From July 15, 2025, it introduces YouTube fundamental change moneThe goal is to limit revenue for channels that publish mass-produced, repetitive, or low-quality videos. Updated program policies YouTube Partner Program (YPP) They are supposed to better recognize inauthentic content and prevent its monetization.
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Stricter conditions and definition of original content
YouTube stated on its official website that monetization will only be allowed to creators who upload original and authentic content. This means that videos taken from other sources must be significantly reworked to be considered original. Repetitive content must have a clear purpose – be either entertaining or educational.
Conditions moneThe settings remain the same: at least 1 subscribers and be 4 publicly watched hours in the last 12 months, or 10 million views Shorts in the last 90 days.
Among the content that will likely be from monetization excluded, belongs clickbait, template videos a AI-generated content, especially if it uses robotic voices or just slightly edited foreign material.
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AI under scrutiny, penalties still unclear
The update comes as YouTube grapples with the rise of AI-generated content. While the platform hasn't directly confirmed it will crack down on AI-generated videos, it suggests a stricter approach to this type of format.
It's not yet clear how YouTube will enforce the new rules. There was no specific mention of channel suspensions, penalties, or removals.onetization. The company claims that the changes are to align moneto align the terms of service with current trends and protect the system from abuse. This adjustment follows YouTube's recent decision prohibit live streaming for users under 16 without adult supervision.
I don't think AI will completely ban YT or stop paying such creators. First, they deploy their own AT into the YT environment and why would they do that if, thanks to the rules, almost no one would use it? And secondly…… There are a lot of people with speech impediments here and dubbing helps them a lot. Otherwise, that would be discrimination on the part of YT and, as I know the EU, such a person would probably win the courts. And I don't dare Google that…..