YouTube warns creators of subscriber count declines amid purge of closed accounts
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YouTube warns creators of subscriber count declines amid purge of closed accounts
YouTube is warning creators they may see their subscriber numbers decline this week as the result of a purge that will remove closed accounts from YouTube metrics. Closed accounts could refer to those that were willingly shut down by users or those that YouTube shut down for policy violations - like spam or abuse, for example.
The company informed creators of the possible loss of subscribers via a message on its Help site community forum, Twitter feed, as well as through a notification on YouTube Creator Studio, its dashboard for channel management.
It explains that a purge like this is routine and a part of YouTube's ongoing efforts to ensure the site stays free from spam and abuse. But while the removals may lead to a creator's subscriber numbers dropping, YouTube says this shouldn't have an impact on a channel's watch time.
Heads up: Some creators will see a decrease in Subscriber count today as we remove closed accounts.
We routinely adjust Subscriber counts due to spam and/or closed accounts – learn more about this process here → https://t.co/iY1LV2bHnH
- TeamYouTube (@TeamYouTube) December 3, 2019
Creators who are affected by the purge will see the changes to subscriber accounts appear in their YouTube Analytics for December 3 through December 4. To view the exact numbers of closed accounts that are removed from a channel, creators have to click on the "See more" menu in YouTube Analytics, then select "Closed Accounts" from "Subscription Source."
Purges like this are not popular with most creators because subscriber numbers determine whether or not they become eligible for certain monetization tools, like channel memberships or merch shelf, for in