Kick star Braden “Clavicular” Peters took to social media on April 23 to reveal that YouTube had banned his secondary accounts. Around a week after getting hospitalized for a suspected overdose, the troubled star finds himself without a presence on a platform that played a major part in his success as a “looskmaxxing” streamer.
Why did YouTube ban Clavicular in April 2026?
Clavicular, one of Kick’s biggest recent stars, shared via a post on X (formerly Twitter) that YouTube had terminated his secondary channels, LiveWithClav and ClavLooksmax, on the morning of April 23 with no warning or explanation. He used these channels to upload and livestream VODs and free courses that he himself created “to help empower young men to be the best versions of themselves.”
Very sad news this morning. My YouTube channels @ LiveWithClav & @ ClavLooksmax were terminated this morning with no warning or explanation. The channels consisted of livestream VODs and free courses created by me to help empower young men to be the best versions of themselves.… pic.twitter.com/mcTbfFOCFy
— Clavicular (@Clavicular0) April 23, 2026
Veriety reached out to YouTube for comments, and the tech giant’s representative responded, “We terminated the creator’s original channel back in November 2025. We removed these additional channels under our terms of service, which prohibit creating new channels after a termination.”
Clavicular’s main channel was banned by the red platform in November last year. A spokesperson for the Google-owned company had revealed back then that the content creator was barred “for facilitating access to websites that violate the platform’s illegal or regulated goods or services policies.”
In the time since, the Kick sensation was using his secondary channels to reach his legions of followers and continue promoting his services. However, since YouTube’s terms of service prohibit creators from creating or owning new channels after termination, these two accounts were barred as well.
Clavicular added in his post on X that “me and my team worked hard to ensure we followed YouTube’s TOS very strictly, blurring out all inapproriate [sic] language and sensitive topics.” He also tagged YouTube officials, asking them to help in recovering these accounts.
YouTube has made its stance clear on what kind of content it would like on its website. While that means no access for Clavicular, the 20-year-old American has plenty of other options to continue marketing his services to his legions of fans, as he enjoys a massive following on social media apps like TikTok and Instagram.
FAQs
Why was Clavicular banned from YouTube in April 2026?
Two of Clavicular’s secondary YouTube channels, LiveWithClav and ClavLooksmax, were terminated in April 2026 because YouTube’s terms of service prohibit creating new channels after a previous termination.
When was Clavicular’s main YouTube channel banned?
Clavicular’s original YouTube channel was banned in November 2025 for facilitating access to websites that violate the platform’s illegal or regulated goods or services policies.
What content did Clavicular upload to his secondary YouTube channels?
Clavicular used his secondary channels to upload and livestream VODs and free courses he created to “help empower young men to be the best versions of themselves.”
What is Clavicular’s presence on other social media platforms?
Clavicular maintains a massive following on social media apps like TikTok and Instagram, where he continues to market his services to fans.
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