Why YouTube Killed Cigar Channels This Time

YouTube has a long history of changing the game on the players without warning. It has had devastating consequences in the past, be it the Community Guidelines, Ad Policies, or the general algorithm. This time it's a new published rule change now in effect, essentially making every cigar related YouTuber dead in the water once they get around to each channel. Many at this moment are in the same boat as me, under bans, mass restrictions, videos being mass deleted. I was simply the first.