YouTube is now giving some creators who were banned for spreading covid and election misinformation a chance to make a new channel, according to a blog post. Under political pressure, the company had said last month that it was going to set up this pilot program for “a subset of creators” and “channels terminated for […]
Creators who repeatedly violated YouTube’s past COVID-19 and election integrity policies will be eligible to request new accounts.
As Sora tops the App Store, MrBeast says AI could threaten creators’ ability to make money.
About two months ago, John P. Coale, one of many lawyers representing Donald Trump in a personal capacity, met with several Alphabet executives, mediators, and lawyers at Mar-a-Lago – along with his client. They all spent a lovely day at the palatial Florida estate, and Trump treated them to lunch as they chatted about anything […]
On Thursday afternoon, after agreeing to a short extension while they continued negotiations, NBCUniversal and YouTube announced a new carriage deal to keep the network’s channels live on the streaming TV service. If the process sounds familiar, it’s because the same thing happened the last time their contract was renewed in 2021. They didn’t reveal […]
YouTubers are no longer just creators, and in some cases, their side businesses are growing faster than their channels.
YouTube has settled a lawsuit President Donald Trump filed against the company in 2021, according to The Wall Street Journal. Trump filed sweeping lawsuits against Google-owned YouTube, Meta (then Facebook), and X (then Twitter) after he was suspended from the platforms, and now all three companies have settled with the president. YouTube will pay $24.5 […]
YouTube Music’s new AI hosts are currently being tested through YouTube Labs, the platform’s new hub for AI experiments.
YouTube is adding AI hosts to radio and mixes in the YouTube Music app as part of a new test available through its new Labs program. The hosts are designed to “deepen your listening experience by sharing relevant stories, fan trivia, and fun commentary about your favorite music,” YouTube says in a blog post. If […]
The decision to let users hide end screens is a welcome addition to the platform, especially since they can end up covering the last bit of a video and make it hard to see what’s happening in some cases.