Is my YouTube video an advert? Paid promotions and advertising explored

I discovered partly by accident that some of my videos are viewed as advertising by RUclips and the Authorities in the UK so I thought I’d look into it a bit deeper…..
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Links:
FTC - Disclosures 101 for Social Media
www.ftc.gov/business-guidance...
ASA (UK) - Influencers guide to making clear that ads are ads
www.asa.org.uk/resource/influ...
ASA (NZ) - Influencers AdHelp Information on Identifying Ad Content
www.asa.co.nz/adhelp/influenc...
AdStandards (Aus) - Influencer marketing: a guide to disclosing ad content
adstandards.com.au/article/in...
EASA (Europe) - Influencer Marketing
www.easa-alliance.org/issues/...
ARPP (France)
www.arpp.org

[@katienewman6457]

YESSSS YOU GO MAN

[@SimonBrowneNZ]

Very clear explanation ; thanks.

[@oldmanwith]

Thank you Simon 😊