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YouTube announced major changes to the YouTube Partner Program that take effect on February 1, 2027. Higher Shorts views and watch time eligibility requirements for new applications for ad revenue sharing. The requirements for the fan funding tier have not changed. New requirements to maintain your status in the program. More revenue from YouTube Premium Lite and new Shorts earning opportunities. Channels that are currently in the YouTube Partner Program do not need to meet the new eligibility requirements, but will need to follow the new requirements for maintaining your Partner Program status. Why the changes? Amjad Hanif, YouTube VP of Creator Product says : “ We want to make sure the earnings you get from the program are meaningful and allow you to reinvest in your channel. ” It’s so you can “build a business”. What he doesn’t say, but what I suspect is true, is that accounts...

Hello readers! This week there are updates for YouTube live streamers, TikTok creators, X posters, Adobe users and Bluesky and Reddit members. And there’s more pushback on generative AI, including labeling laws in the EU and California, and Snapchat blocking AI-generated videos from recommendations. (I’m getting tired of AI news too, but that’s what’s happening.) ✉ Subscribe to get Creator Weekly by email. 🔴 Join Creator Weekly Live on Sunday. Top Updates New AI content labeling laws go into effect in the EU and California. YouTube mobile live streaming has a new Practice Mode.  YouTube Shopping is now available in the UK. X replaced its AI Revenue Sharing monetization program with a new Original Content Rewards Program.  Snapchat will no longer recommend wholly AI-generated videos in Spotlight (which kills monetization). TikTok has a new partnership ...

This week you can see how your YouTube channel and Instagram are performing in Google Search, flag LinkedIn posts and comments as AI slop, collab with other creators on YouTube and LinkedIn, privately tweak your algorithm on Threads and more. ✉ Subscribe to get Creator Weekly by email. 🔴 Join Creator Weekly Live on Sunday. Top Updates Use the new Google Search Console guide to understand performance of your YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and X in Search. Flag AI Slop posts and comments on LinkedIn. Struggling StreamElements was acquired by hardware-maker Razer .  YouTube now lets you collab with up to 10 other Creators. YouTube Shopping has improved analytics. YouTube updated the Advertiser-Friendly Guidelines around Violence and depicting death. The Edits app now lets you find music for your video based on a vibe and share videos directly Instagram Stories. Medium automatical...

Hello readers! This week there are updates for YouTube communities and Shorts, new tools at Substack and Facebook to show who’s human, new features for Instagram, X, Google Photos and more. Before you read on, check your Google Account’s security and sign-in options . The best time to secure your account is now! Google now lets you add a selfie video to help you sign into your account. If you have a single device (like your phone), set this up to make sure you can still sign in if your device is lost. Set it up at g.co/signin-selfie. Manage your selfie videos . Learn more. OK, now read on! ✉ Subscribe to get Creator Weekly by email.  🔴 Join Creator Weekly Live on Sunday. This week’s Top Updates Upload a custom thumbnail for your YouTube Shorts . New YouTube Community features, including Community-only posts and quote posting.  For monetizing creators: YouTube is launching free Membership trials (you can opt out your ch...

Dear readers, did you celebrate World Emoji Day on July 17th 📆 🥳 ? Party with pictures! This week there are updates for YouTube creators, Twitch, Google Image Search, beehiiv, Google Vids, Edits and more.  ✉ Subscribe to the Creator Weekly newsletter to get updates by email. 🔴 Join Creator Weekly live on Sunday. Top Updates YouTube expanded its Inauthentic Content monetization policy description to provide more examples and more explicitly call out some AI-generated content. Google Image Search turned 25 and is getting a Pinterest-like redesign, with easier access to Collections. Google is also adding AI image generation in Search AI Mode. Beehiiv launched Communities where you can engage your subscribers.  YouTube is testing a redesigned “insights-first” YouTube Studio Analytics (renamed Insights). YouTube shared a report highlighting their positive impact on the U.S....

This week YouTube renamed the Inauthentic Content monetization policy Generic or Repetitive Content. They added two new categories of content that violate monetization policies: Unsatisfying or Offputting Content and AI Personas Related to Sensitive Topics. In July 2025  YouTube renamed the Repetitious Content monetization policy Inauthentic Content. This was not a policy change. Instead the update was meant to "clarify that this policy includes content that is mass-produced or repetitive", including new examples. At the time it seemed pretty clear that this was addressing the masses of low-quality AI slop flooding the platform.  This update is a similar clarification. Note that this does not affect the  Reused Content policy . Are these new monetization policies?  YouTube says explicitly that this is NOT a policy change . Instead this is meant to be a better explanation of current policy. They also make cl...