u/Dry_Item_4225

Hi everyone,

I'm close to applying for YouTube monetization, and I have a question about reused content.

My videos are documentary/explainer style. I write my own scripts, use AI voice narration, edit everything myself, create my own thumbnails, and add text, graphics, and transitions.

The footage I use is roughly:

70–80% from Pexels and other licensed stock footage.

20–30% short clips from official company YouTube channels (Apple, Huawei, Xiaomi, DJI, etc.) to illustrate what I'm explaining.

I don't re-upload full videos or copy other creators' documentaries. The official clips are mixed with stock footage and my own narration throughout the video.

Has anyone been approved for monetization with a similar workflow? Did YouTube approve your channel, or did you get a reused content rejection?

I'd really appreciate hearing from people who have actually gone through the monetization review.

Thanks!

Hi everyone,

I'm close to applying for YouTube monetization, and I have a question about reused content.

My videos are documentary/explainer style. I write my own scripts, use AI voice narration, edit everything myself, create my own thumbnails, and add text, graphics, and transitions.

The footage I use is roughly:

70–80% from Pexels and other licensed stock footage.

20–30% short clips from official company YouTube channels (Apple, Huawei, Xiaomi, DJI, etc.) to illustrate what I'm explaining.

I don't re-upload full videos or copy other creators' documentaries. The official clips are mixed with stock footage and my own narration throughout the video.

Has anyone been approved for monetization with a similar workflow? Did YouTube approve your channel, or did you get a reused content rejection?

I'd really appreciate hearing from people who have actually gone through the monetization review.

Thanks!

Everyone laughed at BYD. Elon Musk literally laughed on TV when asked if they were competition.

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Now BYD is selling more EVs globally than Tesla.

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What I find insane is how this happened — they didn't start as a car company at all. They made batteries for Nokia phones. Then Wang Chuanfu had this idea that if you understand batteries, you can build the entire EV from scratch better than anyone.

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Fast forward 30 years — they now manufacture their own chips, their own steel, their own glass. Vertical integration at a level no Western company has ever attempted.

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A few things that genuinely surprised me researching this:

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BYD's Blade Battery completely changed EV safety standards

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They sell cars in 70+ countries now

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Their cheapest EV costs less than $10,000

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What do you think — is BYD a legitimate global threat to Tesla and legacy automakers, or is the Western market too different for them to crack?

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