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      "title": "YouTube: Account creation requirement for users under 18",
      "summary": "Users under 18 must have parental or guardian permission to use YouTube.",
      "body": "Users under 18 must have parental or guardian permission to use YouTube.\n\nWhat YouTube Terms of Service actually says:\n\n“If you are under 18, you represent that you have your parent or guardian's permission to use the Service. Please have them read this Agreement with you.”",
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      "title": "Prerequisite for creating a YouTube channel",
      "summary": "A free Google Account is required to create a YouTube channel.",
      "body": "A free Google Account is required to create a YouTube channel.\n\nWhat YouTube Help Center actually says:\n\n“To sign in to YouTube, you'll need to create a Google Account. A Google Account lets you use many YouTube features including Like, Subscribe, Watch Later, and Watch History.”",
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      "title": "YouTube: 2-Step Verification requirement for monetization",
      "summary": "2-Step Verification must be turned on for a Google Account to join the YouTube Partner Program.",
      "body": "2-Step Verification must be turned on for a Google Account to join the YouTube Partner Program.\n\nWhat YouTube Help Center actually says:\n\n“Have no active Community Guidelines strikes on your channel. Make sure 2-Step Verification is turned on for your Google Account.”",
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      "title": "YouTube Partner Program eligibility thresholds",
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      "title": "Advanced features requirement for YouTube Partner Program",
      "summary": "Applicants for the YouTube Partner Program must have advanced features access on YouTube.",
      "body": "Applicants for the YouTube Partner Program must have advanced features access on YouTube.\n\nWhat YouTube Help Center actually says:\n\n“Have advanced features access on YouTube.”",
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      "title": "AdSense requirement for YouTube Partner Program",
      "summary": "Applicants must have one active AdSense for YouTube account linked to their channel or be ready to set one up in YouTube Studio.",
      "body": "Applicants must have one active AdSense for YouTube account linked to their channel or be ready to set one up in YouTube Studio.\n\nWhat YouTube Help Center actually says:\n\n“Have one active AdSense for YouTube account linked to your channel, or be ready to set up one in YouTube Studio if you don't already have one (only create a new AdSense for YouTube account in YouTube Studio- learn more).”",
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      "title": "YouTube Partner Program review timeline",
      "summary": "YouTube typically gets back with a decision on YPP applications in about 1 month.",
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      "title": "Geographic availability of YouTube Partner Program",
      "summary": "The YouTube Partner Program is only available in certain countries/regions.",
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      "title": "YouTube: Policy compliance requirement for YPP approval",
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      "title": "YouTube: Content authenticity requirement for monetization review",
      "summary": "Reviewers check that content is original and authentic, requiring it to be your original creation and not mass-produced or manipulative.",
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      "title": "Review process factors for YouTube Partner Program applications",
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      "summary": "Most camera operators hold an associate's degree or some equivalent post-secondary training.",
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      "title": "Education level typically required for graphic design work",
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      "id": "learn_r1823_youtube_book_review_channel_creator_how_to_start_onet_camera_operator_knowledge_areas",
      "category": "Getting Started",
      "title": "Knowledge areas relevant to camera operation",
      "summary": "Camera operators need knowledge in Communications and Media, Telecommunications, Computers and Electronics, and English Language.",
      "body": "Camera operators need knowledge in Communications and Media, Telecommunications, Computers and Electronics, and English Language.\n\nWhat O*NET OnLine actually says:\n\n“Communications and Media - Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media. Telecommunications - Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems. Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.”",
      "source_type": "research",
      "source_link": "https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/27-4031.00",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-07",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "B",
      "source_publisher": "O*NET OnLine",
      "evidence_quote": "Communications and Media - Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media. Telecommunications - Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems. Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "1823-youtube-book-review-channel-creator-how-to-start",
      "subject": "O*NET - Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film",
      "topic": "Knowledge areas relevant to camera operation",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "applies_to_scope": "BLS O*NET data",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "teaching",
        "stage": "first_month",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r1823_youtube_book_review_channel_creator_how_to_start_youtube_get_started_requires_channel_creation",
      "category": "Getting Started",
      "title": "Steps to start a YouTube channel",
      "summary": "Starting a channel requires signing in with a Google account, clicking Settings, selecting Add or manage channel, and creating a channel.",
      "body": "Starting a channel requires signing in with a Google account, clicking Settings, selecting Add or manage channel, and creating a channel.\n\nWhat YouTube for Creators actually says:\n\n“Start your channel: 1 Sign in to YouTube using a Google account. 2 Click your profile picture and then Settings. 3 Click Create a new channel. 4 Choose a profile picture, name, and handle. 5 Click Create channel.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.youtube.com/creators/get-started/",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-07",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "YouTube for Creators",
      "evidence_quote": "Start your channel: 1 Sign in to YouTube using a Google account. 2 Click your profile picture and then Settings. 3 Click Create a new channel. 4 Choose a profile picture, name, and handle. 5 Click Create channel.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "1823-youtube-book-review-channel-creator-how-to-start",
      "subject": "YouTube",
      "topic": "Steps to start a YouTube channel",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "creator_program",
        "stage": "setting_up",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "youtube",
        "topic": [
          "access.signup"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r1823_youtube_book_review_channel_creator_how_to_start_youtube_ypp_requires_advanced_features_access",
      "category": "Getting Started",
      "title": "Advanced features requirement for YouTube Partner Program",
      "summary": "Applicants for the YouTube Partner Program must have advanced features access on YouTube.",
      "body": "Applicants for the YouTube Partner Program must have advanced features access on YouTube.\n\nWhat YouTube Help Center actually says:\n\n“Have advanced features access on YouTube.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/72851",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-07",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "YouTube Help Center",
      "evidence_quote": "Have advanced features access on YouTube.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "1823-youtube-book-review-channel-creator-how-to-start",
      "subject": "YouTube",
      "topic": "Advanced features requirement for YouTube Partner Program",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "creator_program",
        "stage": "setting_up",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "youtube",
        "topic": [
          "access.signup"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    }
  ]
}