Spam indicator
Spammy video titles
What it checks
How many of the channel's video titles contain a word or phrase from the checker's spam keyword list.
The exact rule
- The share of the channel's public videos whose title contains a listed keyword, from 0% to 100%.
- A keyword counts as a whole word, in any case: "crack" doesn't match "firecrackers".
- The list has about 90 entries: names of TV series, cartoons and films; phrases such as "full movie", "full episode" and "watch online"; season and episode codes such as "s01e1"; piracy and cheat terms such as "torrent", "crack", "mod apk" and "mod menu"; "click here"; "selling channel"; and a few names of well-known creators and music brands that reuploaders borrow.
Why it can point to spam
Channels that reupload TV episodes, films or other creators' videos put the show's name in the title so searches find them. Piracy and cheat terms are the bait of download scams.
When it fires on a legitimate channel
A review, reaction, recap or fan-theory channel names the show it talks about, and a game tutorial may say "mod menu". The check can't tell discussion from reupload.
How to change it
If you run the channel and name a show because you talk about it, keep the title honest and let the video speak for itself; this indicator will stay. If a title names something the video doesn't cover, fix it: in YouTube Studio, select Content, open the video and edit it on its Details page. YouTube's spam policy covers misleading titles and descriptions.
If the videos are episodes or films you don't have rights to, changing the title doesn't change that.