Source:https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/06\/23\/youtubes-guidelines-require-channels-disclose-they-are-fan-accounts\/<\/a><\/br>
\nYouTube\u2019s updated guidelines require channels to disclose if they are fan accounts<\/br>
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YouTube is making some changes to its guidelines on impersonation<\/a> to require fan channels to make it obvious in their channel name or handle that they don\u2019t represent the company or artist that their account focuses on. Updated guidelines will take effect on August 21, 2023.<\/p>\n

The company notes that channels claiming to be a fan account, but that are actually posing as another\u2019s channel and reuploading their content, will not be allowed on the platform. In addition, channels with the same name and avatar or banner as another channel, with the only difference being a space inserted into the name or a zero replacing the letter O, will not be allowed.<\/p>\n

Users are also not allowed to set up a channel using the name and image of a person, and then post comments on other channels as if they were posted by the person. Another example of behavior that would violate this policy includes channels claiming to be a fan account in the channel description, but not stating so clearly in their channel name or handle.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis update will help genuine fan channels know exactly how you can celebrate your favorite creators, while also protecting original creators from content and channels that are impersonating them,\u201d the company wrote in a <\/span>blog post<\/a>. \u201cThis update should also ensure that viewers won\u2019t be misled by the channels they interact with and follow, and creators won\u2019t have their name and likeness used for malicious purposes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

YouTube didn\u2019t have a strict policy regarding fan accounts in the past, as it simply stated that impersonation channels were not allowed on the platform. Now, fan accounts must declare that they are, in fact, just fan accounts in order to avoid having their channels deleted. YouTube\u2019s new policy makes it clear that when a channel, or content in the channel, causes confusion about the \u201csource of goods and services advertised,\u201d it may not be allowed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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