They aren't ending the channels, but dropping monetization for under 1000 subs.
There's no money to be made for so few subs anyway.
"YouTube’s new rules state that creators must now accrue 4,000 hours of watch time over the course of 12 months and reach 1,000 subscribers to join YouTube’s Partner Program and qualify for monetization."
(as you said)
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