YouTube is doubling the amount of viewing new creators need before they can earn advertising and subscription revenue, making it considerably harder to monetise a new channel as the platform looks to reward creators capable of building and maintaining substantial audiences. What Is Changing? From 1 February 2027, new creators […]
Posted in News Also tagged Creators, MonetisationA study of 75,000 brands has found that being talked about on YouTube may now be a stronger predictor of AI visibility than backlinks, domain authority, or even the size of a company’s website. The Research The findings come from SEO platform Ahrefs, which analysed brand visibility across ChatGPT, Google […]
Posted in News Also tagged AI, Backlinks, SearchA US jury has just found Meta Platforms and Google liable for harm linked to addictive platform design, marking a pivotal moment in how social media companies may be held accountable. What Just Happened? A Los Angeles jury has concluded that Meta and Google were responsible for harm suffered by […]
Posted in News Also tagged Addiction, Google, Lawsuit, Meta, Social MediaUsers in several countries say they are seeing a rise in misleading adverts on YouTube, including fake government schemes, miracle health claims, inappropriate content and AI-generated promotions that lead to suspicious websites. Many of the ads redirect to imitation news pages or fake portals designed to collect personal information or […]
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