YouTube and Deezer Declare War on AI Spam and Initiate Mass Cleanups

YouTube has taken decisive action against channels producing AI-generated content, removing several popular ones, including CuentosFacianantes, which had 5.9 million subscribers and 1.2 billion views. This channel was noted as the leading source of AI-generated videos in a recent report by Kapwing.

Another channel, Imperio de Jesus, with 5.8 million subscribers, was also removed. This channel aimed to promote faith in Jesus through engaging quizzes. Overall, YouTube has deleted or cleared videos from 16 channels, including Héroes de Fantasía and Super Cat League, the latter of which described its content as the "world's best AI cinema for cats."

YouTube CEO Neal Mohan previously addressed concerns about the prevalence of low-quality AI content and outlined plans to tackle the issue using systems designed to combat spam and clickbait. This follows YouTube's earlier efforts to eliminate fake AI-generated movie trailers.

Deezer Follows Suit

Similarly, music streaming platform Deezer has strengthened its measures against AI-generated music. In January 2025, it introduced a tagging system for tracks created by neural networks, and it has now made its detection tool commercially available. Last year, Deezer tagged over 13.4 million AI-generated tracks, which constitute 39% of daily uploads, with up to 85% of these being flagged as fraudulent and subsequently demonetized.

Deezer has positioned itself as the only major music streaming service that actively marks and removes AI music from its recommendations to safeguard royalties for genuine artists, according to their announcement.

Deezer’s CEO Alexis Lanterne highlighted that the company has conducted successful tests with industry leaders and will now license its AI detection technology for broader access.

In July 2024, YouTube Music and Deezer joined other platforms like Spotify and Amazon Music in integrating new AI services, further intensifying the competition in the sector.