YouTube is updating Shorts recommendations to favor original content over aggregator re-uploads.

Creator Liaison Rene Ritchie said remixes need real commentary or storytelling — not voice-over-only or template bulk edits — or Shorts feed distribution will drop.

Clip-factory channels face less reach; creators who pivot to original work can be re-evaluated, echoing Instagram’s anti-aggregator push.

Illustrative Shorts-frame, originality nodes, and faded aggregator-tile geometry — not logos, product photos, or creator likenesses.

https://ishookdaily.com/youtube-shorts-original-content-aggregator-reach-october-2026