For most of YouTube's history, if someone uploaded a convincing fake of you, your options were limited. File a report, hope someone reviewed it, wait. The tools that actually worked, the ones that proactively scanned for your likeness across millions of uploads were reserved for verified creators, then politicians, then journalists and then celebrities. As of now, that changes. YouTube is opening likeness detection to anyone over 18. Zero subscribers, no verification badge or public profile required. If your face ends up in an AI-generated video you never agreed to, YouTube will now look for it. That's the good part but there is another part you should know before you enroll.