August 31, 2025

Several YouTube creators are blowing the whistle on AI being used on their videos without consent or permission. So far, the complaints have only involved images, but AI could just as easily alter spoken words with lip-syncing. Already, creators are crying foul because their followers can't trust their content as being genuine, even if it was originally authentic when it was first uploaded. This may be the next phase of censorship in digital spaces, collapsing trust altogether.