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Haven't a substantial number of creators turned towards sponsorships and embedded advertising because they felt like YouTube was being too capricious with their

• notatoad 3y ago
  yes, but those creators typically don't turn off youtube monetization. they just decided they wanted even more money than they were getting from youtube ads.
  • xp84 3y ago
    They effectively can't turn off monetization and get any benefit from the platform. YT doesn't promote non-monetized videos so they may as well be unlisted, cuz that's how many views they'll get. Which I think is fair -- it's a free service, if Youtubers want free promotion it's fair for YouTube to get their beak wet with some of the profits from the video.
    • anticensor 3y ago
      A non-monetised video gets recommended though, albeit fewer times than monetised ones (even to premium users!!).