YouTube's small creators pay price of policy changes after Logan Paul scandal

While the celebrity YouTuber remains able to monetize clips, vloggers supporting marginalized groups lament yet another barrier to success

YouTube changed Erin Armstrong's life. The transgender vlogger joined in 2006, posting videos about her transition and connecting with trans people across the globe, building a community that once seemed unimaginable to her.

But last year, the Google-owned video platform started flagging some of her videos as unsuitable to advertisers, costing her much-needed revenue - and this week, the site emailed her even more hurtful news: her channel is now considered too small to be eligible for ads, and under new rules, she will be kicked out of YouTube's partner program altogether.