The sad reality is he's sold out all his followers to advertisers, as that is his true boss. Doubly sad that his followers are OK with this.
Potentially. Has he had to change his content because of this? I have no idea but that pressure probably exists, or at least is a looming concern.
Sponsorship = Censorship.
It can mean that. Doesn’t have to, but it definitely increases the likelihood of it vs. being totally self-supporting.