The YouTube video platform will not pay for advertising on Chinese coronavirus videos or videos with even mentioning infection.

YouTube videos that deal with important topics – usually recent events related to someone’s death – are generally not good for advertising. The service does not remove them, but they do not allow video creators to make money from YouTube embedded ads. The YouTube Coronavirus referred to such sensitive topics.

“In this way, all videos dedicated to this topic will not be monetized until the company reports the opposite,” said YouTube Product Specialist Tom Leung.