US EditionYou May See Less AI Slop After YouTube Enacts New Video Policies
GLOBAL, JUL 14 – YouTube will enforce stricter rules starting July 15, 2025, removing channels with low-effort, mass-produced, or repetitive content to improve quality and protect advertisers.
- On July 15, YouTube will enforce stricter monetization rules targeting AI-generated and mass-produced videos, as part of its effort to promote authentic content.
- Amid a surge in generative AI, YouTube faces challenges from AI slop, including mass-produced, low-quality videos that flood the platform and may face demonetization.
- Help documentation notes that Rene Ritchie said, 'This is a minor update to YouTube's longstanding YPP policies to help better identify when content is mass produced or repetitive,' to clarify content originality requirements.
- YouTube scrambled to address concerns, but Rene Ritchie clarified that reaction content adding unique value remains eligible.
- YouTube may, if effective, reward originality and curb spam, creators warn, potentially improving content quality on the platform.
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YouTube Rule Change: YouTube is going to change its monetization policy. After this change, the earnings of many YouTube channels may decrease. Especially those channels that create repetitive and AI content. The focus of the video streaming platform is on authentic and original content and for this the company is changing its policy.
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