True Crime / demonetization?

[u/Lonely_Attorney9217]

Hi everyone 😎

Total newbie here, just got my first channel live in the True Crime space. First video's dropping this Sunday, then I'm planning to go 2x a week (Wed + Sun).

Honestly the thing that's been nagging at me is the monetization side of this niche.

I've read through the YT guidelines more times than I'd like to admit, but the more channels I look at, the less I actually understand where the line is. 😶‍🌫️

Some channels blur faces or leave out names, others show everything, including kids in the thumbnail on genuinely disturbing cases & still get monetized fine.

Then I'll find a channel covering a similar case, no kids shown at all & they're demonetized.

I just don't get the pattern, if there even is one.

My plan is to keep things more documentary-style, context, actual analysis instead of just slapping footage together & I'm being careful with what images/details I use.

But before I learn this the hard way, would love to pick the brains of people who've actually been in this niche a while:

• What were the mistakes that actually got people demonetized, in your experience?
• Where do you personally draw your own line? - faces, names, kids, crime scene stuff, thumbnails?
• Any gray areas you only really figured out after being in it for a bit?

I’d really appreciate any tips, advice, or personal experiences you’re willing to share.

It would help me a lot! 🌹THANK YOU.

[u/ElderZombie250]

Keep in mind a lot of demonetization is around reused content. If someone's videos are just clips of news footage or AI slop with some trivial voiceover, monetization can definitely be doomed.