YouTube will no longer let you make money off its platform unless your channel reaches 10,000 lifetime views
Nearly five years to the day YouTube made its Partner Program available to anyone , essentially letting people create a channel and immediately start making money, the company announced on Thursday that creators will no longer be able to monetize their channels until they receive 10,000 lifetime views. Once they reach that threshold, YouTube will review those channels against their policies to see if they're okay to begin making money. <iframe width="320" height="200" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pFdIL5F2efc?autoplay=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> YouTube says this requirement is designed to help discourage scam artists and content creators that violate YouTube policy from making money off the platform, the company said in a blog post . "In a few weeks, we'll also be adding a review process for new creators who apply to be in the YouTube Partner Program. After a creator hits 10k lifetime views on t