Watch time units and ad-conditioned monetization control for a user-generated video sharing platform

A computer-implemented method for controlling monetization of watch time in a user-generated video sharing platform, the method comprising:

• receiving, by one or more processors, structured playback event records and advertisement consumption event records comprising timestamps, identifiers, and event types;
• segmenting, by the one or more processors, content playback duration into fixed-length watch time units while excluding advertisement playback intervals;
• detecting, by the one or more processors, one or more advertisement consumption events and determining whether each detected advertisement consumption event satisfies completion criteria without skipping;
• associating, by the one or more processors, at least one advertisement consumption event with one or more watch time units using defined temporal correlation rules based on an advertisement placement context;
• updating, by the one or more processors, a monetization eligibility state for each associated watch time unit based on the advertisement consumption event and the temporal correlation rules, including transitioning watch time units into a monetized state or an invalidated state;
• aggregating, by the one or more processors, advertisement earnings from verified advertisement consumption events;
• computing, by the one or more processors, a per-unit monetary value for monetized watch time units using deterministic arithmetic operations based on aggregated advertisement earnings and a count of monetized watch time units;
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• generating, by the one or more processors, revenue allocation outputs for a content creator, a viewer, and a platform operator based on the per-unit monetary value and the monetized watch time units.