My Game Was Hidden on itch.io, and PayPal Froze My Funds Without Warning

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All of my game pages, including Glow of Snowy Night, appear to have been removed from itch.io’s discovery index. They no longer show up in itch.io search results or on external search engines. This occurred around the same time my game was post on a Japanese Flash game forum, which brought a large influx of visitors from Japan.
PayPal allowed me to operate game sales and accumulate revenue, but once the account balance reached a certain level, they unilaterally restricted all of my accounts and froze the funds—without providing a clear reason for the fund freeze.
According to their current response, the funds will remain inaccessible for over 180 days, during which I will have no access to or use of the money.

I’ve lost all motivation to continue with this kind of content. I’ve had enough.