alt Hacker News>hide old videos they cannot monetize
All videos are monetized. Some videos don't do rev share with the author, but YouTube still gets the ad rev.
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pwython • yesterday at 8:27 PM
Big brands don't pay the big bucks to buy placements on run-of-network channels (ie. small random channels).
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Demonetized videos show fewer or no ads. It's something they implemented because advertisers don't want to be associated with some kinds of content.