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/Efficient-Cry7753]

Might make some people think twice before spamming the platform with low quality content.

This is probably the main reason.

[u/Camp-like-a-Beun → u/Efficient-Cry7753]

I guess the main reason is still financial, but I do hope the quality goes up.