YouTube clarifies policies around AI slop and upsetting videos

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YouTube is tightening its monetization rules to explicitly target low-quality, AI-generated 'slop' and disturbing content that exploits automated creation tools. The update aims to demonetize mass-produced, repetitive videos that offer no original value while clarifying how synthetic content must be disclosed. Founders building video-gen tools should take note: if your output looks like a hallucinating fever dream, the ad checks won't clear.