You may have heard about how YouTube has rolled out some extremely vague, nondescript guidelines for what topics are “advertiser-friendly content.” And YouTube says that if I don’t create “advertiser-friendly content,” they won’t place ads in my episodes.
In fact, YouTube has been taking away ads across the board for thousands of YouTube creators. If a video violates their vague prohibitions, YouTube removes the ads before and during the video. Great! No ads! Except that’s how everyone supports their shows. Without advertising revenue, shows like China Uncensored wouldn’t exist.
This story first broke last Wednesday when big-time YouTuber Philip Defranco called them out on it.
By taking away monetization it's a form of censorship.
