Real ChatGPT answer · index seedKEVYFqCzNkYcompleteMarketing and advertising · affiliate marketingcommercial

What are the current rules for disclosing affiliate links in YouTube video descriptions and pinned comments according to the latest FTC updates?

ChatGPTgpt-61 query11/1/2026
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

SEED QUERY
What are the current rules for disclosing affiliate links in YouTube video descriptions and pinned comments according to the latest FTC updates?
1 real search · 1 real-search pass
FTC affiliate disclosure YouTube video descriptions pinned comments latest guidance 2026 FTC endorsements disclosures social mediaGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDConsequence

Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.

Query classes

Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.

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Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 1 of 1 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.

Searches and sources

Queries

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Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
FTC affiliate disclosure YouTube video descriptions pinned comments latest guidance 2026 FTC endorsements disclosures social media
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