YouTube pulled channels belonging to “looksmaxxing” streamer Clavicular after he created new accounts following a November ban, the platform confirmed Thursday.
YouTube has removed two channels run by Braden Peters, the 20-year-old streamer better known online as Clavicular, months after permanently banning his original account.
YouTube terminated Peters’ first channel in November 2025 for directing viewers to websites offering illegal or regulated goods and services. Under YouTube’s terms of service, banned creators cannot open new accounts, and when Peters did, the platform pulled those too.
“We terminated the creator’s original channel back in November 2025,” a YouTube spokesperson told Variety. “We removed these additional channels under our terms of service, which prohibit creating new channels after a termination.” The news follows the streamer walking off a 60 Minutes interview earlier this month.
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Peters went on X on Thursday morning to say he was blindsided.
“Very sad news this morning. My YouTube channels @ LiveWithClav & @ ClavLooksmax were terminated this morning with no warning or explanation,” he wrote.
“The channels consisted of livestream VODs and free courses created by me to help empower young men to be the best versions of themselves. My team and I worked hard to ensure we followed YouTube’s TOS very strictly, blurring out all inappropriate language and sensitive topics. Could you please help in recovering my accounts?”
The post tagged @TeamYouTube, @YouTubeCreators, and @YouTube.
Fans quickly took to the post’s comments, voicing their opinions.
“Kid, I’m double your age and once wished naively to be in your position. Knock it the f–k off. You are a Lolcow now and have ruined your dumb little brain, and one of many ways the word “max” has gotten ruined,” one user penned.
Another wrote, “That’s ironic because your team was constantly copyright striking on YouTube, even channels that were archiving VODs exactly as you say.”
“Though some of what you say could be considered beneficial to your followers, you’re a net negative for the youth. You aren’t a medical professional; you’re simply wrong about many things and don’t fully understand others. Stupid game, stupid prizes. You aren’t immune to consequences,” a third joined in.
Peters built his following as a prominent figure in looksmaxxing, an online movement focused on maximizing physical attractiveness.
Peters’ channels were pulled during an already difficult stretch. On April 15, Peters posted on X after what fans believe was a drug overdose during a livestream in Miami.
“Just got home, that was brutal,” he wrote. “All of the substances are just a cope trying to feel neurotypical while being in public, but obviously, that isn’t a real solution. The worst part of tonight was my face descending from the life support mask.”
Shortly before that, Peters walked out of an interview with 60 Minutes Australia after a reporter asked whether he identified with the incel community.
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