Hi!
I've started shooting drone videos a few weeks ago and I upload them to YouTube. The thing that annoys me most is that YouTube seems to have a very harsh compression algorithm, especially on fast movement combined with Grass/Trees.

I upload in 1080p and at places the video looks for a moment worse than 360p. I export the video from Premiere CC at a CBR of 50 (which is overkill i think), the source video looks perfectly sharp and clear.

Are there any tips i could follow to improve quality or do we just have to live with that?

Any help would be appreciated!

Sorry I think there's no way here to edit your post here, so I'll post this as an answer:

Here's a comparison screenshot (YouTube left, uploaded source video right), it looks even more distracting if it's moving...