A new policy implemented by YouTube imposes watch limits on some videos. Videos shared live on YouTube will not be able to be watched without subscribing to the channel. But why did YouTube make such a decision?
Over the past few weeks, YouTube viewers have started getting a new “video unavailable” error. According to YouTube, this video you wanted to watch quickly became popular, so it’s not possible to watch it without a subscription.
YouTube will not let you watch these videos without subscribing
According to YouTube, the company officially introduced a new policy regarding live streams from mobile in September 2021. Prior to the change, a user could not stream on mobile unless they had at least 1000 subscribers. The change to this policy allowed anyone with a YouTube channel to stream live on their mobile device with some “limitations”.
One of these limitations was to keep viewers in small channels to prevent abuse and restrict those who wanted to spread harmful content quickly.
“This video is very popular! Due to the limited history of the video owner, we are limiting the number of viewers. Subscribe to the channel to help this creator reach a wider audience.”
Warning from YouTube.
“We are always exploring new ways to allow creators to use more features while keeping our community safe,” a YouTube spokesperson said. said. Looking to help low-subscribers but enthusiastic creators, YouTube is making an effort to prevent abuse of live streams.
The policy will also prevent suspended users from escaping bans by opening new accounts. For example, if a channel owner is warned by YouTube and cannot broadcast on his channel, he will have to reach at least 1000 subscribers on his newly established channel.
Additionally, posting copyrighted content such as a new movie or sports events will also be protected by this policy.
However, it should be noted that the warning message is rather vague. It doesn’t say exactly how long a user will be blocked from watching the video. Even if you subscribe to the channel after receiving the warning, this does not mean that you will watch the video immediately.
YouTube is also aware of the problem for now. A spokesperson for the platform said, “We apply these measures to all channels that broadcast from mobile devices and have less than a thousand subscribers. We understand that in-product alerts can be confusing, so we’re working on updating it.” used the expressions.
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