I want to share my disappointing experience as a Udemy Instructor, who tried to follow Udemy's guidelines, asked fair questions, and ended up being shut down for it.
I was given 14 days to either sign an affidavit or edit one of my courses, but before that time had even passed, Udemy disabled not just the course in question, but all of my courses. Even the ones with no complaints or issues. I was later told I could "unpublish" my courses, despite the fact that it had already been banned. That makes no sense whatsoever, is not logical, as I have no access to any of my courses. What's worse is the lack of transparency. I asked a simple, reasonable question: What exactly in my course is considered infringing? No reply. No explanation. No evidence. Just a unilateral decision that was final, with no chance to correct or clarify anything. It honestly feels like I was punished for something I had no idea what I done wrong, as Udemy did not tell me. I wanted to improve my content and make sure everything was right, but instead, I was shut down completely, with no opportunity to resolve the issue or even understand it.
I poured time, energy, and passion into my work. For Udemy to not only disable one course, but ban everything I had published, without explanation, is incredibly disheartening. If you are thinking to become an Instructor on Udemy, please think twice. There is no real support, no transparency, and no fair process. Once they decide you're a problem, you're out regardless of your intentions or the quality of your work. Instructors deserve better.