Article continues after ad“We terminated these channels for linking to content that violates our nudity and sexual content policy,” a YouTube spokesperson told 404 Media. ASMR creators hit back at YouTube bansSlight Sounds disputed the decision, arguing that YouTube was unfairly treating the entire genre as adult content. “My channel and many other female ASMR creators’ channels have been wrongfully removed from YouTube. This is not the first time YouTube has completely erased an ASMR channel over its sexual content rules. In August 2024, YouTube terminated Amouranth’s ASMR channel, which had amassed 749,000 subscribers and more than 76 million views.