YouTube Changes Settings to Help Creators Earn More Money on Old Content

YouTube creators will have a new way to profit from their existing cache of online videos. Starting November 9, the video-sharing site will automatically apply default monetization settings for new uploads on older, already-monetized content, according to an announcement on the YouTube Creator blog.

YouTube creators will have a new way to profit from their existing cache of online videos. Starting November 9, the video-sharing site will automatically apply default monetization settings for new uploads on older, already-monetized content, according to an announcement on the YouTube Creator blog.

Previously, YouTube had given users the option to set defaults for privacy, licensing, tags, and monetization on newly uploaded videos. The company had also rolled out default settings for a new type of video ad format that gives users control over which ads they see.

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