YouTube begins testing monetization tool in Armenia

ArmInfo. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan shared "good news" - YouTube has begun testing a monetization tool in Armenia.

"You may have noticed that ads have begun appearing between videos on  YouTube in Armenia. This means that, in accordance with the  agreement, YouTube is beginning to activate the monetization tool in  Armenia, and testing is currently underway," he said in a video  message on his Facebook page.

As the Prime Minister noted, this is good news for anyone who  believes they can make money through visual content.

"In other words, these ads mean that the owners of the relevant  channels can also make money. Thus, we are taking another step  towards integrating into the global world," he stated. Pashinyan  emphasized that YouTube places quite high demands on visual content,  which "gives hope that the quality of visual content in Armenia will  also improve with the use of this tool."

"And, of course, a new source of income is emerging for those  creating visual content. We can congratulate them on this occasion  and hope that this content will be as informative and aesthetically  pleasing as possible. And, of course, we hope that this will  contribute to the improvement of our social relations," Nikol  Pashinyan said.