https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/02/youtubes-project-bean-could-have-brought-a-big-pay-out-for-alex-jones.html

As the spread of misinformation online was causing public angst following the election of Donald Trump, YouTube was working on a proposal that could have made conspiracy theorist Alex Jones one of its highest-paid creators, according to Bloomberg.

Under the proposal, known as "Project Bean" or "Boil The Ocean," YouTube would pay creators based on how many viewers watched their videos and for how long, rather than based on the ads their videos hosted, Bloomberg reported. It was meant to benefit content creators with large audiences and provocative topics, and would have helped characters like Jones, the founder of InfoWars, whose hateful conspiracy theories have scared off advertisers.