youtube has just gotten more and more draconian as time has gone on, they're always losing money, and they desperately wanna be family friendly modern Tv, which they aren't and will crush the one thing that makes them of any use if they do. Meanwhile so many ppl on youtube are censoring themselves now and throwing in advert they themselves have to spout having been sponsored by this or that company.. man.. Hope it doesn't get worse although im sure they'll find a way.
Yes, I'm sure they'll figure out how to make it worse for independent content creators. I hope a lot of people move to alternatives like LBRY and promote it hardcore to their existing Youtube audience.