Reaction Channels Death: YouTube cracks down on ‘unoriginal’ monetized content with improved detection.

Submitted ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Pro@programming.dev⁩ to ⁨technology@lemmy.world⁩

https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/10008196?hl=en#zippy=%2Ccommunity-guidelines

[July 2025] Updates to YouTube Partner Program (YPP) Monetization policies: In order to monetize as part of the YouTube Partner Program (YPP), YouTube has always required creators to upload “original” and “authentic” content. On July 15, 2025, YouTube is updating our guidelines to better identify mass-produced and repetitious content. This update better reflects what “inauthentic” content looks like today.

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yumyumsmuncher@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
When are they going to address clickbait targeted at children

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- criss_cross@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  You mean 60% of YouTube ? Never.
  
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simple@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
This doesn't mention react content though, it seems like a general statement. Have they said if this actually affects react channels?

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- Pro@programming.dev ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  This is the only type of content that the policy change might remove in my opinion.
  
  Otherwise, what would the policy include other than this?
  
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  - hedgehogging_the_bed@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    In your opinion it will be reaction videos? There’s so many other kinds of “unoriginal” content they could be targeting. AI slop, the videos that are a single still image of a product zooming in and out slowly, there’s tons of different kinds of unoriginal out there.
    
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LorIps@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
It would make sense that they don’t want to get sued following the recent controversy. Might also be aimed at undermining the AI slop (that Google doesn’t profit from)

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