Etsy added automated image-detection tools that flag potential AI-generated uploads and prompt sellers to verify whether photos were created using AI

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All videos generated by Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash carry an imperceptible SynthID watermark to indicate their AI origin

Pennsylvania's Artificial Intelligence Deceptive Advertising Act requires advertisements using significantly modified or generated synthetic content to display clear disclosures in the same medium as the ad.

Etsy introduced policies requiring sellers to include at least one unedited photo of the actual product taken against an authentic background for every product listing

Etsy sellers raised concerns to the company about their authentic handcrafts appearing alongside misleading AI-generated items on the marketplace

Etsy implemented a user reporting option for buyers to flag misleading AI imagery and warned that bot-created listings risk removal and shop closure

Etsy permits the sale of AI-generated art on its platform provided sellers contribute genuine creative input and explicitly disclose the use of AI tools

Etsy enacted restrictions on AI-generated listings after active buyers reported an inability to distinguish AI-generated visual assets from real items, causing them to shop less on Etsy

Etsy established guidelines advising sellers of digital, custom, and print-on-demand products to audit listings and disclose AI-altered photos in item descriptions

LinkedIn added a dedicated user reporting button for AI content and Snap excluded fully AI-generated material from recommendations in 2026

An 'AI' label appears on the player page directly below a track's name in YouTube Music, and tapping it opens a menu detailing how AI contributed to the track

Under YouTube Music guidelines, standard pitch-correction tools like Auto-Tune are categorized as 'No Gen AI' and do not trigger generative AI disclosures.

YouTube plans to expand its music AI labeling system from the YouTube Music app to the main YouTube app and video player.

Apple Music plans to launch 'Made With AI' labels as part of its AI Transparency Tags framework later in 2026.

YouTube Music launched a 'Made with AI' labeling system on October 14, 2026 to identify tracks where generative AI was used for major components like composition or vocals.

Spotify introduced voluntary AI labels and updated its policies to prevent 'AI personas' from receiving algorithmic recommendations.

Music partners uploading to YouTube can declare content as 'Fully Gen AI,' 'Partly Gen AI,' or 'No Gen AI,' while YouTube can supplement disclosures using its own detection tools.

A survey conducted by Deezer and Ipsos earlier this year found that 97% of respondents could not distinguish AI-generated songs from human-made music in a blind test, while 80% desired clearer labeling

Substack partnered with AI detection tool Pangram to let readers scan posts for estimated AI usage, though creators can disable automated scanning in publication settings.

Meta applies 'AI info' labels across Facebook, Instagram, and Threads to detected AI-generated content and, starting in June 2026, to AI-generated advertisements.

An AI detector analysis by Pangram found that 41% of long-form posts and 30% of short-form posts on LinkedIn between April and June 2026 were AI-generated.