YouTube changed its terms of service - but what does this mean for us?
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By now, all YouTube users around the world received an email from the popular video-sharing platform that it will be changing its terms of services. These terms will take effect from June 1, 2021.
Most times, we look at emails like these and do not take much notice. YouTube has assured that it will not âsignificantly alter your access or use of the YouTube serviceâ. But what do these changes entail and how does it affect you?
Letâs go over each summary in the email.
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YouTube has just announced some major changes to its video monetisation policy, which will allow the company to run ads on all video content. However, it will only pay creators who have qualified for the YouTube Partner Programme (YPP). Understandably, creators are pissed.
A recent update to YouTube’s term’s of service, particularly regarding the company’s “right to monetise,” has ruffled a few feathers.
“Starting today we’ll begin slowly rolling out ads on a limited number of videos from channels not in YouTube Partner Program,” the company said in a statement.
“This means as a creator that’s not in YPP, you may see ads on some of your videos. Since you’re not currently in YPP, you won’t receive a share of the revenue from these ads.”
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YouTube to run more ads; makes rules tighter for content creators
Prior to this, YouTube s ad placements were only on content under YPP (YouTube Partner Programme) that only big creators (meeting specific thresholds of subscriber count and views) were a part of
BusinessToday.In | May 20, 2021 | Updated 09:54 IST
YouTube s revised policies will kick in from June
YouTube has revised its policies letting it place more ads on any content of its choice, and not just those channels that come under YPP (YouTube Partner Programme).
The new norms will kick in from June. The video streaming giant will also not share the revenue it makes from such advertisements with the creators on whose content the ads are hosted.