YouTube has removed several AI-content channels, including leading ones in the segment, according to The Verge.
The channel CuentosFacianantes, with 5.9 million subscribers and 1.2 billion views, was among those affected. In a November report, Kapwing identified it as the most popular channel featuring generated videos.
Imperio de Jesus, with an audience of 5.8 million, was also removed. It aimed to “strengthen faith in Jesus through fun interactive quizzes.”
A few weeks ago, YouTube CEO Neal Mohan addressed the issue of low-quality AI content on the platform. In a letter to users, he outlined the company’s plans to reduce its spread, relying on the same system that combats spam and clickbait.
In total, the platform removed or cleaned up videos from 16 more channels, including Héroes de Fantasía and Super Cat League. The description of the latter provides insight into the author’s approach:
“Welcome to [insert channel name] — the world’s best AI cinema for cats! 🐾✨ In 2026, we are reimagining digital storytelling. We combine the charm of cats with the power of advanced generative AI to create hyper-realistic, emotional, and viral adventures like you’ve never seen before. From heart-wrenching ‘rags to riches’ sagas to epic journeys of feline heroes — our channel is where cutting-edge technology meets the soul of a cat.”
The aforementioned channels had more than 2 million subscribers.
Last year, YouTube began its fight against “inauthentic” content by removing accounts with fake AI movie trailers.
Deezer Joins the Battle
Music streaming service Deezer has also tightened its controls. In January 2025, the company began tagging tracks generated by neural networks, and has now opened commercial access to its detection tool.
Last year, the firm tagged over 13.4 million AI-created tracks. Daily, 60,000 such tracks are uploaded to the service — 39% of the total volume. Up to 85% of these compositions are marked as fraudulent — they are demonetized and removed from the royalty pool.
“Until now, Deezer was the only music streaming platform that clearly tagged and removed AI music from recommendations. This was done to prevent royalty theft from real artists,” the announcement states.
The firm announced the launch of sales for its AI detection technology.
“We have already conducted successful tests with industry leaders. […] From this point, we are licensing the product to make it available to everyone,” emphasized the company’s CEO Alexis Lanterne.
Back in July 2024, YouTube Music and Deezer joined Spotify and Amazon Music in the race to integrate new AI services.