YouTube says the policy will combat “egregious” clickbait that misleads viewers, with a particular focus on videos related to “breaking news” or “current events.” The company’s examples of egregious clickbait include a video with the title “the president resigned!

Hyperbolic video titles (and their weird thumbnails) are commonplace on YouTube as creators jockey for clicks, but the video site is now promising a crackdown on "egregious clickbait." "We're planning to increase our enforcement against videos where the title or thumbnail promises viewers something that the video doesn't deliver,

Google is cracking down on clickbait on YouTube, starting in India, to sanitize breaking news and current events categories. YouTube defines clickbait as a thumbnail or title misleading users about the actual content, and the move aims to make the platform more trustworthy.

YouTube is tackling the pervasive issue of clickbait videos with a new initiative aimed at removing misleading content. Starting in India, the platform will begin taking down videos that use deceptive titles and thumbnails to attract viewers,