> 3) The ones that seem to be causing the biggest headaches on YouTube lately are the bigger creators. You're probably referring to the recent events where wel

> 3) The ones that seem to be causing the biggest headaches on YouTube lately are the bigger creators. You're probably referring to the recent events where well-known youtubers have published questionable content and causing an outrage. But I think this is about the low-quality spammers and copycat content farms that create videos automatically or semi-automatically or just otherwise with low effort, and aggressively optimize using analytics. To make matters worse, a lot of these target children and some of these have even been approved to the "for children" category. Even though the outrage hasn't been as loud in the media (but there has been some discussion about it), I think it's a much bigger issue for them than a few high profile makers publishing questionable content. From their point of view, the spam accounts are impossible to distinguish from individuals who have just a few videos or are just getting started. If they allow monetization with no barrier to entry, there will be spam content. I'm not sure what other alternatives they would have, apart from manually vetting each and every account eligible for monetization. I do understand that this is a pain in the ass for niche content production. I've been considering starting some niche video production too (I enjoy activities that others enjoy watching) but now it looks like it would take 6-12 months (at least) to get to the point where you could make a dime. For me, this would mean non-trivial time and money investment in equipment. I wouldn't do it to make money, but I don't want to be spending money with not hope of getting any back either.