YouTube's Changes to Channel Monetization

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Timestamps (Courtesy of NoKi1119) Note: Timing may be off due to sponsor change:

0:00 Chapters

1:31 Intro ft. RPS, putting on silicon & X's

5:02 Topic #1 - Twitch's artistic nudity policy rolled back

6:10 Twitch's quote, what was the motivation behind the policy change?

9:24 Luke on defined rules, mentions YouTube, Linus on Twitter & OnlyFans

14:01 Discussing Twitch's brand, "minor-friendly," should Twitch not budge?

17:43 Luke on Twitch's difficult discovery & traffic ft. Linus "dancing"

19:45 Luke on Twitch not being gaming centered, compares categories viewership

21:51 Luke mentions whether this should be opt-in, Linus on money & traffic

23:18 Chat tells Luke to sort by views, still finds "artistic nudity"

24:25 Luke recalls HasanAbi's PC build, Linus instantly finds NSFW on home page

27:41 Topic #2 - YouTube removes code that shows whether a channel is monetized

32:25 Linus on YouTube's algorithm, does YouTube benefit if you knew a creator was monetized?

38:44 Controversies sell, platforms are often shown as negative on news

40:56 Luke on the traffic LTT's hack brought, Linus recalls Karate Kid's car scene

45:43 Luke on trying to stay out of his phone in person, both discuss Google news

51:47 LTTStore's multipack stick locks combo

52:08 LTT backpack warranty update

53:38 LTT's precision screwdriver newsletter ft. covering pre orders

1:04:52 Merch Messages #1

1:10:50 Did Linus learn ASL?

1:19:44 Did Linus play Sea of Stars yet? ftFF6 crashes, How to Train your Dragon 3

1:32:31 Sponsors

1:37:18 Topic #3 - Epic Games wins antitrust case against Google

1:43:11 Linus on WAN Show V.S. podcasts? ft. Spotify VOD, Canadian work hours

1:50:09 Topic #4 - Tesla calls 1st amendment rights against California's DMV

1:53:57 Merch Messages #2

1:57:56 What was the most legitimate yet hard hitting viewer criticism?

2:08:14 What would happen to AMD if NVIDIA leaves the graphics market?

2:10:53 ElectroBOOM's tech upgrade LTT video

2:15:12 Game Show - Advergames!

2:16:29 Round #1: Pepsi Invaders, Dan covers its history

2:18:25 Round #2: Darkened Skye, magic through Skittles, Dan mentions fun facts

2:26:40 Round #3: Doritos Crash Course, Linus puts on the cuffs

2:34:14 Topic #5 - Overclocking AMD CPU shows warning that void warranty

2:38:43 Topic #6 - Electronic Entertainment Expo is now dead

2:40:15 Topic #7 - Ubiquiti's bug allows receiving others' security cameras

2:42:15 Topic #8 - Google to stop sharing user location history with the police

2:44:56 Topic #9 - The Day Before removed from stores

2:46:18 Merch Messages #3 ft. WAN Show After Dark, Luke forces end of show

2:48:12 When will LTT toques come back in stock?

2:50:37 Parents monitoring minors's web activity as a solution for explicit sites?

2:53:19 More LTTStore Luxe items?

2:55:25 LTT screwdriver holster update

2:57:12 What LTT product you thought was great but turned out as horrible?

2:58:40 Actions you've avoided assuming your SO's disapproval despite them not mentioning it?

3:06:09 Will teachers not be able to teach concepts due to copyright?

3:10:46 After doing LMG for a long time, what would Linus's answer be to "Who are you?"

3:11:44 TALL SHIRTS WHEN? TALL SHIRTS WHEN??

3:13:28 If Dan's birthday coincided with the WAN Show, would you let him co-host?

3:15:09 Do you have analytics on which country buys the most LTT merch?

3:15:56 LTT screwdrivers are clean room approved, do you want to tour our fab?

3:17:22 Favorite hockey stories?

3:22:07 Linus looks at Shopify order data, looks at who is the biggest whale

3:28:13 Outro ft. Linus didn't believe he kept the silicon on all show

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