While content strikes and channel takedowns are nothing new on YouTube, theDestiny 2community has been hit recently with a wave of strikes on some of the game’s most notable content creators. The situation became such that some content creators, such as Aztecross, were at risk of losing their channels as a result of the strikes, made worse by the fact it was not clear why these strikes were happening.Bungiehas finally spoken to these strikes in its latest This Week at Bungie, assuaging the fears of many content creators as the studio works to undo the damage done.
Destiny 2is a shared-world looter shooter currently in its fifth year as players enjoy all the new content inside its new expansion, The Witch Queen, and the accompanying season, Season of the Risen. The new expansion sees players do battle with the Hive god of cunning, Savathun, who has gained possession of the Light following the events of Season of the Lost. Players must learn how she gained the Light, what must be done to take it back, and fight off the Light-powered Hive guardians of Savathun’s Lucent Brood.
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Speaking on the recent content strikes, the studio said the source of the recent strikes wave was a “bad actor,” as Bungie described them, operating from accountsimpersonating Bungie’s IP protectionservice. Google confirmed the accounts were fake, and Bungie worked diligently to get these strikes reversed. This has, since, eliminated any threat content creators had of losing their channels, somethingDestiny 2streamer Aztecross said came very close to happening as he was hit with two strikes.
Bungie made it clear it was caught off guard as much as theDestiny 2content creatorshit, prompting the studio to investigate what was happening since these were not “legitimate violations.” Bungie added the strikes were not done at the request of its IP protection partner, CSC, or caused by YouTube’s “algorithmic takedowns,” as any copyright claims are reviewed before a strike is issued.
It has since prompted Google to review and improveYouTube’s DMCA algorithms"to reduce the likelihood of any similar mistakes in the future." Bungie followed suit, providing new guidelines forDestinymusic uploads as the game’s music was the basis for the strikes. The guidelines say content creators can upload individual tracks as long as it isn’t monetized, is no longer in the game, and hasn’t been already uploaded by Bungie.
Destiny 2is currently available on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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