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Never fear, reaction videos are still allowed under YouTube's new 'inauthentic content' policy

YouTube provided a few tweaks and more clear delineations in its guidelines about channel monetization policies for inauthentic and reused content.

YouTube has clarified its rules about repetitious content and your favorite reaction video channel won't be impacted. YouTube provided a few examples of material that it would deem to be mass-produced or overly repetitive, and thus ineligible to be monetized. YouTube said those beloved reaction channels, as well as videos that contain clips for analysis, review or commentary, are unaffected by the new rules.

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