Willy Myco YouTube Patreon removal is the short version of a platform crackdown that followed scrutiny of the masked psychedelic-content creator’s drug-synthesis videos. WIRED reported that YouTube removed William “Willy” Myco’s channel, Willy’s World, after the publication asked the company for comment, and that Patreon subsequently removed his creator account.
The reporting matters because Myco had presented a Halloween 2024 Patreon video as a step-by-step account of making LSD over three days. He claimed the result was “100 percent pure LSD.” But the video did not establish that. WIRED reported that it ended with a flask of greenish-blue liquid and no on-camera test confirming either the liquid’s identity or its purity.
That gap is not a minor footnote. A creator’s description of a chemical product is not analytical verification, and the available reporting does not independently establish that the substance shown was LSD.
Why were Willy Myco’s accounts removed?
According to WIRED, a YouTube spokesperson said the company removed Willy’s World under rules that prohibit a person from creating new channels after a termination. WIRED said the channel had more than 96,000 followers before its removal. The supplied channel URL now returns a YouTube page saying it is unavailable, which corroborates the current status but does not give a removal date or reason.
Patreon gave a more content-specific explanation. A spokesperson told WIRED that the service bars works providing instructions for making controlled substances or other recreational drugs, and said the account was removed after an internal investigation. The Patreon page now says it has been removed, though that page itself does not explain the decision or when it occurred.
WIRED reported that Myco had posted more than 120 how-to videos over roughly a decade. Their subjects included psychedelic-mushroom cultivation, mescaline extraction, DMT vape cartridges and the attempted LSD synthesis. The report does not establish that the same drug-synthesis tutorials hosted on Patreon were publicly available on YouTube.
Myco disputed the characterization of his project as promotion of drug use. He told WIRED that he regarded it as scientific education intended to support harm reduction. That is his stated rationale, not an independent assessment of the videos or their safety.
What is confirmed and what is not?
- WIRED reported that YouTube and Patreon removed Myco’s accounts, and both pages are currently unavailable or removed.
- YouTube said its action concerned its rule against creating channels after a termination.
- Patreon said its action followed an internal investigation under a policy against instructions for making controlled or recreational drugs.
- The purported LSD in the 2024 video was not tested on camera, so its identity and claimed purity were not verified in the reported footage.
The distinction is especially relevant in clandestine-drug cases. A DEA senior research chemist has said the agency’s chemistry work includes evaluating precursors, organic chemistry and analytical issues, as well as responding to illicit laboratories. In Myco’s case, the concrete analytical limitation is narrower: WIRED reported no on-camera test of the product presented in the LSD video.
This story draws on original reporting from WIRED.
