Clickbait videos are always annoying, but sometimes they can be downright harmful. YouTube has vowed to crack down on “egregious clickbait” on its website, particularly those that cover or pretend to cover breaking news or current events. The website describes bad clickbait as “a video whose title or thumbnail promises something to the viewer that the video itself cannot.”
YouTube says these videos leave viewers “feeling deceived, frustrated, or even misled” when they visit the website seeking truthful and timely information about important issues. . If you’ve ever seen a clickbait video, you’ll know that’s definitely true. You may have trained yourself over the years to spot and skip them, but some may still not understand the difference between clickbait and legitimate content. .
According to YouTube, an example of bad clickbait is when a video says, “The president has resigned!” Without actually mentioning the president’s resignation. Misleading thumbnails are also considered bad clickbait. If your thumbnail says “Top Political News” and your video doesn’t contain political news, you’re also subject to YouTube enforcement.
The website plans to start cracking down on clickbait videos in India, but it hasn’t said how it will expand from there, but we reached out to the website for more information. At this time, videos that violate this policy will be removed without issuing a warning. After passing through older videos, it prioritizes newer uploads, presumably to avoid reaching more people than necessary.
