Reused-Content Risk Self-Audit

Twelve questions, about three minutes. Based on what YouTube's public monetization policy says reviewers look at. Your answers never leave your browser.

This is a rough heuristic, not YouTube's system, and it cannot predict a reviewer's decision. Informational only. Policy sources last checked 15 October 2026.

1. Where do your scripts come from?

Reviewers look for "original commentary" and "educational value".

Our own research and writing (AI may help with outlines or edits) AI drafts that we fact-check and substantially rewrite AI drafts published with light edits Mostly read from articles, Wikipedia or news text with small changes

2. How is the video narrated? Our own voice, or a clone of our own voice A licensed AI voice reading our script No narration: music plus on-screen text or slideshow

3. Where does most of the footage come from?

Pick the largest share.

Our own footage, maps, motion graphics or original AI visuals, plus some stock Paid stock libraries (Storyblocks, Envato, etc.) Clips from films, TV, news or other YouTube channels Downloaded from social media or free sites without a clear license

4. How closely is footage cut to the story? Shot-by-shot: visuals change with what the narration says, with captions, maps, archive callouts Loosely matched: generic B-roll that fits the mood Long uninterrupted clips under the voiceover

5. Watch three of your recent videos back-to-back. How do they feel?

This is the core of the "Generic or Repetitive Content" category (clarified July 2026).

Different topics, different structures, different visual language Same intro/outro and format, but each video has its own story and angle Interchangeable: same template, same beats, only names and dates change

6. How many long-form videos do you publish per week, per editor?

High volume is not a violation by itself, but it invites a closer look.

3 or fewer 4 to 7 More than one a day

7. Titles and thumbnails are… Accurate to what the video actually shows Dramatic, but the video delivers on them Built mainly to shock; the video does not really match

8. Does your About section or video descriptions explain how you make the videos?

Reviewers check the About section and descriptions.

Yes: research, scripting, sources, tools Partly No

9. Do you use realistic AI-generated visuals or audio of real people, places or events? No Yes, and we set "AI use" to Yes in Studio when it applies Yes, and we have never ticked the AI disclosure Not sure what counts

10. Does an AI presenter give health, legal, financial or political advice as if it were a human expert?

This is listed separately in the current monetization policy.

No Yes

11. Could you produce license proof for every stock clip and track in your 10 most-viewed videos within an hour? Yes, we keep a ledger For some of them No

12. Music situation? Licensed library, our channel is registered/whitelisted with it Licensed library, but we never registered our channel Some tracks with unclear licenses

Your result:

risk points out of 54

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