Mis-Information, Partnership Changes, Unique Perspectives & Unpopular Opinions (YT Partner Program..

YouTube just announced changes to its YouTube Partner Program and added some requirements, which has once again spiraled the internet out of control. Here are my thoughts.

TIMECODES:
02:39 - Changes to the Partner Program
04:25 - Mis-Information being spread and corrections to it
05:11 - Not being a Partner does NOT prevent you from being promoted
07:23 - Context: My history on YouTube
09:28 - Context: My MCN job for 3-4 years
10:11 - This change is bigger than the PewDiePie and Logan Paul scandals
14:47 - Small channels can still grow into this new program
16:31 - Incentives are NOT gone. On the contrary...
17:34 - My side-channels are hit, too
18:04 - Anti-YouTube sentiment hurts everyone
20:29 - Context: Me as a small YouTuber
23:35 - YouTube was always cold, indifferent, distant
24:12 - The "YouTube Community" is what you make of it

SOURCES:
Original announcement - https://youtube-creators.googleblog.com/2018/01/additional-changes-to-youtube-partner.html

No, you're not losing custom thumbnails - https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/72431?hl=en
https://twitter.com/TeamYouTube/status/953717825138409473

No, you're not losing end cards either - https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6388789?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en
https://twitter.com/EposVox/status/953717301777444865

"Tom's Take" - A good overview about the whole thing from a YouTube employee - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXNijCIihKs

"a bit of hope" - a decent reminder of motivation from John Riggs - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjsGyD9KuiA

#YouTubePartnerProgram is trending on Twitter, hopefully this provides some perspective.

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