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A recent official announcement from YouTube India may serve as a warning to certain creators who click on titles and thumbnails to make their videos look more attractive. Google announced in a blog post that it will remove videos with names or clickbait thumbnails, particularly videos that cover breaking news or current events. The tech giant says many content creators use flashy and catchy headlines like “breaking news” and “President resigns,” which often lead to misleading and ultimately false content. YouTube claims that these types of titles can be confusing and confusing for viewers, especially those looking for important information. In a blog post, Google said: “We are increasing our efforts to combat egregious clickbait on YouTube. We plan to take action against videos whose titles or thumbnails make a promise to viewers that the video doesn't keep. "Let's do it."

This is especially important if your videos cover topics like breaking news or current events and you want to make sure your viewers aren't being misled about what they're watching on YouTube, but the company wants content creators to edit their videos. Videos with such titles are currently being removed.

In the meantime, there are still a number of unresolved concerns, including how YouTube organizes and categorizes news and current events, which topics can be monetized, and what the criteria are for distinguishing clickbait from real videos. The company also said the regulation would take effect in the coming months, but did not provide an exact date. There is also the question of whether sports and other categories count as events. Further details will be available on YouTube in the coming weeks.