YouTube ad Restrictions Put Korean 'Mukbang' Creators on Alert
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YouTube’s tighter enforcement of its policies on eating disorder-related content is affecting Korean food and diet creators, with some losing advertising revenue or deleting hundreds of old videos. Tzuyang, one of Korea’s best-known “mukbang” creators, also weighed in on the issue in a video uploaded Sunday. Mukbang, which translates to eating broadcast, refers to content showing people eating large quantities of food. “I heard eating a lot isn’…
[OSEN=Kim Chae-yeon] Mukbang YouTubers are on high alert due to changes in YouTube's monetization policy. On the 18th, YouTuber Salppaejo announced on their personal YouTube channel community, “Hello, fellow eaters. This is Salppaejo. Currently, monetization on my channel has been suspended.” They continued, “Recently, as YouTube’s guidelines regarding binge eating and eating disorders have become stricter, they are imposing strong regulations o…
[Digital Daily Reporter Chae Seong-oh] YouTube's standards regarding eating disorders are escalating into revenue issues for domestic mukbang and diet creators. While YouTube has not simply banned "mukbang"—the act of eating large quantities of food—this is because expressions dealing with food and the body, such as binge eating or weight loss, could impact advertising revenue or channel operations if they align with eating disorder criteria. Ac…
As YouTube significantly tightens its community guidelines and advertising policies regarding eating disorders and binge eating, repercussions are spreading among YouTubers operating related channels. Situations are occurring where monetization is being suspended or a large number of videos are being deleted for some creator channels featuring mukbang and diet content…
As YouTube tightens regulations on content related to binge eating and eating disorders, mukbang creators are complaining about difficulties in generating revenue. Salppaejo, a mukbang YouTuber with approximately 440,000 subscribers, announced on the 18th via his channel's community page that his monetization had been suspended. He explained that as YouTube's guidelines regarding binge eating and eating disorders have become stricter, regulation…
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