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Youtube turning off monetization for many customers

Rejected submission by Anonymous Coward at 2018-01-17 14:55:23 from the Dept. of we're cool, and your not. dept.
Techonomics

Today Youtube sent out the following message to a number of customers:

"Today we are announcing changes to the YouTube Partner Program (YPP). While our goal remains to keep the YPP open to as many channels as possible, we recognize we need more safeguards in place to protect creator revenue across the YouTube ecosystem.

Under the new eligibility requirements announced today, your YouTube channel, [Name] is no longer eligible for monetization because it doesn’t meet the new threshold of 4,000 hours of watchtime within the past 12 months and 1,000 subscribers. As a result, your channel will lose access to all monetization tools and features associated with the YouTube Partner Program on February 20, 2018 unless you surpass this threshold in the next 30 days. Accordingly, this email serves as 30 days notice that your YouTube Partner Program terms are terminated."

Apparently niche content and low volume community channels, is not as profitable as hosting porn.

Who knew?


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