You think gulags are bad? Try being shadow banned so thoroughly your own mom can’t find your content.

Welcome to Camp Compliance

The invitation was simple: “Attend voluntarily or disappear algorithmically.”

At first, I resisted. I figured I’d survive in the content wilderness, living off grid with other digital outlaws—Russell Brand, RFK Jr., and a few Austrian economists in exile.

But then YouTube dangled the forbidden fruit: Partner Status. Monetization. Visibility.

All I had to do was confess my sins...

[appeal2]

It's absurd the control big tech exercises over our existence. But I complied and let the digital dollars roll.

[quantim]

"Try being shadow banned so thoroughly your own mom can’t find your content."

I can personally attest to being shadow banned by youtube and what is like. This one I made some 14 years ago, it was intended to be rather prescient and humorous.  Youtube shadow banned me within hours as it was sarcastic to EV idiots.  To this day they have blurred my videos and shut off comments, it is still NOT searchable. I'll never post there again and would put a new one up on Rumble but the software company folded long ago. They have since have added their own BS lying comment.

Electric cars for dummies

[Ikeon]

Shadow banned. You mean you can't get along with youtube and fb weenies? They find your sense of humor repulsive, gross, hurtful, derogatory? Welcome to the club. I have my own Group of weenies here on FR. I keep a list.I check before posting.

HEY! ARE YOU ON MY LIST OF ENEMIES!!! Am I on yours?

[appeal2]

I think I can be persuaded. Keep trying.

[Ikeon]

Do I look like doodledawg?

[Openurmind]

“It’s absurd the control big tech exercises over our existence. But I complied and let the digital dollars roll.”

I would have told them to take their money and shove it... At some point we need to stand on principle or they will get even more emboldened and arrogant.

I quit Youtube years ago for even less...