Invalid Traffic - it may not be YouTube - is this the Fix?

[@ChrisRalph]

Thanks for the update. I had the "invalid traffic" plague for about 3.5 months. My RPM dropped to about 1/3 of what it had been. The first couple months I stood by hoping it would just resolve itself. About mid-September I made changes - eliminating embedding, blocking use of my videos by others, eliminating free use of my videos by advertisers and requiring that my videos only be shown on monetized platforms. Roughly 30 days after I made these changes, my RPM began to come back in mid October. Its been where it had been now for about 10 days. Still, I think I will go into my adsense account and block questionable ad categories.

[@LearningandTechnology]

These all sound like good hygiene for your channel - cleaning things up to prevent unwanted traffic. I am also not monetizing any sponsored videos just in case the Sponsors are doing things to them.

[@thesecretsofnature123]

Thanks for sharing

[@davideastham]

Thank you. I was not aware this was even an option.

[@Hangin.withRo]

Thanks so much didn’t know this option.

[@aCapitalIdea]

From what I've seen from others who have claimed to have solved it: It's large amounts of traffic coming from countries like India and the Philippines. Unlisting the videos affected seemed to resolve it the same day. Just relaying what I've seen on other videos.

[@CoolstoryBrotech]

amazing thanks I been having issue like this I think you final fix it amazing work