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YouTube brings new channel pages for creators on its TV app

YouTube, a company owned by Google, has updated the layout of creators‘ channels on its TV app to enhance user experience and increase accessibility to content on larger screens. A more contemporary design, better action buttons, and the capacity to play several video formats are among the new features.

Google-owned YouTube has unveiled a new look for creators' channels on its TV app with the goal of improving the user experience and making content more accessible on the big screen.#YouTube pic.twitter.com/gYLfcjZnqk
— IANS (@ians_india) February 21, 2024

In the video unveiling the changes to creators’ pages, YouTube stated that the main goals of the revamp are to provide a more engaging look and simpler ways to subscribe.

The company unveiled fresh data that shows top creators who spend most of their time watching TV have grown by more than 400% in the last three years, which is why the new design was created.

“From a live sporting event to the BBC, Khan Academy, and NikkieTutorials, viewers want it all in one spot. In a blog post, YouTube CEO Neal Mohan stated, “And they’re watching YouTube the way we used to sit down together for traditional TV shows — on the biggest screen in the home with friends and family.”

YouTube now allows monetization on videos with breastfeeding nudity

YouTube has updated its criteria for ad-friendly content to permit videos of breastfeeding in the nude, as well as footage of “sensual” dancing like twerking and grinding, provided that a child is present. The changes were made on Thursday by the platform and will also apply to gaming videos.

Ad revenue was previously not available for breastfeeding videos on YouTube that displayed a visible areola. Similarly, YouTube’s policy demonetized choreographed videos including twerking, grinding, or dancers wearing skimpy attire.

With this latest YouTube update, content producers can now increase their ad revenue from breastfeeding videos featuring children, even if the areola is visible. These kinds of videos could only make money in the past if the areola was absent. According to the company’s revised policy, content including a baby in the background and a woman displaying hand emotion or using a breast pump with her nipples visible can now be monetarily supported.

The platform will keep restricting the amount of money that can be made from breastfeeding content without a child present. The policy also states that any references to breastfeeding in context, such as a child who is about to breastfeed or someone who is actively lactating, must be included in the nursing videos.

YouTube is testing a three-strikes policy for people who use ad blockers

YouTube, which is owned by Google, is experimenting with a three-strikes policy for ad blockers.

We are urging users who have ad blockers activated to turn them off or to try YouTube Premium as part of a short experiment we are conducting worldwide. Ad blocker detection is nothing new, and other publishers frequently request that users turn off their ad blocks, according to a YouTube representative.

Along with providing information on the policy’s operation, Youtube also stated that “ad blockers violate YouTube’s Terms of Service.”

Users who are impacted would see “repeated notifications” asking them to approve platform ads. Playback will be temporarily disabled in “extreme cases, where viewers continue to use ad blockers,” the business said.

Google-owned #YouTube is testing a three strikes policy for people using ad blockers.

"We’re running a small experiment globally that urges viewers with ad blockers enabled to allow ads on YouTube or try YouTube Premium. Ad blocker detection is not new, and other publishers… pic.twitter.com/ACS2uWHHTf
— IANS (@ians_india) June 30, 2023

YouTube extends community posting access with more creator profiles

YouTube wants to make community posts more accessible to creators so they can interact with fans and share with them, and YouTube plans on expanding access to this feature in the coming months.

With the new Community tab, creators with 1,000+ subscribers can post all types of content such as GIFs, images, polls, and videos in a dedicated engagement space. YouTube has now lowered the subscription requirement to allow more channels access to this tool.

Community posts are coming to millions more channels!!

Starting October 12, 2021, we’re lowering the eligibility threshold for Community posts to channels with 500+ subscribers: https://t.co/66SEhZ33ML

Tips for getting started on the Community tab →https://t.co/O3KnHNvk1t pic.twitter.com/SB1pyfbgUz
— TeamYouTube (@TeamYouTube) September 9, 2021

As described by YouTube: All channels with 500 followers or more will be able to make Community posts starting October 12, 2021, rather than just those with 1,000 subscribers. In the near future, we will make Community posts available to channels with under 500 subscribers. There may be a brief delay after your channel reaches 500 subscribers before you can create Community posts.

App users will have a greater opportunity to interact with the community via this feature. Even though it’s less common, it does offer a new level of engagement for those who wish to provide additional updates, to improve their relationship with their fans, they gather viewer feedback.

The YouTube Community posts have been enhanced more recently with features such as posting metrics, multi-image updates, and post scheduling. It’s like an app version of your Facebook page, where you can list your latest posts, and people can comment upon them, and up-or downvote them in the app.

This option is most valuable to you according to the size of your channel and what you intend to post. You can use it to display specific elements, promotions, and other post types, but it also offers another surface to refer your viewers too.

In addition, YouTube says that it will remove the Discussion tab from all channels starting on October 12th, due to its expanded access to Community posts. Since the Community Tab is a more advanced version of the Discussion panel, a retired Discussion panel will be removed to make way for the Community Tab.

These additional engagement features will no longer be accessible to smaller channels, as they will only be available to those with less than 1,000 subscribers.

In addition, YouTube does plan to expand the Community tab’s access in the near future, which will have a minimal impact in this regard. The community posting options on YouTube can be found here.