YouTube cuts affiliate shopping threshold eligibility to 500 subscribers as platform race heats up

When a viewer completes a purchase through a tagged link, the creator earns a commission. YouTube takes a share too. It replaced the platform's ...-2026-04-09 06:52:30Z:https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.affiversemedia.com/youtube-cuts-affiliate-shopping-threshold-eligibility-to-500-subscribers-as-platform-race-heats-up/&ct=ga&cd=CAIyHDk4ODQxOGQzOTk1ZDUzOTI6Y29tOmVuOlVTOkw&usg=AOvVaw0G_M-wYvigyBmDzZ3KyQdL