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YouTube apparently has a flag for uploaders to specify whether a video includes paid promotion. If it does, the YouTube web player will show a small banner in the bottom left saying "Includes paid promotion" when the video is first loaded.
youtube-dl --write-info-jsonandyoutube-dl -jdoes not contain this parameter, but it would be nice if it did.The purpose of this flag is to be in compliance with various advertising laws around the globe; for e.g. video players which use youtube-dl to play back YouTube content, being able to check whether a video contains paid promotion would allow them to show viewers a similar notice as the YouTube web player does.