Erika Vikman feels that YouTube has done “questionable censorship” on her music video.
Erika Vikman’s song Ich kommen, competing at UMK, was released on Friday. Pete Anikari
Artiste Erika Vikman31, tells his social followers about his special observation Ich komme – about the visibility of his song on Youtube. Vikman competes with that song In the new music competition.
Vikman claims in his Instagram post that YouTube shadowbanned his music video, i.e. limited its visibility.
– Youtube shadowed my music video to make it harder for people to find it. It’s secret and questionable censorship that platforms do. However, the video is there, even if YouTube doesn’t offer it first, if you search for it, the artist writes in his update.
– A woman can be a scary thing, he adds.
Vikman wonders how YouTube works in his Instagram stories, which can be seen 24 hours after publication.
– A woman who was too much for YouTube, he states.
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Iltalehti found out how easily Vikmani Ich komme -music video can be found on Youtube. With the search words Erika Vikman, Ich Komme, UMK 2025 and New music competition 2025, you have to browse the search suggestions much further down before you find the music video. The reaction videos of the music video and other UMK songs appear in the application proposals before the work itself.
The music video can be found in the top places of the search, at least with the search terms Erika Vikman Ich komme and UMK.
Over the years, many tube users have talked about shadowbands on YouTube. However, proving it is challenging, and YouTube may not notify the video’s publisher.
In YouTube’s community rules talk about limited mode as an optional setting. When it is on, the user of the application will not see videos that, for example, contain sexual content, use inappropriate language or deal with the use of drugs.
However, the rules state that a video can also be moved to restricted mode if the YouTube team deems it to be in violation of the community rules.
– Some videos are not suitable for everyone, even if they do not violate the community rules. In such a case, an age limit can be set on the video and it will not be shown in restricted mode, the page explains.
Vikman believes that YouTube has limited the visibility of his music video. Thomas Trutschel