Video can't be monetized? Help

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Hey pitbullnorthc, sorry to hear that it got rejected!
Maybe they're more stringent now..
I was in the middle of uploading another video when i noticed that mine got "unstuck" and is now showing "monetized"... not sure when that happened though but definitely over 36 hrs since it was first uploaded.

Yeah I think that YouTube is in the middle of some more changes because I have talked to a few people the last couple of days and they are having issues monetizing too. Mine still hasnt been resolved...its been 3 days.
 
Yeah I think that YouTube is in the middle of some more changes because I have talked to a few people the last couple of days and they are having issues monetizing too. Mine still hasnt been resolved...its been 3 days.

That would explain a lot. I'm in the same boat guys. It's been like 16 hours and my newest video is still Under Review.
 
On my personal channel, I am doing some trial-and-error with different types of videos. One of my videos is marked as "not eligible for monetization" 5 days after uploading. At the moment, there is no copyright issue.

After some research, I've found a discussion on YouTube product forums. Here is the main message:

For example, videos with content that does not appear to be "family safe" or advertiser-friendly may not display ads. YouTube monetization policy:

If your video contains sexual or sensitive content you may not see any ads. We currently do not run ads on web pages that are determined to contain potentially sensitive content by our automatic contextual advertising system. On such pages, no ads may appear. We understand that not all pages automatically categorized as sensitive will contain such content, but currently, we're not able to manually alter the system to allow it to show ads. If you'd like to ensure that your video pages show ads, please keep both the video content - as well as the video title, description, and keywords - family safe

Apparently, my video contains some sensitive content. The title is "What do Muslims think about Christmas?", where I try to point out poverty in the world and food waste. YouTube thinks it is about religion and categorizes it as sensitive. I've also written a message to YouTube help. I'll let you know if there is a reply.
 
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