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YouTube now requires creators to have twice as many watch hours to start earning money

YouTube announced on Monday that new creators will have to meet higher thresholds to begin earning money from ads and subscriptions.

Creators who want to start earning on the platform will need at least 8,000 qualified watch hours over the past year or 20 million qualified Shorts views in the last 90 days. Currently, creators need 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 watch hours over the past year or 1,000 subscribers and 10 million Shorts views over the past 90 days.

The change is going into effect starting February 1. The Google-owned company says the update won’t impact creators already in the YouTube Partner Program.

Additionally, YouTube announced that creators will need to maintain 10 million Shorts views over a 90-day period to earn money through the Shorts Creators Pool. Channels below this threshold will remain in the partner program and continue earning on long-form content, with Shorts revenue resuming once they...

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Now’s Your Chance to Nab This Amazon Fire Soundbar Plus for a Massive $100 Off

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How to Watch Made by Google, the Pixel 11 and Watch 5 Event

The Pixel 11, the Pixel 11 Pro Fold and the Pixel Watch 5 will be unveiled in just two days at the Made by Google event on Wednesday, Aug. 12. We also expect to see the debut of the standard Pixel 11 smartphone. As the date nears, leaks and rumors

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Valve Warns Steam Machine Buyers About Scam Messages After Cyberattack

If you’ve been holding out on buying Valve’s ludicrously expensive home console, you may have saved yourself from more than an empty wallet. European customers who ordered a Steam Machine or Steam Controller may be the victims of a personal information data breach after one of Valve’s

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