Attention YouTube creators! A feature is being discontinued on this popular video streaming platform. From June 26 next month, the option of YouTube Stories will not be available. The company has given this information in a blog post. YouTube has said that all the stories which are live before June 26, will expire after 7 days from the date of sharing. From June 26, no YouTube creator will get the option of Stories. Google-owned YouTube launched the YouTube Stories feature in 2017. Through this, creators promote their big videos. The blog post also reveals that the company wants to focus on other video-related methods like YouTube Shorts, Live etc. YouTube has said that Stories is being phased out to prioritize these core features. YouTube has asked content creators to focus on community posts and YouTube shorts. YouTube will also inform its creators about recent developments through different mediums. It will be told through forum posts, in-app messages, reminders that YouTube Stories is being discontinued. The special thing is that the Stories feature was not the product of YouTube. It was prepared with inspiration from Snapchat. This feature was for those creators who had reached a certain limit of subscribers and wanted to promote their big videos through short videos. The company is now focusing on community posts and YouTube shorts. Earlier this year, YouTube had said that it is starting to share advertising revenue with creators who make shorts videos. YouTube will take 55 percent of the earnings and the creator will get 45 percent. This program has started from 1st February. YouTube has also implemented a new partner program agreement for this, which creators have till July 10 to accept.
