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Mechanism: a one-time scan of newly uploaded videos, \"similar to Content ID\" but for faces; other faces are detected during the scan but discarded and cannot be identified. Coverage: face only today; some users can now record a speaking-voice sample, and YouTube says it is extending detection to audio in 2026; voice misuse meanwhile goes through the privacy complaint process. Matches can include real (non-AI) reuploads of the creator's footage, which cannot be removed...","status":"active","body":{"text":"Per YouTube Help (R1): likeness detection finds uploads where an enrolled creator's face \"appears to be altered or generated by AI\". Status: experimental and unavailable in some countries. Enrolment: over 18, Channel Owner or Manager; Google identity verification with a government-issued ID plus a short selfie video, which also serves as the detection reference (verification can take up to 5 days); each on-camera person enrols separately (shared team accounts cause name-mismatch failures - add individuals as Managers). Mechanism: a one-time scan of newly uploaded videos, \"similar to Content ID\" but for faces; other faces are detected during the scan but discarded and cannot be identified. Coverage: face only today; some users can now record a speaking-voice sample, and YouTube says it is extending detection to audio in 2026; voice misuse meanwhile goes through the privacy complaint process. Matches can include real (non-AI) reuploads of the creator's footage, which cannot be removed on privacy grounds - use a copyright request after considering fair use. 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