On 14 January 2026, YouTube updated its Content Monetisation Policy, expanding the scope of controversial issues to “any material tied to trauma, abuse, or that may unsettle viewers” and it also drops the earlier phrasing “often the result of human tragedy” (line 390) while removing “euthanasia” from controversial topics (line 392).

Link to the version: https://github.com/OpenTermsArchive/pga-versions/commit/6ed3ddc9f287baf95733291eaa1cea65eadc6846

Author: Ayşe Darakçı