YouTube is Showing Ads On Non-Monetized Channels
YouTube creators are fuming over a change to the site’s terms of service stating ads will be shown on channels that haven’t opted into monetization It’s not the advertising itself that isn’t sitting well with creators, it’s YouTube’s decision not to pay non-monetized channels for serving ads.
Ordinarily, creators would have to join the YouTube Partner Program in order to allow ads to be served on their channel.