YouTube blocks ads on channels under 10K views
April 7, 2017
YouTube is pulling ads on channels with under 10,000 views, sot it can “determine the validity” of a channel before it is monetised. YouTube said that by upping the threshold required to join its YouTube Partner Programme, it is helping to “protect creators”.
It also claimed that the 10,000 views would give YouTube enough information to determine whether a channel is following its community guidelines and advertiser policies. “For millions of creators, making videos on YouTube isn’t just a creative outlet, it’s a source of income,” said YouTube VP of product management, Ariel Bardin.
“Today, more creators are making a living on YouTube than ever before. However, with this growth we’ve started seeing cases of abuse where great, original content is re-uploaded by others who try to earn revenue from it.”
YouTube will now review a content creator’s activity after their channel reaches 10,000 views and “if everything looks good” will start serving ads against their content.
The 10,000 figure refers to ‘lifetime views’ for the channel – ie across all videos uploaded to it – and any revenue earned on channels with under 10k views as of today will not be impacted, says YouTube.