[gus_massa]

Perhaps between "normal" and "insta-perma-death" they should have some intermediate state, like "suspended-for-a-week" or "under-parole".

[ezekg]

This is Google we're talking about, where you can only talk to robots.

[Buttons840]

They're big enough to owe society better customer support than robots. Bust 'em up (antitrust), this ain't what a healthy market looks like.

[is_true]

I've talked several times to support after probably 30 clicks to get to a human and they are afraid of the rules. Google's support people doesn't provide support only can give you all their empathy for your situation

[gus_massa]

YouTube have some intermediate states for copyright violations, so it's possible.