YouTube Crackdowns on AI-Generated Fake Movie Trailers (pocket-lint.com)
(Friday May 16, 2025 @11:20AM (msmash)
from the clipping-wings dept.)
YouTube has [1]suspended ad revenue for two additional channels -- Screen Trailers and Royal Trailer -- as part of an ongoing effort to combat [2]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.
[1] https://www.pocket-lint.com/youtube-fake-movie-trailer-crackdown/
[2] https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/25/03/28/1757237/inside-youtubes-weird-world-of-fake-movie-trailers
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.
[1] https://www.pocket-lint.com/youtube-fake-movie-trailer-crackdown/
[2] https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/25/03/28/1757237/inside-youtubes-weird-world-of-fake-movie-trailers