YouTube expands Watch With to all creator long-form videos by default

Tubefilter’s James Hale reports YouTube will let creators react live to any eligible long-form video or livestream via Watch With, with reaction creators keeping ad revenue while original creators get attribution and “added view credit.”

Why it matters. Original creators face ambiguity over whether “added view credit” converts into actual AdSense revenue, leaving compensation terms undefined even as reaction creators keep monetizing their streams.

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