Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Pay to win, forcing ads, and punishing creators via revenue, it's all on the table now. YouTube's past and future changes all point to one destination: the overmonetization of the site.

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INTRO ANIMATION BY: @icarogabriel17 on Twitter
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TIME STAMPS:

00:00 YouTube is Changing For the Worse
01:21 (Context) Why YouTube is Expanding Revenue Streams
05:58 Pushing Ever-Changing Subscription Models
08:57 Testing Pay to Win Features
11:53 Punishing Creators for Pacing
15:50 Prioritizing Revenue Over Creative Freedom
18:19 The Depressing Path YouTube Is On
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