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YouTube announces monetization changes that make it harder for new creators to make money (blog.youtube)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by beep@piefed.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1327151/youtube-announces-monetization-changes-that-make-it-harder-for-new-creators-to-make-mone

New creators applying for YouTube Partner Program (YPP) will need 8,000 qualified watch hours in the last 365 days, or 20 million qualified Shorts views in the last 90 days.

Old requirements for comparison:

1,000 subscribers with 4,000 watch hours in the past year or 10 million Shorts views in the past 90 days.

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[–] MurrayL@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (3 children)

What’s with the editorialised title? How do these changes make it harder for new creators?

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 11 points 1 week ago

It doesn't. This is just adding more money to creators who reach certain tiers of engagement. This doesn't make it any harder for new channels to earn.

The change that made it harder for new channels happened years ago, back in 2018 after the adpocalypse fallout when they increased the watch time requirements and removed a bunch of channels from YPP.

[–] lepinkainen@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Beginning February 1, 2027, creators who have 10 million qualified Shorts views over the last 90 days will be eligible for ads and subscription revenue sharing on Shorts.

3.3 million views a month isn’t exactly new creator levels

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 3 points 1 week ago

It's not a new requirement, tho. 10M Shorts views is already one of the requirements to enable monetization in the first place.

[–] beep@piefed.world 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

New creators applying for YouTube Partner Program (YPP) will need 8,000 qualified watch hours in the last 365 days, or 20 million qualified Shorts views in the last 90 days.

Old requirements for comparison:

1,000 subscribers with 4,000 watch hours in the past year or 10 million Shorts views in the past 90 days.