YouTube is rolling out age estimation tech in the US to identify teen users and serve more age-appropriate content, regardless of the birthday given at signup
here's what's going to change Laura Varley / Silicon Republic : YouTube rolling out AI-powered age verification tech Rishaj Upadhyay / Windows Report : YouTube Will Use AI to Spot Underage Accounts Au...
Nielsen: YouTube was the top TV distributor in February 2025, making up 11.6% of all US TV; over-50s viewers accounted for 36% of time spent watching it on TVs
and it's another alarm bell for Hollywood Sam Gutelle / Tubefilter : Seniors are watching twice as much YouTube on TVs as they were a year ago John Nolte / Breitbart : Disney Loses Top Spot in TV View...
YouTube updates Shorts with the ability for creators to upload up to three-minute videos, a streamlined Shorts player, templates, and a new trends mobile page
More Time, More Content Camila Foster / Sammy Fans : YouTube Shorts just got longer, 3 minute videos coming October 15 Stuart Dredge / Music Ally : YouTube Shorts are getting longer with new three-min...
Substack rolls out video creation and editing tools to enable creators to publish video podcasts, create interactive AI-made transcripts, and customize clips
Newsletters were just the start of it — In its early days … Tom Holland / Coinmonks : 50x Crypto Coin! XCAD Network Music Ally : Substack beefs up video features for writers and podcasters (and musi...
YouTube offers insights meant to guide Shorts creators, including how the Shorts algorithm differs from long-form YouTube's algorithm and what counts as a view
Explained! Sam Gutelle / Tubefilter : The Creators Guild of America is a new “service organization” for online video professionals Rene Ritchie / YouTube Official Blog : Rene's Top Five on YouTube: Au...
Sources: TikTok is aiming for $20B in global e-commerce GMV in 2023, more than quadruple the $4.4B in 2022, after TikTok Shop's rapid growth in Southeast Asia
but it faces big challenges PYMNTS.com : Report: TikTok Plans to Quadruple Its eCommerce Network Jofie Yordan / Tech in Asia : TikTok Shop bets on SEA to reach $20b revenue target in 2023: report Anir...
Netflix says Basic with Ads will cost $6.99/month in the US and debut on November 3 in 12 countries, offering most titles, at up to 720p, and without downloads
Basic with Ads Firstpost Tech : Netflix set to launch its ad-supported tier on November 3, check pricing, ad frequency and other details Mitaksh / MediaNama : Netflix announces ad-supported plan in 12...
Yuga Labs, the owner of three of the top NFT brands including Bored Ape Yacht Club, raises $450M at a $4B valuation led by a16z to build an NFT media empire
In my first newsletter issue “From Corporation to Self-Actualization” … Michael Spencer / Web3 Digest : Bored Ape Yacht Club creator raises $450 million to build an NFT metaverse Nancy Dahlberg / refr...
Following its mobile apps, YouTube now supports different aspect ratios, including vertical video, on its web player
so why are users complaining? Gabriel Stephens / MSPoweruser : YouTube on the desktop now plays vertical video without borders Eric Abent / SlashGear : YouTube's new desktop video player ditches black...
Instagram debuts IGTV, a hub for high-profile creators, and says it will begin letting users upload videos up to an hour long, up from previous one-minute limit
Update: We launched IGTV at an event … Nimish Sawant / Firstpost : Instagram's IGTV has its sights set on YouTube for attracting content creators WRAL TechWire : Instagram's new long-form video hub IG...