- Hello Insiders,
welcome to a new episode of the Newsflash.
Let's get started with our updates for this week.
The very first update is on the swap
of the create and notification's icon
in the YouTube main app.
We are moving the position of the create button
in the YouTube app,
to highlight the ability to create on the mobile,
by placing this button
in the middle of the bottom navigation bar.
This shifts the subscription button to the right
and the notification's button to the top right hand corner.
Both the buttons are still accessible
and will have the exact same functionalities.
We have heard that the previous placement
of the create button is not very intuitive
and this new spot will make it easier for creators
to create and upload videos on mobile.
This will first roll out to users in India on Android
and soon expand to iOS and other countries.
The next update is on YouTube Giving created expansion.
Monetizing channels in the US, UK and Canada
with more than 40,000 subscribers
will have access to YouTube Giving.
Channels with access can fundraise for US nonprofits only.
To learn more about YouTube Giving and eligibility,
please check out the links in the description box below.
The next update is on the new icons in iOS main app.
YouTube has developed new icons,
which supports an accessibility improvement for our apps
by featuring outlined assets for non-selected options
and themed icons for selected options.
Thus allowing a high contrast consistent state
for selected and non selected icons.
Let us know if you have already noticed this change
in the comments section below.
Next up is the EMEA gaming panel.
Last week, we hosted an all female virtual gaming panel
with a handful of amazing creators
and gaming professionals from EMEA
covering a variety of different topics,
ranging from allyship, mentorship, imposter syndrome
and gaming during COVID.
If you would like to check out the recording,
we'll leave the link in the description below.
Next we have an update from Connor
about a new opportunity to stay up to date
whenever our policy language changes.
Take it away Connor.
- All right Insiders.
I am back just for a little bit of this Newsflash
with what I think is actually quite a good update
around monetization guidelines,
also known as the Advertiser Friendly Content guidelines.
So we actually update those fairly regularly now,
and we do that and focus on clarification's.
So when we hear from creators,
"Hey, this really isn't clear."
We add in language to make it a little bit clearer.
That's the case for the advertiser friendly
content guidelines page
as well as the write your content
with self-certification page.
Now, keeping track of what is being updated
is something that we've heard is really tough.
So we actually created another page
to track that repeat with dates of what's changing
and a little summary to outline which elements are changing.
The fault of that page is that you can't subscribe to it,
so you have to keep on going back and looking consistently.
So what we've done is we've set up a forum,
which is exactly the same updates as this update's page
that we had initially set up,
but this enables you to subscribe.
And the key here is,
if you subscribe every time I update that page,
then you're going to get an email notification saying,
"Hey, there's been an update to the forum."
This is a better way to keep on top
of exactly what's been clarified
and what language is changing
within the advertiser friendly content guidelines.
It's gonna be particularly important for self-certification.
That's something I've been working on
for the past couple of weeks,
as we tinker with some of the language,
make it a little bit clearer and work on the feedback
that you receive when you get that yellow icon.
There's gonna be a link in the description below, I'm told.
So go there, subscribe.
We have about 2000 subscriber now,
I'd love to kick that up to 10 by the end of the year,
because this is a really great way
for creators to keep on top of monetization policies.
So I'm told I'll be back soon, but for now stay safe.
- Thanks for the update, Connor.
Let's move on to the YPP contract cleanup update.
Previously, YouTube allowed creators
to start the application process
before they make the YPP eligibility requirements.
This included pre-signing a YPP terms of agreement.
This past year, they redesigned the application process
in YouTube Studio,
making the eligibility requirements more clear
and the process more simple and streamlined.
Creators who signed the YPP terms in Classic Studio,
we have recently received an email
about the YouTube Partner Program application.
This email is simply a notice that if your channel
is not eligible for YPP in the next 30 days,
we will invalidate the pre-signed terms.
If you have received this email,
nothing changes in the way you use or experience YouTube.
You will still have the opportunity
to apply for the YouTube Partner Program in the future
when your channel is eligible.
You can check your status in the monetization tab
in YouTube Studio.
Moving on to announcing the winner
for last week's trivia question.
The question was,
which country consumes the most chocolate per capita.
The answer is, one of the most beautiful places
that I have visited so far, Switzerland.
The winner is Marco JP again,
who was the first one to answer this question.
Congratulations on the win.
There's no trivia this week.
But before I sign off,
I'd like to thank you for all the amazing feedback
through these five episodes of the Newsflash.
This will be my last episode for now,
and you will have a great new host next week.
So continue to stay safe,
continue to have fun and keep it real.