Announcements
YouTube is taking action on adult-themed videos aimed at kids and families
YouTube made a new update to the Child Safety policies, in a publication made August 23, 2019, Youtube gives creators that produce "content that contains mature or violent themes that explicitly targets younger minors and families in the title, ...
YouTube demonetizing videos due to inappropriate comments
According to a publication on February 22, 2019, YouTube is demonetizing videos that have inappropriate comments. This was YouTube's response to a situation that seems to have been shared by YouTuber Matt Watson in his video, where he mentions that ...
YouTube updates Community Guidelines Strike System
In a blog post on February 19, 2019, YouTube announced changes to their Community Guidelines strike system, effective from February 25, 2019. With the goal of educating creators, channels that violate YouTube's Community Guidelines for the first ...
MGN Minecraft server with 2.000 slots available for the Freedom! Family
Minecraft lovers and enthusiasts now have another reason to get together with other Freedom! partners, members of the staff, and if you are lucky, George, the CEO of Freedom! If you are a Freedom! partner then you qualify to get inside our MGN 2.000 ...
$100,000 Sponsorship - How to be one of the winners
It's round 2 of the $100,000 sponsorship! If you didn't got picked as a winner in the first edition, this is your chance to win the prizes. Here is what you need to know: What are the requirements and how do I participate? George looks for people ...
Freedom! offers a 50% referral revenue share until the end of 2017
From August 1st, 2017 until December 31st, 2017, you can earn 50% revenue share from Freedom!, for 1 year, for any channels that join Freedom! using your "referral link". Additionally, Freedom! is collecting the information of all the channels you ...
Channel Memberships coming to YouTube in 2017 - Sign up for the Beta
As some of you already know, YouTube is working on a Channel Membership program (previously known as Sponsorships) for YouTube Gaming. This program allows the community to send a monthly payment to support their favorite creators. Users are then ...
How to contact support
It's actually very easy to contact support. You can do this in two different ways, through your Freedom! Dashboard, or through our Help Center. From these, we recommend you use your Freedom! Dashboard, as some information in the form will already be ...
All MCN's affected by March 1st YouTube policy enforcement
Effective March 1st, 2018, YouTube begun enforcing a new policy directed at MCN's that has forced all/most MCN's to unlink channels that have hit the 4k1k mark. The policy is quite simple, ALL MCN's must now have complete oversight of ALL channels in ...
More copyright matches on YouTube starting June 2018
YouTube has recently shared additional information regarding the matched third-party content. Starting June 2018, creators that use third-party content in their productions, may see more Content ID claims due to manual reviews, which will be applied, ...
Google wants to send creators a $17,000 VR camera for free
Do you have an interesting project for which you don't have all the resources, such as a $17,000 360-Degree Camera Rig? You should know that Google is looking for you, and is ready to send you their new VR camera, called YI HALO, to use for free! ...
Livestreaming to grow to be a $70 billion business by 2021
In an article published by Adweek, it was reported that Research firm MarketsandMarkets forecasts live video will be a $70 billion industry by 2021. When we think about live stream we usually picture Twitch, YouTube or even the latest Facebook ...
Cover song competition on YouTube
Ryan Seacrest is Executive Producer of a new show, exclusively available on YouTube, called Best Cover Ever. The show is intended to give a lucky winner a chance to perform an exclusive collaboration with a music superstar. According to The Hollywood ...
ICG shares best practices for MCN agreements and brand deals
The Internet Creators Guild (ICG) is a nonprofit organization created by YouTuber Hank Green, co-founder of the popular vlogbrothers channel, that published a study aimed to inform creators about best practices for MCN agreements and brand deals. For ...
Phishing email warning from Google
Phishing emails are common, and unfortunately, the people looking to have access to your personal information are getting more and more sofisticated, so you should always pay attention to the small details, especially the domain of the email. For ...
Nintendo updates content guidelines
On November 29, 2018, Nintendo announced it would be shutting down its Nintendo Creators Program at the end of December 2018. It was also mentioned that Nintendo will no longer accept "videos and channels, and will not review any that have been ...
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How do I get YouTube's Play Button Award?
To celebrate your achievements YouTube created the YouTube Creator Awards. This award, in form of a Play Button, is given to those who reach a certain number of subscribers. There are three tiers: 100,000 Subscribers - Silver Play Button 1,000.000 ...
How do I partner my YouTube channel with Freedom!?
Please note that Freedom! no longer provides MCN services, but if you are looking for MCN specific services, please reach out to our support team at support@freedom.tm and we will check if we can recommend an MCN for you. To partner your YouTube ...
YouTube Partner Program - Requirements for monetization
In a blog post made on January 16, 2018, YouTube shared the updated eligibility requirements for monetization. For a channel to be eligible for monetization, it will have to meet the following requirements: Have at least 1,000 subscribers Have at ...
How can I apply to create my own MCN on YouTube?
Applying to create an MCN requires several steps, time and a considerable amount of work. Because there isn’t much information available on this topic, we will give you a few guidelines. What is an MCN? An MCN is a Multi Channel Network, and on ...
Monetization removed due to reused content
Reused content (previously known as duplication of content) has been a hot topic on YouTube following the demonetization of channels. If your channel was demonetized due to "Reused content" or you want prevent this from happening, this is what you ...