GenZ Dev

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After X, YouTube Is Changing Who Gets Paid

YouTube is making major YPP changes from February 1, 2027:

• Shorts: 10M qualified views in 90 days will be required for Shorts ad + subscription revenue sharing.

• New creators: YPP ad/Premium entry rises to 8,000 watch hours OR 20M Shorts views.

• Premium Lite: Expanding globally where YouTube Premium is available, creating another potential revenue stream for creators.

The important part: existing YPP creators keep their status, and fan funding + Shopping thresholds remain unchanged.

After X's creator monetization changes, YouTube making its own adjustments is interesting.

Are platforms raising the bar for creators - or simply trying to reward the ones who consistently deliver?

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@XFreeze Half-Life 3 before GTA 6? Yeah, we’ve officially lost the plot.

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@jacobgold Half-Life 3 before GTA 6? Cursor really unlocked something

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@greg16676935420 Congrats Greg , People let us make all of us reach that milestone , let's connect guys , now as X has changed its monetization policy only each other's help can make us reach that point

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Why does every global brand start with “A”?

Apple
Amazon
Adidas
Audi
Adobe
Alibaba
Airbnb
American Express

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@unkonfined Honestly, just getting another day to try again is something we take for granted. Some days that's all you need

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Anthropic says it will watermark text generated by its AI models, but it will be invisible

Then how it is a watermark , Anthropic! 😭

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@XFreeze I think the real lesson is don’t blindly trust any AI company with something as powerful as superintelligence. Companies, incentives and missions can change

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@OLTOAK Yes , people are using ai slop and not just X is getting filled with it also other social media like linkedin and instagram are also full , platforms should now take strict action against them

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@greg16676935420 Good morning here

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@brockpierson X for sure and another one is ChatGPT

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WhatsApp has told us to reserve usernames , but when they will be activated ?

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@BillyM2k Yes bread and butter is all time favourite dish of many

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@wisdomslices_ Yes, actions speak louder than words

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@skill_of_life Yes , they may teach you life lessons

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@Palak3312 Nope , no one can , except the developers of previous generations who did all production based code without ai hats off to them

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Youtube ads are now overpowering like in 2 min video 2-3 ads

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@monetization_x I am not eligible, making content to become eligible

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@unkonfined Yes that's true, followers are easy to gain but people you love your content and want to support you are difficult to get

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@TeslaModelDoge Yes thank you , people like you are helping others so the community on X is growing so fast

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@interesting_aIl That's actually a good move as ai slop is increasing taking strict action against it is necessary