Youtube Issues Apology for Taking Down Lofi Girl Streams
After they were removed due to false copyright strikes.
Much to the anger of many in the YouTube community, the streams of the iconic Lofi Girl channel have been taken down momentarily due to false copyright strikes lodged by a Malaysian music company named “FMC Music.” The Lofi Girl streams are well known for their curated lo-fi beat broadcasts accompanied by a custom Japanese-style animation, which serves as a gathering place for test preppers and those looking for soothing background music.
The channel’s oldest and most popular stream, “lofi hip hop radio – beats to relax/study to,” was up for 20,843 hours (almost two and half years) with over 668 million views before it was taken down by the false claims.
After Lofi Girl launched a #BringBackLofiGirl movement to save the channel, Team YouTube later issued an apology on Twitter and assured Lof Girl that the strikes have been resolved and the videos will be reinstated, though it may take around one to two days for everything to return to normal. While many viewers were disappointed following the initial announcement, many are now joking that Lofi Girl is finally ready for her exams and can now graduate.
Take a look at the Twitter conversation below and expect the Lofi Girl streams to return soon.
The lofi radios have been taken down because of false copyright strikes, hopefully @YouTubeCreators @YouTube will sort this quickly… pic.twitter.com/X01hL6jT2N
— Lofi Girl (@lofigirl) July 10, 2022
Nonetheless, we remain positive and hope that YouTube will consider applying changes to their copyright reporting system to prevent such a situation from reoccurring, and protect all content creators once and for all against this threat. 🙏 (7/7)
— Lofi Girl (@lofigirl) July 11, 2022
— Lofi Girl (@lofigirl) July 5, 2022
