YouTube is cracking down on AI-generated true crime deepfakes

YouTube is updating its cyberbullying and harassment policies to prohibit content that “realistically simulates” minors and other victims of crimes narrating their deaths or the violence they experienced.

The policy update targets disturbing AI-powered depictions of victims, including children, describing violence against them, which has sparked outrage from the families of the victims depicted in the videos.

YouTube’s updated policy will result in a strike that removes the content from a channel and also temporarily limits what a user can do on the platform.