User-generated content beats branded content on trust because the source is unincentivized. The catch is rights, repost the wrong clip and you spend more time apologizing than the engagement was worth.
The lightest pipeline that still protects you has four steps. Identify the UGC by save-worthiness, not vanity metrics. DM with a clear permission ask that names the channels and the duration. Log the permission in a shared doc with a screenshot of the reply. Credit the creator visibly on the repost, handle + a thank-you line.
Two non-obvious tips. First, set a quality bar before you set a quantity goal, five great pieces a month beats fifty mediocre ones. Second, don't over-edit. Heavy edits read as branded and erase the authenticity premium that makes UGC work in the first place.