YouTube will no longer display ads on videos from channels with fewer than 10,000 views, a move the company says was in the works long before the current controversy over ads appearing before extremist videos. Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens, research director at George Washington University’s program on extremism, said the most extremist videos are now found largely through encrypted apps or on third-party download sites — not YouTube. YouTube said it will also add an additional review process for new applicants to the YouTube Partner Program, which allows video creators to earn money from their content. Once the creator’s channel hits 10,000 views, the company will ensure its activity follows the site’s rules before accepting the creator into program. “Together these new thresholds will help ensure revenue only flows to creators who are playing by the rules,” YouTube said in its blog post.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 07, 2017 19:16 UTC