The yellow dollar sign. Every YouTube creator dreads it.

How Detection Works

YouTube uses automated speech recognition to scan for profanity. Strong language in the first 8 seconds almost guarantees limited ads.

The Fix

1. Keep profanity out of the first 8 seconds
2. Create clean versions for monetization
3. Use transcript-based tools to review quickly

Tools like bleep-it automate this—upload, review flagged words, export clean.