YouTube announces crackdown on 'fishing videos' that trick viewers with false titles and thumbnails, directly deleting videos without strikes



YouTube has announced that it will take action against clickbait videos that have interesting titles and eye-catching thumbnail images but are actually completely different in content.

Strengthening enforcement against egregious clickbait on YouTube

https://blog.google/intl/en-in/products/platforms/strengthening-enforcement-against-egregious-clickbait-on-youtube/



YouTube will soon take down your videos if you use clickbait titles or thumbnails: Here's why

https://www.digit.in/news/apps/youtube-will-soon-take-down-your-videos-if-you-use-clickbait-titles-or-thumbnails-heres-why.html

YouTube's clickbait crackdown begins in India - Tubefilter
https://www.tubefilter.com/2024/12/19/youtube-clickbait-crackdown-india-egregious-misleading-videos/

There are many different types of clickbait videos, such as videos that claim 'The President has resigned' but make no mention of the president's resignation in the video, or videos that have nothing to do with the news but have 'Latest Political News' in the title, but what they all have in common is that they are not of any use to users.

YouTube has been particularly concerned about clickbait related to breaking news and current affairs, and has announced that it will begin removing content that violates its policies over the next few months. In addition, this time the so-called 'three strikes' rule will not be adopted, and content will be removed immediately.

YouTube revise violation warning system to encourage caution and policy review before 'three strikes' - GIGAZINE



The initiative is set to begin in India.

Meta has taken the lead in cracking down on clickbait, and since April 2024, Instagram has been prioritizing original posts.

Instagram announces measures to prioritize original content and reduce the number of aggregator accounts that repost other people's posts - GIGAZINE



in Web Service, Posted by logc_nt