Overview

• YouTube is opening up its monetization tools to more creators by lowering eligibility requirements for the YouTube Partner Program.
• Creators with as few as 500 subscribers and 3,000 watch hours can now access features like tipping, channel memberships, and affiliate marketing.
• The program will start in the US, UK, Canada, Taiwan, and South Korea before expanding to more countries.
• Competitors like TikTok have also made monetization features more accessible to smaller creators recently.
• YouTube announced the changes at the VidCon online video conference this week.