Youtube Changed the Rules in the Middle of the Game

Hey guys, just wanted to bring the new Youtube Monetization Policy to your attention.

Up until very recently in order to monetize your Youtube Channel you needed 10,000 lifetime views. As of the past few days Youtube has changed this policy to where now a creator needs 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 hours of watch time in order to request monetization.

While this isn't impossible, it's definitely a much harder challenge than getting just 10,000 views.

At one point anyone could instantly monetize their channel with no requirements. At some point Youtube implemented a new rule that required creators to have 10,000 lifetime views which was a bit of a challenge but a small one and it was good in the sense it kept away the bad apples, people who would just steal and re-upload other people's content and monetize it as their own.

Fast forward to this recent change. What I find most frustrating is that Youtube Changed the rules in the middle of the game. I know @BrianPhobos from Steemit and Youtube has been waiting almost a month for monetization and I'm pretty sure he's also affected by this. I reached the point where I could apply for monetization on a new channel a couple weeks back.

During the couple of weeks my application has been pending they changed the rules in the middle. I find this to be unfair as I had already hit my 10k views, I was already awaiting approval and then I login to see that oh yeah by the way you also need 900 more subs and 3,000 hours of watch time.

That is really the only part that rubs me the wrong way. How do you guys feel about this? Were any of you affected by this change? Drop a comment in the comments section below and tell me about it...