YouTube relaxes monetization policy on controversial content
AP News • • business
Key Points:
- YouTube has updated its guidelines to allow more creators to earn full ad revenue from videos covering sensitive issues like domestic abuse, self-harm, suicide, adult sexual abuse, abortion, and sexual harassment, as long as the content is nongraphic.
- Videos containing graphic content related to child abuse, child sex trafficking, and eating disorders will continue to have restricted ads.
- The update also includes personal stories, preventative content, and journalistic coverage on these topics as eligible for full monetization.
- YouTube acknowledged that its previous policies were too restrictive and often demonetized dramatized content, prompting the revision to better balance advertiser preferences and creator revenue opportunities.
- The platform noted that previously, the level of graphic detail was not
