The winners and losers of YouTube's view count and monetization overhaul

Why it matters

From 24 August YouTube counts a view as soon as playback starts, matching TikTok and Instagram instead of its previous stricter rule, while raising monetization eligibility thresholds. View numbers go up and revenue access gets harder at the same time. Anyone tracking a view trend line across that date is looking at a definition change, not a performance change.

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