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.
YouTube is a monopoly, they can get away with it
That’s why I pay for Nebula. Others should too, or for other similar platforms that support creators more directly.
Same! We don’t have Netflix or Prime in our house but we do have Nebula and Dropout
Its owned by google/aphabet so the cancer now spreads down the tree.
The anti-ai pushback probably runs afoul of plans to replace some creators with AI talking heads.