YouTube has taken action against two channels that used AI to produce fake movie trailers. A spokesperson for YouTube confirmed to CNET that the channels, Screen Culture and KH Studio, have been shut down.
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The India- and Georgia-based channels had a combined 2 million subscribers and garnered over a billion views collectively, according to Deadline. YouTube’s move comes after the platform suspended ads on Screen Culture and KH Studio earlier this year, according to the Deadline report.
“After their initial suspension, these channels made the necessary corrections in order to be readmitted into the YouTube Partner Program,” Jack Malon, a YouTube spokesperson, said in a statement shared with CNET. “However, once monetizing again, they reverted to clear violations of our spam and misleading metadata policies, and as a result, they have been terminated from the platform.”
Viewing the channels now shows a message which reads, “This page isn’t available. Sorry about that. Try searching for something else.”
