YouTube Crackdowns on AI-Generated Fake Movie Trailers (pocket-lint.com) 20
YouTube has suspended ad revenue for two additional channels -- Screen Trailers and Royal Trailer -- as part of an ongoing effort to combat fake movie trailers using AI-generated content. These channels, alternative accounts of previously demonetized Screen Culture and KH Studio, splice actual movie footage with AI-generated material, often accumulating millions of views.
The action follows a recent Deadline investigation revealing Hollywood studios had requested YouTube redirect revenue from these misleading videos. Despite losing monetization, Screen Culture, which has 1.42 million subscribers, continues uploading content including a recent "Trailer 2 concept" for James Gunn's upcoming Superman film.
The action follows a recent Deadline investigation revealing Hollywood studios had requested YouTube redirect revenue from these misleading videos. Despite losing monetization, Screen Culture, which has 1.42 million subscribers, continues uploading content including a recent "Trailer 2 concept" for James Gunn's upcoming Superman film.
I really f*cking hate those things... (Score:2)
The worst part is that google thinks I actually like fake trailers since I was tricked into clicking a few, now it's like all I see in the feed, and I can't get rid of them...
Re:I really f*cking hate those things... (Score:4, Interesting)
Google doesn't care what you like, nor does it want to help you find something. It just wants to get you to click on more and more stuff.
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All they want to push ads, so if you click they can serve more ads.
Re:I really f*cking hate those things... (Score:4, Informative)
2. Click on three dot menu beneath video
3. Select "Don't recommend channel" option
4. Rinse and repeat
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This works. So does "Not Interested," eventually, and works on similar videos from other channels. Eventually.
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I don't like fan-made speculative trailers either, but apparently there's some folks who do. YouTube's view counter has an engagement threshold that must be met before a unique streaming instance counts as a "view", so the count isn't likely to entirely consist of people who were tricked into watching bogus trailers.
Although, as the popularity of TikTok has proven, never underestimate people's ability to keep watching something even though it's frustratingly stupid.
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is that why they keep adding random things that appear in my home and subs menus that i don't even mouse over to my watch history, as complete views?
Half joking.
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Although, as the popularity of TikTok has proven, never underestimate people's ability to keep watching something even though it's frustratingly stupid.
In Tik Tok's case, people keep watching because it's frustratingly stupid. Youtube has some of that, too, but not nearly as much.
Next ... (Score:2)
Get rid of all the sex bots in the comments already. They are so obvious in nature and easy to spot. Makes me think Google leaves them alone on purpose.
Re: Next ... (Score:4, Informative)
Nah, get rid of the financial advisors dominating the comments with fake back and forth conversations between bots, always culminating in some specific person to call.
So the trick is find a whole bunch of channels (Score:2)
Re: So the trick is find a whole bunch of channels (Score:2)
Try learning about Sumeria without getting pulled into some crazy ancient aliens conspiracy.
Spam then (Score:2)
I reported every single one I found for being Spam (even many I never watched). Eventually, they stopped coming up in my feed.
Fuck Google. (Score:2)
I reported every single one I found for being Spam (even many I never watched). Eventually, they stopped coming up in my feed.
Funny how that doesn't work with the AI slop and outright scams in their adverts and "sponsored videos". And isn't it funny how they don't use that fancy content matching algorithm to spot when scammers change identities but use the exact same video?
I swear, if I hear Jingle Bells [youtube.com] one more time...
Slash and burn (Score:2)