YouTube new monetization update: Online video sharing platform YouTube has announced a major update to its monetization policies, set to take effect from July 15, 2025, under the YouTube Partner ...

YouTube is trying to be better at spotting and demonetizing AI-generated and mass-produced videos, with an anticipated update to its YouTube's Partner Program (YPP) that will clarify what is and what ...

Starting a YouTube channel is currently the easiest and most popular way to turn spare time into money. Millions of young ...

Non-graphic dramatizations and discussions of certain controversial issues can now be eligible for full monetization. YouTube says the previous rules limited monetization even when content was ...

YouTubers who curse like sailors, rejoice! In a video published on Tuesday to its Creator Insider channel, YouTube announced that it's relaxing some of the new policies regarding profanity on the ...

Views of YouTube Shorts count toward a channel’s total watch time, but do not count toward monetization eligibility. To monetize YouTube videos you need to accumulate 4,000 hours of watch time within ...

YouTube is updating its guidelines for videos containing content that advertisers define as controversial, allowing more creators to earn full ad revenue when they tackle sensitive issues in a ...

Under the revised policy, creators will now be eligible to join the YPP once they reach 500 subscribers, which is half the previous requirement. Additionally, the threshold for valid watch hours has ...

YouTube is updating its advertiser-friendly content guidelines to allow more videos on controversial issues to earn full ad revenue, as long as they’re dramatized or discussed in a non-graphic manner.