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YouTube locked my accounts and I can't cancel my subscription

Universal Music Group's copyright lawsuit against AI music platforms Suno and Udio triggers YouTube's overly broad automated account locks that prevent legitimate creators from canceling subscriptions or accessing settings.

Friday, April 10, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: Hacker NewsBY sys://pipeline

Universal Music Group is suing AI music platforms Suno and Udio for training on copyrighted material without authorization. YouTube's automated enforcement response cascades across linked accounts, locking legitimate creators out of their subscriptions and account settings. The article critiques how copyright enforcement becomes a tool of user control when platform remediation mechanisms fail.

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