YouTube Terminates 20 Channels for Spam and Deceptive Practices Following 'Ghost Creator' Exposure
YouTube has removed videos and terminated 20 channels, including 13 specifically referenced in a Semafor report and seven related channels, for violating its spam and deceptive practices policies. This action follows an investigation by Semafor, in collaboration with researchers Jeremy Carrasco and Mason Broxham of Riddance AI, which exposed a network of AI-supercharged 'ghost creators.' These accounts were found to be generating cheap, sensationalized political videos to capitalize on the platform's advertising revenue. The 'ghost creators' involved human actors reading AI-generated scripts, often featuring heated and inaccurate attacks on Democratic politicians such as California Governor Gavin Newsom and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The network was traced back to Caleb Chan, a financial YouTuber who transitioned into a 'growth-hacker' and whose companies hired individuals to deliver these clickbait scripts. Most of the channels identified in the report were unavailable as of Thursday, with some displa... 
