Popular YT Dota 2 channels NoobfromUA and Dota Digest received strikes from PGL

The Dota 2 community went berserk after prominent YouTube-based Dota 2 channels NoobfromUA and Dota Digest announced PGL's actions against their respective channels. Fans have voiced out in favour of these channels given they have received a plethora of highlights from them. Some even spoke out against the Romanian company and wanted PGL to refrain from organizing future Dota 2 tournaments.

The channels' longevity and popularity on YouTube resulted in a massive outpour of support within the community. Here is everything you should know about PGL's actions against the two Dota 2 YouTube channels.

Not long ago, NoobFromUA informed their fans that PGL had removed all their DPC 2023 and TI12 videos from their YouTube channel. The shared post revealed that NoobFromUA was served four copyright strikes that will remove the channel, and associated channels, and revoke the privilege of uploading new videos.

The irony is that ESL Gaming (ESL One organizers) had hired NoobFromUA as their content creator a few months ago when the latter was uploading competitive videos on the official ESL YouTube channel. This further intensified the ongoing contention and further strengthened the channel's cause.

Surprisingly, Dota Digest commented on NoobFromUA's post and provided a screenshot of their copyright strikes from PGL.

Dota Digest was also the recipient of the same copyright issues NoobFromUA faced. They further explained their situation and mentioned that the channel did not use PGL's Twitch or YouTube clips. They added that the channel has been using Valve's content and pointed out that PGL has no rights to the game.

Along with the screenshot, the content creator said the following:

If the community rallies hard enough, then yes, one can