If you're unaware, Google/Youtube has become increasingly militant in demonetizing channels, seemingly randomly. At first it was 'extreme stuff.' All the Syria War footage disappeared, an entire conflict's visual history erased. Then the 'controversal stuff' was taken down or demonetized. Louder with Crowder was literally told one day they would not be demonetized and then demonetized the very next day with no explanation whatsoever.
The executives have proudly boasted that they have automated tools targeting videos. They're wreaking total freaking havoc.
It seems like they're targeting anyone successful at all with anything. Armchair Historian got demonetized, just to put things into perspective. So have a number of channels doing the work which the TV networks stopped doing long ago.
Even worse, some morons in the FTC can now fine Youtube creators (at least in the U.S.) if you make a video 'for kids' which you did not declare was 'for kids.' If it's for kids it can't be monetized. Who get's to decide if it's 'for kids?' Bureaucrats. It's demented. It's likely that gaming content will suffer horribly under the 'for the kids' mantra.
So on the one hand they're targeting 'extreme' or 'violent' videos. Now they're targeting the super safe children stuff, you aren't allowed to monetize it. If you think you're safe and you try to monetize gaming footage, some middle-aged douche might disagree assuming you even get past the censorship bots. The fine is $42,000 per video. The entire platform seems untenable as it is.
Google is also gradually trying to turn the platform into another Hulu or Netflix. They're front-loading 'official' channels. All the trash that people cut their cords for and stopped paying for cable for. They're taking over Youtube again. Indie creators are being forced out. I never witnessed such a good concept get so mismanaged before in all my life.
https://nerdist.com/article/youtube-...rs-demonetize/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icdDPuiNwGE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll8zGaWhofU