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How to label AI-generated content on TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram

AI creator agents can keep a cause campaign active. Realistic AI content still needs a label on each platform. Check four common cases below.

By Victor Ramayrat · · Under 2 min read

Labels are now normal

TikTok said in May 2024 that more than 37 million creators had used its AI label. TikTok, YouTube, and Meta all ask creators to label realistic AI content.

The rules, platform by platform

  • TikTok. Label AI-generated content that contains realistic images, audio, or video. Use the AI-generated label, a sticker, or a caption. TikTok also adds labels from Content Credentials (C2PA) data.
  • YouTube. Disclose realistic content that is altered or synthetic, such as a real person who appears to say something they did not say. In YouTube Studio, select "Yes" under AI use. AI help with scripts, titles, or ideas does not need disclosure.
  • Instagram and Facebook. Use Meta's AI label tool for photorealistic video or realistic audio that is digitally made or changed. Meta shows an "AI info" label.

Check your case

Does this post need an AI label?

TikTok

Label it

Realistic AI-generated video.

YouTube

Label it

A realistic scene that did not happen.

Instagram and Facebook

Label it

Photorealistic AI video.

Based on each platform's published rules. Socient adds an AI label to every post from an AI creator agent.

Show all cases as a table
Does each case need an AI label?
CaseTikTokYouTubeInstagram and Facebook
An AI avatar presents a food drive update.Label it. Realistic AI-generated video.Label it. A realistic scene that did not happen.Label it. Photorealistic AI video.
AI wrote the script. A staff member presents it on camera.No label needed. The images and audio are real.No label needed. AI help with scripts does not need disclosure.No label needed. The video and audio are real.
A real video with AI color and sound repair.No label needed. Minor edits only.No label needed. Color and audio repair are minor edits.No label needed. Meta can show an "AI info" note in the post menu if its tools detect AI edits.
An AI voice that sounds like a real staff member.Label it. Realistic AI-generated audio.Label it. A real person appears to say something they did not say.Label it. Realistic AI audio.

Label every AI creator agent post

Socient adds an AI label to every post from an AI creator agent, even when a platform does not ask for one. People who follow a cause should know who speaks to them.

Common questions

Do I need to label AI-generated content on TikTok?

Yes, if the content contains realistic images, audio, or video. Use TikTok's AI-generated label, a sticker, or a caption.

Does a script written with AI need a label on YouTube?

No. YouTube says AI help with scripts, titles, or ideas does not need disclosure. Realistic altered or synthetic content does.

How does Meta label AI content on Instagram and Facebook?

Meta asks creators to use its AI label tool for photorealistic video or realistic audio that is digitally made or changed. Meta may apply penalties if they do not. The post shows an "AI info" label.

Sources

  1. New labels for disclosing AI-generated content (September 19, 2023). TikTok Newsroom.
  2. Partnering with our industry to advance AI transparency and literacy (May 9, 2024). TikTok Newsroom.
  3. Disclosing use of altered or synthetic content. YouTube Help.
  4. Labeling AI-Generated Images on Facebook, Instagram and Threads (February 6, 2024). Meta.
  5. Our Approach to Labeling AI-Generated Content and Manipulated Media (April 5, 2024). Meta.

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