The company says it's making a minor change in how it pays video creators, but it could have big implications for viewers.

An update to the platform’s monetization rules will tighten restrictions on ‘inauthentic’ content.

The exact policy language itself has not yet been released, but a page on YouTube’s Help documentation explains that creators ...

YouTube is preparing to update its partner monetization policies. The change aims to curb to creation of AI slop.

YouTube is inundated with AI-generated slop, and that’s not going to change anytime soon. Instead of cutting down on the ...

In 2025, YouTube will tighten its Partner Programme rules, targeting channels with 'mass-produced, repetitious, or ...

YouTube wants to get rid of low-effort spammers uploading mountains of AI garbage to YouTube. But Google is one of the companies that's creating the garbage in the first place.

As Google owner Alphabet invests heavily in generative AI, YouTube is discouraging "mass-produced" content created with the ...

The company hasn’t released the exact wording of the new policy yet, but it posted a help article explaining the general idea ...

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 ...

The video-sharing platform is updating its monetization policies to discourage videos that are "mass-produced or repetitive," TechCrunch reports.

If you've spent any time creating for YouTube, you know the hustle is real. Coming up with video ideas, filming, editing, writing descriptions, picking the right tags it's a lot. And for most beginner ...