I don’t think it’s politics at all.
See politics, definition 3a
It’s not a governmental issue except to the extent hearings will be held, legislation considered, and YT wants to head that off.
I would think legislation attempts to control content on youtube would be a violation of the 1st amendment.
YouTube is privately owned. Even still, is the FCC violating the first amendment? (my thought on that, by the way: maybe!). Anyway, isn’t this just about not allowing someone to monetize their video?