YouTube adds ads but won’t pay all content-makers

YouTube says it will start putting ads on some videos from channels that are not part of its partnership scheme. Changes to its terms of service mean YouTube will not share the revenue from those ads with the video-makers. YouTube’s Partner Program is something that has to be applied for, and is only available to channels that have more than 1,000 subscribers and have clocked up 4,000 hours of people watching in a year.

Source: YouTube adds ads but won’t pay all content-makers

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