> If he is demonetized, then his videos won’t get ad placement
Not necessarily true. YouTube definitely runs ads on demonetized videos and channels.
Not necessarily true. YouTube definitely runs ads on demonetized videos and channels.
There's partial stuff like Content ID matches. If you post my song, YT still shows ads, but you get no money. I now get your ad money (and YT its cut).
Not sure what they meant in case of Russell Brand, but I bet they will show ads for advertisers who don't opt out and pocket the profit.
Why? Their advertisers might complain about being featured on his content
Not showing ads is the same as just burning money for Google.
Because someone, at some point, got an email that looked something like https://www.justice.gov/d9/2023-09/416421.pdf (via https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37572692 ) - and one does not simply see an email like that and not implement this kind of thing.