YouTube Bans Ads on New Channels

2017-04-09

The video-sharing website has tightened up its model and as of now will no longer serve ads on YouTube Partner Program (YPP) videos until the channel reaches 10k lifetime views. The change should reassure some advertisers, although it could also upset many of its millions of creators. YouTube wouldn’t specify how many accounts would be … Read more

Australians Join YouTube Boycott for Supporting Terrorism

2017-03-29

Two major advertisers, Telstra and Tourism Australia have become the latest organisations to join the YouTube boycott after it was discovered they refused to remove terrorist videos and worse, sent checks to possibly support ISIS. They join a growing number of large organizations across the world, including Holden, Kia, McDonald’s, Pepsi, Starbucks, Vodafone, Johnson & … Read more