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Removing monitization is as good as deletion for the content creators. Furthermore, their "appeals" process tends to be a black hole, as is basically everythin

by tw04 8y ago

Removing monitization is as good as deletion for the content creators. Furthermore, their "appeals" process tends to be a black hole, as is basically everything at google that would require human intervention.

nradov 8y ago
That's only true for "professional" content creators. The silent majority of creators don't care about monetization and won't be impacted.
- Mirioron 8y ago
  The majority of content that is watched on Youtube is monetized and people do depend on it to some degree. If they didn't, then they wouldn't be on Youtube, because there are plenty of other services that offer you the ability to upload videos for free.
  - macintux 8y ago
    > because there are plenty of other services that offer you the ability to upload videos for free. Even without monetization, the community/discoverability benefits of YT have to be appealing. As much distaste as I have for Google, the ability to find a plurality (at least) of the content related to my area of interest in one place is quite appealing.
- dosshell 8y ago
  I guess I'm reading the words to strictly - We will stop giving you money - We will force you to stop by delete the channel I guess it can feel the same for many creators and be the same thing when communicating on twitter. (No sarcasm intended)
  - mulmen 8y ago
    Where does it strictly say they will delete the channel?
    - jachee 8y ago
      His point is that it doesn't.
tanilama 8y ago
Not if you are a hobbyist.