Creators on YouTube often face challenges when it comes to content related to sensitive topics, such as electronic voting machines (EVMs). YouTubes policies regarding monetization and content guidelines are designed to ensure that creators adhere to community standards and legal requirements.The new incidentMonths after YouTube started adding more context to videos about the effectiveness of electronic voting machines (EVMs), the website also began to restrict the monetization of some of these videos, which means that the creators of these videos will not get paid for their work when advertisements relating to the effectiveness of EVMs are displayed.According to Indian Express, YouTube has notified at least two creators, Mehgnad and independent journalist Sohit Mishra, about the limits on the amount of money that may make from their videos about electronic voting machines (EVMs) and Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) systems.The platform justified its decision by pointing to its advertiser-friendly criteria, which stipulate that videos that contain blatantly misleading content are not eligible to receive advertising income.Notably, Mehgnad has more than 42,000 subscribers and freelance journalist Sohit Mishra, has more than 3.68 lakh subscribers. The platform cited its advertising guidelines as saying that videos containing blatantly false information will not receive ad revenue.Action from YouTube The popular social media platform, YouTube has started banning such videos which demonstrate false information about public voting. According to YouTube, the creators will not get the money they get from advertising.The videos that were shared by the creators were 2 to 3 hours long. Reportedly, in one of the videos, Mehgnad can be seen answering questions from viewers on EVMs and updating them on the Supreme Court hearing about the 100% VVPAT count.Violation of rulesAccording to YouTube, the advertisements of Mishra and Meghnads videos were blocked because they violated advertising guidelines. These violations are said to include promoting blatantly false information about public voting processes, political candidate eligibility based on age or birthplace, election results and census data that contradict official government records.
