BANGOR DAILY NEWS • April 26, 2025
Maine outdoorsmen who post trapping videos on YouTube were stripped of their ability to earn money on the platform, with little explanation as to why. Two of those channels were reinstated Friday after a Bangor Daily News reporter questioned YouTube over why the channels were demonetized. YouTube, which is owned by Google, is one of the few that allows channel creators to earn money from subscribers, merchandise, advertising and marketing. Two outdoorsmen recently posted videos on their YouTube channels explaining that they stopped posting content because YouTube demonetized their pages. YouTube cited its animal abuse policies as the primary reason for the demonetization in emails with the creators.