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YouTube announces monetization changes that make it harder for new creators to make money (blog.youtube)
submitted 2 hours 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

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[–] inari@piefed.zip 2 points 11 minutes ago

YouTube is a monopoly, they can get away with it

[–] MurrayL@lemmy.world 6 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

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

[–] lepinkainen@lemmy.world 2 points 3 minutes ago

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

[–] Rhoeri@lemmy.world 9 points 1 hour ago

Of course it does. That shit platform is newly entirely AI now.