I got an email from Udemy this morning (I didn't see it for four hours!) saying they had randomly taken down my coding course because of a spot identity check.
Wow am I pissed!
I guess the 300+ people who purchased the course this month are just screwed. And the like 1,500 others who bought it previously are just shit out of luck too.
This is insane!
Udemy has taken my course down and given me 24-48 hours to respond with my ID and a video saying I'm me, before they will put the course back up.
Couldn't they have done that BEFORE taking down my course and screwing over all my paying students? Horrible behavior from Udemy. They should be ashamed.
I've done nothing wrong. The course is mine, was created by me, and is a popular course with great reviews.
I don't mind verifying my identity, but why not give me the chance to do that before you take down my course and screw over my paying students????
Here's the email they sent me:
>>Hello, In light of recent events (which you can read about in our CEO’s blogpost here: https://blog.udemy.com/maintaining-the-integrity-of-our-udemy-community/), we are conducting spot check instructor verifications and have temporarily taken down your course (NAME WITH HELD). Please email a copy of your government issued identification to copyright@udemy along with a 30 second or less video where you say the name of the course and that you are submitting this video for us for verification. Please do not submit any information already provided in your course profile. We will delete your ID from our systems within 24 hours of receipt. If we do not receive your ID and the video within 48 hours, we will delete your course from our site. Thank you in advance for keeping our learning community safe. Best regards, Udemy Copyright
