Elvish Yadav has personally addressed his fanbase on X after a wave of copyright strikes took down multiple fan pages dedicated to him on Instagram and YouTube, assuring followers that the deleted pages will return shortly. “Jitne bhi fanpages gaye hain vapas aayenge jaldi don’t worry,” Elvish posted — telling fans not to panic and that the situation is being handled.
The post comes as fan communities across platforms report an unusual spike in strikes and suspensions hitting Elvish Yadav fanpages, with the episodes tracing back to multiple causes including legitimate copyright enforcement and what some fans are alleging are coordinated fake strikes targeting the creator’s fanbase.
What Is Happening to the Fanpages
Two separate but overlapping issues appear to be driving the fanpage deletions. The first is legitimate copyright enforcement — Hotstar and JioHotstar have been issuing copyright strikes on fan channels and pages that have been using clips from Laughter Chefs, the cooking-based celebrity reality show on which Elvish has appeared. When channels use copyrighted broadcast content without authorisation, the rights holder — in this case Hotstar — can issue strikes through Instagram’s and YouTube’s standard copyright enforcement mechanisms. Multiple strikes on a single channel lead to suspension or permanent deletion under both platforms’ policies.
The second issue, being widely discussed in Elvish’s fan communities, is the allegation that fake or malicious copyright strikes are also being filed — possibly by rivals or individuals targeting Elvish’s fanbase specifically. Coordinated mass-reporting and false copyright claims have been used to take down channels of popular Indian creators before, and fans are pointing to the volume and pattern of strikes as evidence that not all of them are legitimate rights enforcement actions.
Elvish’s Track Record With Platform Issues
This is not the first time Elvish Yadav’s digital presence has faced disruption at scale. In 2024, his own Instagram account was temporarily deactivated, and fanpages experienced similar problems during that period — all of which eventually resolved and returned to normal. The pattern of disruption followed by restoration gives his current reassurance credibility, and fans who were around during the 2024 episode are pointing to that precedent as reason for optimism.
What Fans Can Do
For fanpage operators who have received copyright strikes from Hotstar or JioHotstar for Laughter Chefs clips, the practical advice is to avoid reuploading copyrighted broadcast content and to use the platform’s dispute mechanism if a strike appears to have been filed in error. False or malicious strikes can be contested through Instagram’s and YouTube’s appeal processes, and if the strikes are found to be invalid they can be reversed — which is likely what Elvish’s team is working toward given his assurance that pages will return quickly.
Fans without their own pages who want to support the effort can report suspicious mass-reporting activity through the platform’s reporting tools and can continue engaging with official Elvish Yadav channels while the fanpage situation is resolved.
The Bigg Boss OTT 2 winner’s message is clear — it is temporary, it is being addressed, and the pages will be back.