Summary
Herschel “Dr Disrespect” Beahm IV has not been accepted back into theYouTubePartner Program, according to the streamer himself. However,YouTubewill allow him to reapply soon.
In late June 2024,Dr Disrespect admitted to sending “inappropriate” messages to a minorvia Whispers, a now-defunct private messaging feature of Twitch. The incident—or series thereof—occurred in 2017, the streamer wrote, adding that this was the real reason behind his permanent Twitch ban three years later. In the aftermath of the ensuing scandal, YouTube demonetized Dr Disrespect sometime between June 26 and 28. After returning from a hiatus and resuming streaming, he reapplied to join the Google-owned platform’s Partner Program on September 26.
A month later,Dr Disrespect is still demonetized on YouTube. The content creator reflected on this state of affairs during his latest broadcast, claiming that his application was pushed back another 60 days at “the very last second” (viaDexerto). For clarity, although YouTube does normally respond to Partner Program applications within 30 days, response times vary based on workload, primarily because all requests are reviewed in the order they are received, as per its support pages.
Dr Disrespect’s YouTube Partner Program Application Was Possibly Rejected
Elaborating on the situation, Dr Disrespect said that YouTube informed him he will be “eligible to reapply” in 60 days, so just after Christmas 2024. This wording suggests the video platform didn’t postpone its decision on the matter but outright rejected the application. Yet the stated 60-day timeout period doesn’t align with this theory, because according to YouTube’s support pages, channels rejected by the Partner Program for the first time can reapply after 30 days. This timeout time frame then extends to 90 days from the second rejection onward. Nowhere does YouTube mention 60 days as standard practice for such cooldown periods.
Dr Disrespect Hints at Something ‘Much, Much Bigger’ Than YouTube Partner Program
“OK, then let’s wait another 60 days,” the streamer said, while adding that he might have “something much, much bigger” than the YouTube Partner Program in the pipeline. He did not elaborate any further, leaving his viewers guessing aboutDr Disrespect’s future plans.
OK, then let’s wait another 60 days.
While he is demonetized on YouTube, the controversial content creator continues to accept donations via Streamlabs, and gives shoutouts to people who send them during streams. He’s also still selling merchandise, having just launched another series of such offerings in the form of a “Make Gaming Great Again” merch collection. The reactions to this move appear polarizing, as even some ofDr Disrespect’s own fansresponded negatively to the perceived politicization of his monetization efforts, regardless of whether it’s intended as satire. Meanwhile, some more critical social media users labeled both the MGGA slogan and its accompanying merch collection as a “right-wing grift.”
