Can anyone explain this? It got one spike on about day 5, and YouTube decided to kill the push. Both CTR and AVD jumped significantly with that spike, likes and subs surged, and a trendy topic. It's super counterintuitive.
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Curious Reason
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Curious Reason
@ReasonCurious
Creating science education videos for 8 years about geography, geology, human anatomy, and history.
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@MuteeAutomation But you also have this, 12 min video. The more it got views the more CTR and AVD kept climbing up but Youtube stopped impressions at 100k for some reason even though likes and subs are astronomical and positive engagement. Absolutely gutted.
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100K views with just a 4.3% CTR.
Proof that watch time beats clickbait make people stay, and YouTube will keep sending them viewers
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Curious Reason retweetledi
@SubscribrAI They said nothing changed, just a renaming of “inauthentic content” to a more explanatory terms but still incredibly vague. All these patterns you are talking about can be pinpointed to any big YouTube channels. I think it effects mostly paint, stories and still image channels.
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YouTube NEW update the "unsatisfying or off-putting content" policy.
Here is how to make sure your channel does not get wiped.
The new policy targets 4 specific patterns.
If your channel matches any of them, you are on borrowed time.
Pattern 1. Manipulative formulas. Same shock hook every video. "You will not believe what happened next." "Doctors hate this one trick." Titles designed to trigger clicks without delivering payoff.
Pattern 2. Mimic formats. Your channel looks identical to 500 other channels in the same niche. Same stock B-roll. Same AI voice. Same title structure. Same thumbnail template.
Pattern 3. Interchangeable stories. Bodycam channels. Reddit story channels. Generic reaction channels. Content that could belong to any of 1,000 other channels without changing a single frame.
Pattern 4. Pure shock content. Video exists only to shock the viewer for the click. No creative narrative. No educational value. No original angle.
How to survive.
Add a unique character with a consistent identity across every video.
Same face. Same voice. Same setup.
The classifier reads consistent identity as a real channel.
Build a real narrative angle.
Cultural authority frames work.
Personal expertise works.
Investigative angle works.
Anything that separates your video from the 500 identical ones next to it in the sidebar.
Use AI for scripts, images, and video generation. That is fine. YouTube explicitly allows this. Just make sure the final output has an original substance the audience cannot get from any other channel.
Attach a real product or ebook. Channels with real products get treated as real businesses.
Channels with only AdSense get treated as content farms.
The policy is not anti-AI. The policy is anti-slop.
If your channel has a character, a niche, an original angle, and a product, you are safe.
If your channel is templated shock content with generic AI narration, prepare for the wipe.
Read the policy. It is half a page.
Then audit your last 10 uploads against the 4 patterns.
Fix what you find or lose the channel.
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@dinasera21 @EnricPedro Appeal was denied 2-3 times both in studio and here on X. A lot of legit creators got back monetization. Its been a couple of months, I don’t know how it is now. So in March-April they mistakenly demonetized a lot of legit channels and give it back in a month or so.
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@ReasonCurious @EnricPedro Did you appeal before they backtracked. I’m in a similar situation. But I heard it’s a lost cause appealing for inauthentic content
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Before everyone falls for the 🚨🚨 "AI CONTENT ON YOUTUBE IS OVER" 🚨🚨 clickbait and starts scrambling, here's what actually happened 👇
- Early this year, after YouTube's first inauthentic wave, faceless creators kept asking the same thing: what does "inauthentic" even mean?
- YouTube's answer: we hear you. So they updated the policies and added context.
- That's where the new "Unsatisfying or Off-putting Content" bucket comes from.
It's NOT a crackdown, it's YouTube spelling out the why, so people finally understand what got their content demonetized. LOADS of examples of what's fine and what isn't.
- Using AI for images, scripts and video generation is absolutely fine. So are AI avatars. The only condition is that the final video has original substance, is creative or well sourced, and isn't a mass-produced template.
- Where it breaks is AI pretending to be a credentialed expert. An AI "doctor" pushing wellness remedies, an AI "advisor" giving financial tips, an AI "lawyer" handing out legal advice. That's the part that gets you demonetized, not AI itself.
- Same with generic templates, the same disturbing theme over and over again, low quality edits, etc.
So before you read one more clickbait thread or buy a mentorship to dodge a ban that isn't coming, read the policy. It's half a page.
Feel free to ask below. I'm by no means an expert, but I hate this clickbait (no shade to Mario, this isn't aimed at you... just read your post and tbh had to pick the other side).
Source below.
Mario Joos@MarioJoos
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: YouTube is finally tackling its massive low-effort content issue! As of a few days ago, YouTube has updated its new monetization guidelines to aggressively go after certain types of channels with their new “unsatisfying or off-putting content” policy. What does the policy say? In their policy, they define unsatisfying or off-putting content as content that relies heavily on manipulative formulas, mimic formats, and stories where the video feels interchangeable, or content designed purely to shock or surprise viewers for the sole purpose of getting views. This is massive because this isn’t a clear rule where they say “you cannot do XYZ.” This is the type of policy where judgment comes into play. But what kind of content will lose its footing? The policy clearly states that it’s trying to reward channels that offer original and satisfying content. For example, if you’re making a piece of content that uses tools such as AI to create a truly unique piece of content with a creative narrative, you’ll be fine. However, if you’re just creating the most generic videos (think bodycam, reddit stories, etc) where your sole purpose in making those videos is to get views through their shock factor, you seem to be out of luck. Because the policy clearly states that content that heavily relies on generic templates or emotionally manipulative themes violates the guidelines. Initially, YouTube seemed to have referred to this policy as inauthentic content, but that term is rather vague and had a lot of people confused about what that even means. In my eyes, this is probably the first step of many for YouTube to become the platform again that we once used to love so much because of the amount of high-value content.
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@EnricPedro The problem is that backtracking took 1 month to reach the support, until then its a beg-fest asking support to look at your case. Its incredibly stressful.
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@ReasonCurious > YT backtracked and returned my monetization
That's the key, the PTSD part... well you need to get used to it 😅
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@Nina7Infinity It's successful because it's an underdog story with a small budget + no vanilla ending like most established studios produce. Not to mention the acting of this girl is just otherworldly.
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I watched it and... It was ok. Maybe horror is just really not my thing anymore cause I honestly couldn't see what the fuss was about.
internet hall of fame@InternetH0F
'Obsession' is now the highest-grossing original horror movie of the 21st Century ▪️ Earned $423M ▪️ Budget of $750K
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@JackTWheeler @paulg You are in a bubble of self help books. People read to enjoy and expand their horizons. Read the book by Endurance by Alfred Lansing and you realize how puny and fragile you really are.
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@paulg Reading does nothing but trick you into believing you’re intelligent.
No self help book will change your life. Only YOU can take action.
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Something I told 14 yo: People are going to stop reading books. I wish this wasn't so, but I fear it is. The silver lining in this cloud is that if you're one of the few people who still read, you'll have a huge advantage over everyone else.
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My first few videos were recorded on an iPhone 5 recorder, transferred to a laptop, and compiled from there until I bought Snowball blue.
phed@PhedEU
You cannot claim to be an OG YouTuber if you do not have one of these I don’t make the rules
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@TubeAIYT His view dip is probably people getting tired of seeing the same face, premise over and over again and people get bored of that. I noticed few big faceless channels started showing face to show authenticity but their views have gone abysmal. Uniqueness is the real authenticity.
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I got destroyed for this post.
Meanwhile MrBeast's views dropped 50% from peak.
YouTube has stopped pushing over-edited content.
The algorithm now rewards real people talking to a camera with something genuine to say.
The authenticity cycle has started.
I was right.
Nick Bencino S@TubeAIYT
The Mr Beast era is over. Over-edited, heavily produced, AI content flooded YouTube. The platform is now pushing authentic creators who talk to a camera and don't edit out every mistake. This has happened before. YouTube moves in cycles. We're in the authenticity cycle now.
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Elon Musk is amplifying anti-Islam, Anti-muslim hate. I never followed Tommy Robinson or any other retards but they are bombarded in my timeline now.
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@combatcorner006 That taller guy is 2 time Olympic boxing gold medalist in heavyweight out of Uzbekistan. They are just doing light pad work when Islam was in Uzb.
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@thegoldeenhand Unlisting can be dangerous. I unlisted my most watched short for a few weeks to see if its hurting my long form views by attracting “bad” subs who don’t watch long form, the day I made that short public again - got hit with inauthentic content. Got it solved but took time.
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Don’t delete/private/unlist videos.
Don’t do a lot of niche changes in the same account.
kerk@strkerk
@thegoldeenhand avoiding shadowban on channels??
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@cuenca @Kavanthekid @WonderStudiosX Hi Joaquin, I have been a annual Freepik/Magnific subscriber for 8 years. Sibling got a health issue and had to spend the savings. Can I have an annual subscription on credit? If I don’t pay back in 2 months, you can switch it off and put owed balance on my account as minus.🙏🏼
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@Kavanthekid @WonderStudiosX Looks amazing! Congrats on another great drop, and congrats to Wonder on the whole Beyond the Loop!
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HERE IT IS! My film “Last Recall” for @WonderStudiosX Beyond the Loop Season 2. I am so beyond to share this one with you all!
A year after a catastrophic event devastates the isolated town of Harlow, Virginia, two federal agents use an experimental memory-recovery technology to investigate what happened. As they relive the final memories of the survivors, a chilling truth emerges; one that defies logic, threatens their sanity, and suggests the horror that consumed Harlow may not be over.
A huge thank you to Wonder Studios and the executive producers of the film Invideo @invideoOfficial Capcut @capcutapp Openart AI @openart_ai and ElevenLabs @ElevenLabs
#lastrecall #beyondtheloop #wonder
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@NarrativeCMB @RedCorner_MMA This is because Israel has been expelling Palestinians from the territory and compressing them into Gaza and a few Palestinian cities of the West Bank. Most Gaza adults were not born in Gaza but in villages and towns in what's now Jewish towns and cities.
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Shara Bullet calls Michel Pereira a hypocrite over his support for Israel. 🇮🇱
"In my eyes, he's a hypocrite. To raise the flag of Israel after the fight - a state that, in front of billions of people, committed genocide against Gaza, against kids and women and at the very moment when the whole world condemned it, he raised the flag of Israel.
Then he went to Brazil to rescue dogs from a flood. By rescuing dogs, he's just chasing Instagram hype and likes.", Shara told Red Corner MMA
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@HSHK2021 The crusades were justified. My ancestors fought in Vienna, against the last Muslim conquest of Europe. Now we open the doors for people sworn to rape and murder us.
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A Muslim woman wearing a hijab was harassed while shopping at an HEB in Conroe, Texas.
A ‘NURSE’ approached her and another Muslim woman and told them to “get out of my country”
Then said “Islam is a terrorist organization.”
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@nick_film76462 It could be shared Adsense with other demonetized channel, or the same IP or device. You gotta dig deep into your account for any links or connections with other demonetized channels, even those that are not yours.
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@nick_film76462 You had 3 silver plaques with 3 different channels in one of your photos? Either one of those channels are demonetized OR you are managing other demonetized channel through your account. I saw people get demonetized in this exact way - they are linked as a manager.
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Dear YouTube creators,
Has anyone faced the issue where their channel was demonetized because of an alleged “link” to another disabled channel?
Were you able to restore monetization? Please share how you did it.
I only have ONE channel — my animation channel Sprunker IRL. It was recently restored to monetization, but only two weeks later YouTube demonetized it again, this time for a “linked channel” reason.
I do not own or manage any other channels.
These emotional ups and downs from YouTube have seriously affected my mental health. I had to start working with a psychologist and psychiatrist because of the stress caused by losing my main source of income.
@TeamYouTube, creators deserve real human support, not endless template replies. Please fix this system and investigate support agents who ignore real cases instead of helping.
YouTube creators need justice.
Freedom for creators on YouTube.
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