Someone on Enturbulation, who appears to be just as curious as I about Youtube’s new secretive Account Restoration Fee, seems to have figured it out.

How much does it cost to advertise on Youtube.com?

• YouTube General: $50K or greater spend on YouTube within 90 days.
• YouTube Brand Channels: $200K or greater spend on YouTube only.
• YouTube Contests: $500K or greater spend on YouTube only.
• YouTube Homepage Roadblock: $175K/day flat fee plus a $50K incremental spend on Google and YouTube over 90 days ($225K or greater total spend). Premium flight dates may require a higher initial flat fee.

According to my calculations, the Church of Scientology is spending, about US$6.97 million PER MONTH to win the hearts and minds of Youtube subscribers and viewers.

And an update on page two:

According to the link, rates are billable every 90 days.
Therefore, Church of Scientology, come July, will be getting a very nice bill of at least:
US$20,300,000.00 plus taxes

You too can ignore a Terms of Service agreement for $20.3m!

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