YouTube’s New Monetization Policy (Effective July 15, 2025)
YouTube is updating its monetization rules to improve content quality and reduce spammy, low-effort, or AI-heavy uploads. These changes will affect how creators earn from their videos on the platform.
🚫 Crackdown on Low-Effort & Repetitive Content
YouTube will demonetize content that is:
- Mass-produced or copied across channels
- Made using only AI-generated voiceovers without human touch
- Simple slideshows, compilations, or templates with no creativity
- Reaction or trailer videos that don’t offer personal insight or analysis
🤖 AI Use is Still Allowed with Human Input
AI tools can still be used in content creation, but monetization will only be approved if the video clearly shows human effort such as:
- Personal narration
- Original commentary or analysis
- Unique editing or creative transformation
🎬 Reaction & Commentary Channels Are Safe (If Done Right)
YouTube clarified that it’s not banning certain video formats. You can still earn from:
- Reaction videos
- Commentary and opinion content
- As long as the content is clearly transformed with your own thoughts, insights, humor, or voice, it remains monetizable.
⚠️ Repeated Violations Can Lead to Full Demonetization
- Channels that keep uploading non-original or low-effort content could:
- Be removed from the YouTube Partner Program (YPP)
- Lose monetization on all videos, not just a few
- Face suspension if policies are ignored continuously
🎯 Purpose of the Policy Update
- The main goals behind these changes are:
- To promote authentic, valuable, and original content
- To protect viewer experience from repetitive or spam-like videos
- To reward creators who genuinely contribute unique work
- To reduce overuse of AI and copy-paste methods
