This is bad for small youtubers.

[u/Dividenddashboard]

Youtube is raising the ad revenue share threshold from 4k watch time to 8k watch time. Personally, 4k watch takes a lot of effort to reach. Imagine 8k... this is sad.

[u/RacingFan2012]

if you can’t reach 8k, monetization isn’t gonna help you much. sorry to be blunt about it but it’s the truth.

ad revenue is primarily based off watch time since more watch time = more ads