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  "batch": "928-live-streaming-platforms",
  "articles": [
    {
      "id": "learn_r928_live_streaming_platforms_twitch_msa_eligibility",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Twitch Monetized Streamer Agreement: platform operational status and eligibility",
      "summary": "To be eligible to participate in the Program, you must submit a complete and accurate application and then be approved by Twitch to participate.",
      "body": "To be eligible to participate in the Program, you must submit a complete and accurate application and then be approved by Twitch to participate.\n\nWhat Twitch Interactive, Inc. actually says:\n\n“To be eligible to participate in the Program, you must submit a complete and accurate application (including all information, forms, documents, or certifications as may be required to satisfy any tax obligations with respect to payments under this Agreement) and then be approved by Twitch to participate.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.twitch.tv/p/legal/monetized-streamer-agreement/",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-29",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Twitch Interactive, Inc.",
      "evidence_quote": "To be eligible to participate in the Program, you must submit a complete and accurate application (including all information, forms, documents, or certifications as may be required to satisfy any tax obligations with respect to payments under this Agreement) and then be approved by Twitch to participate.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "928-live-streaming-platforms",
      "subject": "Twitch Monetized Streamer Agreement",
      "topic": "platform operational status and eligibility",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "creator_program",
        "stage": "choosing",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "twitch",
        "topic": [
          "access.signup"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r928_live_streaming_platforms_twitch_msa_payment_schedule",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Twitch Monetized Streamer Agreement: payout schedule",
      "summary": "Program Fees payable by Twitch to you will be paid to you on a monthly basis, within forty-five (45) days after the end of each calendar month.",
      "body": "Program Fees payable by Twitch to you will be paid to you on a monthly basis, within forty-five (45) days after the end of each calendar month.\n\nWhat Twitch Interactive, Inc. actually says:\n\n“Program Fees payable by Twitch to you will be paid to you on a monthly basis, within forty-five (45) days after the end of each calendar month.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.twitch.tv/p/legal/monetized-streamer-agreement/",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-29",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Twitch Interactive, Inc.",
      "evidence_quote": "Program Fees payable by Twitch to you will be paid to you on a monthly basis, within forty-five (45) days after the end of each calendar month.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "928-live-streaming-platforms",
      "subject": "Twitch Monetized Streamer Agreement",
      "topic": "payout schedule",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "running",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "twitch",
        "topic": [
          "money.payout"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r928_live_streaming_platforms_twitch_msa_payment_threshold",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Twitch Monetized Streamer Agreement: payout threshold",
      "summary": "Further, until the payment threshold noted on your dashboard (the Payment Threshold) has been reached, you will have no claim on such accruals, and Twitch will not be obligated to make a payment to you.",
      "body": "Further, until the payment threshold noted on your dashboard (the Payment Threshold) has been reached, you will have no claim on such accruals, and Twitch will not be obligated to make a payment to you.\n\nWhat Twitch Interactive, Inc. actually says:\n\n“Further, until the payment threshold noted on your dashboard (the \"Payment Threshold\") has been reached, you will have no claim on such accruals, and Twitch will not be obligated to make a payment to you.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.twitch.tv/p/legal/monetized-streamer-agreement/",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-29",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Twitch Interactive, Inc.",
      "evidence_quote": "Further, until the payment threshold noted on your dashboard (the \"Payment Threshold\") has been reached, you will have no claim on such accruals, and Twitch will not be obligated to make a payment to you.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "928-live-streaming-platforms",
      "subject": "Twitch Monetized Streamer Agreement",
      "topic": "payout threshold",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "running",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "twitch",
        "topic": [
          "money.payout"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r928_live_streaming_platforms_twitch_msa_account_info",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Twitch Monetized Streamer Agreement: identity verification requirements",
      "summary": "You must ensure that the information in your Program application and otherwise associated with your account, including your birthday, email address, physical address, and other contact information, and identification of your Twitch Channel, is at all times complete, accurate, and up-to-date.",
      "body": "You must ensure that the information in your Program application and otherwise associated with your account, including your birthday, email address, physical address, and other contact information, and identification of your Twitch Channel, is at all times complete, accurate, and up-to-date.\n\nWhat Twitch Interactive, Inc. actually says:\n\n“You must ensure that the information in your Program application and otherwise associated with your account, including your birthday, email address, physical address, and other contact information, and identification of your Twitch Channel, is at all times complete, accurate, and up-to-date.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.twitch.tv/p/legal/monetized-streamer-agreement/",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-29",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Twitch Interactive, Inc.",
      "evidence_quote": "You must ensure that the information in your Program application and otherwise associated with your account, including your birthday, email address, physical address, and other contact information, and identification of your Twitch Channel, is at all times complete, accurate, and up-to-date.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "928-live-streaming-platforms",
      "subject": "Twitch Monetized Streamer Agreement",
      "topic": "identity verification requirements",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "setting_up",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "twitch",
        "topic": [
          "access.id"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r928_live_streaming_platforms_kick_tos_payment_schedule",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Kick Terms of Service: payout schedule",
      "summary": "Unless otherwise agreed by the parties in writing, if applicable, Company shall remit payments due to you hereunder no later than thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar month in which the applicable fees are received.",
      "body": "Unless otherwise agreed by the parties in writing, if applicable, Company shall remit payments due to you hereunder no later than thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar month in which the applicable fees are received.\n\nWhat Kick Streaming Pty Ltd actually says:\n\n“Unless otherwise agreed by the parties in writing, if applicable, Company shall remit payments due to you hereunder no later than thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar month in which the applicable fees are received.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://kick.com/terms-of-service",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-29",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Kick Streaming Pty Ltd",
      "evidence_quote": "Unless otherwise agreed by the parties in writing, if applicable, Company shall remit payments due to you hereunder no later than thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar month in which the applicable fees are received.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "928-live-streaming-platforms",
      "subject": "Kick Terms of Service",
      "topic": "payout schedule",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "running",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "kick",
        "topic": [
          "money.payout"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r928_live_streaming_platforms_kick_tos_payout_minimum",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Kick Terms of Service: payout threshold",
      "summary": "Payments shall only be made in those months in which the amount due to you totals at least $10.",
      "body": "Payments shall only be made in those months in which the amount due to you totals at least $10.\n\nWhat Kick Streaming Pty Ltd actually says:\n\n“Payments shall only be made in those months in which the amount due to you totals at least $10.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://kick.com/terms-of-service",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-29",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Kick Streaming Pty Ltd",
      "evidence_quote": "Payments shall only be made in those months in which the amount due to you totals at least $10.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "928-live-streaming-platforms",
      "subject": "Kick Terms of Service",
      "topic": "payout threshold",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "running",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "kick",
        "topic": [
          "money.payout"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r928_live_streaming_platforms_kick_kpa_exclusivity",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Kick Partner Agreement: exclusivity clauses",
      "summary": "The Streamer acknowledges and agrees that these Terms do not establish an exclusive relationship between the Streamer and Kick. The Streamer shall retain the right to engage in streaming activities on other platforms or channels, provided that such activities do not conflict with these Terms. The Streamer may only multistream on other platforms when the multistream toggle is enabled. It is a breach of these terms to multistream without enabling the multistream toggle.",
      "body": "The Streamer acknowledges and agrees that these Terms do not establish an exclusive relationship between the Streamer and Kick. The Streamer shall retain the right to engage in streaming activities on other platforms or channels, provided that such activities do not conflict with these Terms. The Streamer may only multistream on other platforms when the multistream toggle is enabled. It is a breach of these terms to multistream without enabling the multistream toggle.\n\nWhat Kick Streaming Pty Ltd actually says:\n\n“The Streamer acknowledges and agrees that these Terms do not establish an exclusive relationship between the Streamer and Kick. The Streamer shall retain the right to engage in streaming activities on other platforms or channels, provided that such activities do not conflict with these Terms. The Streamer may only multistream on other platforms when the multistream toggle is enabled. It is a breach of these terms to multistream without enabling the multistream toggle.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://kick.com/partner-terms-and-conditions",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-29",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Kick Streaming Pty Ltd",
      "evidence_quote": "The Streamer acknowledges and agrees that these Terms do not establish an exclusive relationship between the Streamer and Kick. The Streamer shall retain the right to engage in streaming activities on other platforms or channels, provided that such activities do not conflict with these Terms. The Streamer may only multistream on other platforms when the multistream toggle is enabled. It is a breach of these terms to multistream without enabling the multistream toggle.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "928-live-streaming-platforms",
      "subject": "Kick Partner Agreement",
      "topic": "exclusivity clauses",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "creator_program",
        "stage": "running",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "kick",
        "topic": [
          "rules.enforcement"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r928_live_streaming_platforms_kick_tos_refund_policy",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Kick Terms of Service: refund policy",
      "summary": "There are no refunds for cancellation, except where required by applicable law. In the event that Company suspends or terminates your User Account or these Terms, you understand and agree that you shall receive no refund or exchange for any Company Property, any unused time on a subscription, any license or subscription fees for any portion of the Service, any content or data associated with your User Account, or for anything else.",
      "body": "There are no refunds for cancellation, except where required by applicable law. In the event that Company suspends or terminates your User Account or these Terms, you understand and agree that you shall receive no refund or exchange for any Company Property, any unused time on a subscription, any license or subscription fees for any portion of the Service, any content or data associated with your User Account, or for anything else.\n\nWhat Kick Streaming Pty Ltd actually says:\n\n“There are no refunds for cancellation, except where required by applicable law. In the event that Company suspends or terminates your User Account or these Terms, you understand and agree that you shall receive no refund or exchange for any Company Property, any unused time on a subscription, any license or subscription fees for any portion of the Service, any content or data associated with your User Account, or for anything else.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://kick.com/terms-of-service",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-29",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Kick Streaming Pty Ltd",
      "evidence_quote": "There are no refunds for cancellation, except where required by applicable law. In the event that Company suspends or terminates your User Account or these Terms, you understand and agree that you shall receive no refund or exchange for any Company Property, any unused time on a subscription, any license or subscription fees for any portion of the Service, any content or data associated with your User Account, or for anything else.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "928-live-streaming-platforms",
      "subject": "Kick Terms of Service",
      "topic": "refund policy",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "creator_program",
        "stage": "running",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "kick",
        "topic": [
          "money.pricing"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r928_live_streaming_platforms_kick_kpa_independent_contractor",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Kick Partner Agreement: exclusivity and contractor status",
      "summary": "The Streamer is at all times acting and performing as an independent contractor. Nothing in these Terms, including any work, act, commission or omission by the Streamer, shall be construed to make or render the Streamer as an employee or agent of Kick.",
      "body": "The Streamer is at all times acting and performing as an independent contractor. Nothing in these Terms, including any work, act, commission or omission by the Streamer, shall be construed to make or render the Streamer as an employee or agent of Kick.\n\nWhat Kick Streaming Pty Ltd actually says:\n\n“The Streamer is at all times acting and performing as an independent contractor. Nothing in these Terms, including any work, act, commission or omission by the Streamer, shall be construed to make or render the Streamer as an employee or agent of Kick.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://kick.com/partner-terms-and-conditions",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-29",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Kick Streaming Pty Ltd",
      "evidence_quote": "The Streamer is at all times acting and performing as an independent contractor. Nothing in these Terms, including any work, act, commission or omission by the Streamer, shall be construed to make or render the Streamer as an employee or agent of Kick.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "928-live-streaming-platforms",
      "subject": "Kick Partner Agreement",
      "topic": "exclusivity and contractor status",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "creator_program",
        "stage": "running",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "kick",
        "topic": [
          "rules.enforcement"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r928_live_streaming_platforms_twitch_msa_simulcasting",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Twitch Terms of Service: simulcasting and exclusivity",
      "summary": "When you are streaming live on the Twitch Services you may simultaneously live stream or broadcast (Simulcast) on any other network, platform, or service that supports live streaming of user generated content, only if [you follow the Simulcast Guidelines].",
      "body": "When you are streaming live on the Twitch Services you may simultaneously live stream or broadcast (Simulcast) on any other network, platform, or service that supports live streaming of user generated content, only if [you follow the Simulcast Guidelines].\n\nWhat Twitch Interactive, Inc. actually says:\n\n“When you are streaming live on the Twitch Services you may simultaneously live stream or broadcast (\"Simulcast\") on any other network, platform, or service that supports live streaming of user generated content, only if: You ensure that the quality of Twitch users' experience of your Simulcast is, at a minimum, no less than the experience on other platforms or services, including by your engagement with the Twitch community, for example, via chat. You do not provide links, or otherwise direct your community, to leave Twitch for your simulcast on other services because we value the community on Twitch and the integral role community engagement plays for all Twitch users. You do not use third-party services that combine activity from other platforms or services on your Twitch stream during your Simulcast, such as merging chat or other features, to ensure the Twitch community is included in the entirety of the experience of your livestream.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.twitch.tv/p/legal/terms-of-service/",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-29",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Twitch Interactive, Inc.",
      "evidence_quote": "When you are streaming live on the Twitch Services you may simultaneously live stream or broadcast (\"Simulcast\") on any other network, platform, or service that supports live streaming of user generated content, only if: You ensure that the quality of Twitch users' experience of your Simulcast is, at a minimum, no less than the experience on other platforms or services, including by your engagement with the Twitch community, for example, via chat. You do not provide links, or otherwise direct your community, to leave Twitch for your simulcast on other services because we value the community on Twitch and the integral role community engagement plays for all Twitch users. You do not use third-party services that combine activity from other platforms or services on your Twitch stream during your Simulcast, such as merging chat or other features, to ensure the Twitch community is included in the entirety of the experience of your livestream.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "928-live-streaming-platforms",
      "subject": "Twitch Terms of Service",
      "topic": "simulcasting and exclusivity",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "creator_program",
        "stage": "running",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "twitch",
        "topic": [
          "rules.enforcement"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r928_live_streaming_platforms_twitch_msa_termination_payout",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Twitch Monetized Streamer Agreement: payout upon termination",
      "summary": "If at any time there has been no logged-in activity on your Twitch account for two (2) years (or more, if the law of the jurisdiction where you reside requires), any unpaid, accrued Program Fees above the Payment Threshold may be subject to escheatment under applicable abandoned property law or become extinct by applicable statute of limitation.",
      "body": "If at any time there has been no logged-in activity on your Twitch account for two (2) years (or more, if the law of the jurisdiction where you reside requires), any unpaid, accrued Program Fees above the Payment Threshold may be subject to escheatment under applicable abandoned property law or become extinct by applicable statute of limitation.\n\nWhat Twitch Interactive, Inc. actually says:\n\n“If at any time there has been no logged-in activity on your Twitch account for two (2) years (or more, if the law of the jurisdiction where you reside requires), any unpaid, accrued Program Fees above the Payment Threshold may be subject to escheatment under applicable abandoned property law or become extinct by applicable statute of limitation.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.twitch.tv/p/legal/monetized-streamer-agreement/",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-29",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Twitch Interactive, Inc.",
      "evidence_quote": "If at any time there has been no logged-in activity on your Twitch account for two (2) years (or more, if the law of the jurisdiction where you reside requires), any unpaid, accrued Program Fees above the Payment Threshold may be subject to escheatment under applicable abandoned property law or become extinct by applicable statute of limitation.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "928-live-streaming-platforms",
      "subject": "Twitch Monetized Streamer Agreement",
      "topic": "payout upon termination",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "running",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "twitch",
        "topic": [
          "money.payout"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r928_live_streaming_platforms_youtube_ypp_min_age",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "YouTube Partner Program: age requirements",
      "summary": "To earn money on YouTube you must be at least 18 years old.",
      "body": "To earn money on YouTube you must be at least 18 years old.\n\nWhat Google LLC actually says:\n\n“Be at least 18 years old”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/72857",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-29",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Google LLC",
      "evidence_quote": "Be at least 18 years old",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "928-live-streaming-platforms",
      "subject": "YouTube Partner Program",
      "topic": "age requirements",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "choosing",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "youtube",
        "topic": [
          "access.id"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r928_live_streaming_platforms_youtube_ypp_eligibility_threshold",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "YouTube Partner Program: eligibility requirements",
      "summary": "To apply for the YouTube Partner Program, you need to meet the following minimum requirements: Have 1,000 or more subscribers, Have 4,000 or more valid public watch hours in the past 12 months, or 10 million or more valid public Shorts views in the past 90 days, Live in a country/region where the YouTube Partner Program is available, Have 2-Step Verification (also called 2-SV) turned on your Google Account, Follow all YouTube policies, including Community Guidelines, Have no live strikes, Have 0 Community Guidelines strikes, Have no trademark bomb claims, Have no copyright strikes, Have no channel or account comments hidden or held for review, Have no active community guideline strikes.",
      "body": "To apply for the YouTube Partner Program, you need to meet the following minimum requirements: Have 1,000 or more subscribers, Have 4,000 or more valid public watch hours in the past 12 months, or 10 million or more valid public Shorts views in the past 90 days, Live in a country/region where the YouTube Partner Program is available, Have 2-Step Verification (also called 2-SV) turned on your Google Account, Follow all YouTube policies, including Community Guidelines, Have no live strikes, Have 0 Community Guidelines strikes, Have no trademark bomb claims, Have no copyright strikes, Have no channel or account comments hidden or held for review, Have no active community guideline strikes.\n\nWhat Google LLC actually says:\n\n“Have 1,000 or more subscribers\nHave 4,000 or more valid public watch hours in the past 12 months, OR 10 million or more valid public Shorts views in the past 90 days\nLive in a country/region where the YouTube Partner Program is available\nHave 2-Step Verification (also called 2-SV) turned on your Google Account\nFollow all YouTube policies, including Community Guidelines\nHave no live strikes\nHave 0 Community Guidelines strikes\nHave no trademark bomb claims\nHave no copyright strikes\nHave no channel or account comments hidden or held for review\nHave no active community guideline strikes”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/72851",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-29",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Google LLC",
      "evidence_quote": "Have 1,000 or more subscribers\nHave 4,000 or more valid public watch hours in the past 12 months, OR 10 million or more valid public Shorts views in the past 90 days\nLive in a country/region where the YouTube Partner Program is available\nHave 2-Step Verification (also called 2-SV) turned on your Google Account\nFollow all YouTube policies, including Community Guidelines\nHave no live strikes\nHave 0 Community Guidelines strikes\nHave no trademark bomb claims\nHave no copyright strikes\nHave no channel or account comments hidden or held for review\nHave no active community guideline strikes",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "928-live-streaming-platforms",
      "subject": "YouTube Partner Program",
      "topic": "eligibility requirements",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "creator_program",
        "stage": "choosing",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "youtube",
        "topic": [
          "access.signup"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r928_live_streaming_platforms_youtube_ypp_payment",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "YouTube Partner Program: payout schedule",
      "summary": "You'll be paid on a monthly basis, between the 21st and the 26th day of the month, for the previous month's earnings.",
      "body": "You'll be paid on a monthly basis, between the 21st and the 26th day of the month, for the previous month's earnings.\n\nWhat Google LLC actually says:\n\n“Payments are made between the 21st and 26th day of the month, after you've earned at least $100 and your account is in good standing.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/11407695",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-29",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Google LLC",
      "evidence_quote": "Payments are made between the 21st and 26th day of the month, after you've earned at least $100 and your account is in good standing.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "928-live-streaming-platforms",
      "subject": "YouTube Partner Program",
      "topic": "payout schedule",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "running",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "youtube",
        "topic": [
          "money.payout"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r928_live_streaming_platforms_youtube_ypp_age_matures",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "YouTube Partner Program: content age restrictions",
      "summary": "Your channel must not have any live strikes and must not have a Community Guidelines strike in the past 90 days. In addition, your channel should not have content that appeals to children or contains mature themes.",
      "body": "Your channel must not have any live strikes and must not have a Community Guidelines strike in the past 90 days. In addition, your channel should not have content that appeals to children or contains mature themes.\n\nWhat Google LLC actually says:\n\n“Your channel must not have any live strikes and must not have a Community Guidelines strike in the past 90 days.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/72851",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-29",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Google LLC",
      "evidence_quote": "Your channel must not have any live strikes and must not have a Community Guidelines strike in the past 90 days.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "928-live-streaming-platforms",
      "subject": "YouTube Partner Program",
      "topic": "content age restrictions",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "creator_program",
        "stage": "running",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "youtube",
        "topic": [
          "rules.content"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r928_live_streaming_platforms_kick_kpa_payment_threshold",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Kick Partner Agreement: payout threshold",
      "summary": "Payments shall only be made in those months in which the amount due to you totals at least $10.",
      "body": "Payments shall only be made in those months in which the amount due to you totals at least $10.\n\nWhat Kick Streaming Pty Ltd actually says:\n\n“Payments shall only be made in those months in which the amount due to you totals at least $10.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://kick.com/terms-of-service",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-29",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Kick Streaming Pty Ltd",
      "evidence_quote": "Payments shall only be made in those months in which the amount due to you totals at least $10.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "928-live-streaming-platforms",
      "subject": "Kick Partner Agreement",
      "topic": "payout threshold",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "running",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "kick",
        "topic": [
          "money.payout"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r928_live_streaming_platforms_kick_tos_affiliate_tos",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Kick Terms of Service: affiliate eligibility",
      "summary": "Any user under 13 (or under the age of digital consent in their respective country) is strictly prohibited and in violation of these Terms.",
      "body": "Any user under 13 (or under the age of digital consent in their respective country) is strictly prohibited and in violation of these Terms.\n\nWhat Kick Streaming Pty Ltd actually says:\n\n“Any use or access to the Service by anyone under 13 (or under the age of digital consent in their respective country) is strictly prohibited and in violation of these Terms.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://kick.com/terms-of-service",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-29",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Kick Streaming Pty Ltd",
      "evidence_quote": "Any use or access to the Service by anyone under 13 (or under the age of digital consent in their respective country) is strictly prohibited and in violation of these Terms.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "928-live-streaming-platforms",
      "subject": "Kick Terms of Service",
      "topic": "affiliate eligibility",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "creator_program",
        "stage": "choosing",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "kick",
        "topic": [
          "access.signup"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r928_live_streaming_platforms_kick_tos_payment_methods",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Kick Terms of Service: payout methods",
      "summary": "We accept various payment methods through Stripe and PayPal, including Mastercard, Visa, and American Express.",
      "body": "We accept various payment methods through Stripe and PayPal, including Mastercard, Visa, and American Express.\n\nWhat Kick Streaming Pty Ltd actually says:\n\n“We accept various payment methods through Stripe and PayPal, including Mastercard, Visa, and American Express.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://kick.com/terms-of-service",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-29",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Kick Streaming Pty Ltd",
      "evidence_quote": "We accept various payment methods through Stripe and PayPal, including Mastercard, Visa, and American Express.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "928-live-streaming-platforms",
      "subject": "Kick Terms of Service",
      "topic": "payout methods",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "running",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "kick",
        "topic": [
          "money.payout"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r928_live_streaming_platforms_kick_tos_tax_withholding",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Kick Partner Agreement: tax obligations",
      "summary": "Kick shall withhold taxes from the fees payable to the Streamer where required by applicable law.",
      "body": "Kick shall withhold taxes from the fees payable to the Streamer where required by applicable law.\n\nWhat Kick Streaming Pty Ltd actually says:\n\n“The Streamer acknowledges and agrees that Kick shall withhold taxes from the fees payable to the Streamer where required by applicable law.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://kick.com/partner-terms-and-conditions",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-29",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Kick Streaming Pty Ltd",
      "evidence_quote": "The Streamer acknowledges and agrees that Kick shall withhold taxes from the fees payable to the Streamer where required by applicable law.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "928-live-streaming-platforms",
      "subject": "Kick Partner Agreement",
      "topic": "tax obligations",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "running",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "kick",
        "topic": [
          "money.tax"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    }
  ]
}
