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Platforms Tea level Mild YouTube adds six educational Playables, including Veritasium’s trivia game YouTube's games hub now has titles from Khan Academy, TED-Ed and Black Girls Code. Veritasium's Elements of Truth is a trivia game with conf… 23h ago · 2 min read

Platforms Tea level Mild YouTube tests a 30-day lock for channels facing spam termination 2d ago · 2 min read

Platforms Tea level Warm California SB 1247 lets grown kids of family vloggers force video takedowns 3d ago · 2 min read

Platforms Tea level Mild Disney’s first TikTok Shop Super Brand Day starts Nov. 4 with 20+ brands 4d ago · 2 min read

Platforms Tea level Warm Instagram is offering YouTubers up to $500,000 to post its new Features videos 6d ago · 2 min read

Platforms Tea level Mild YouTube is testing a $20 minimum payout instead of $100 for some creators The test began with October 2026 payments and covers a random group of creators in the US, India and Indonesia. Leftover earnings roll over… Oct 29 · 2 min read

Platforms Tea level Mild Tubi and TikTok back 10 creator-led TV series from TikTok stars Oct 28 · 2 min read

Platforms Tea level Mild Adam Mosseri says paying video creators loses Instagram money: “ROI negative” Oct 28 · 2 min read

Platforms Tea level Mild Instagram is testing 90-minute videos called Features, with no ad revenue share Oct 26 · 2 min read

Platforms Tea level Mild YouTube Shorts Bonus Program will pay some creators just for posting on schedule Oct 25 · 2 min read

Platforms Tea level Mild YouTube hits a record 15.8% of all U.S. TV time, double Netflix’s share Nielsen's August Gauge says YouTube grew 6% even as total TV use fell 4.4%, helped by a 9% jump in viewers 50 and older. Oct 23 · 2 min read

Platforms Tea level Mild Twitch Stream Recaps turn missed streams into highlight reels, and streamers edit them Oct 22 · 2 min read

Platforms Tea level Mild YouTube will now freeze uploads and livestreams on hacked channels, even for owners Oct 22 · 3 min read

Platforms Tea level Mild Instagram now lets you put posts you’re tagged in on your main grid Oct 19 · 2 min read

Platforms Tea level Mild YouTube’s “React live” lets creators react to livestreams in real time and earn Oct 19 · 2 min read

Platforms Tea level Warm Twitch CEO Dan Clancy: no AI-disclosure rules for streamers, at least for now At Tokyo Game Show, Clancy said streamers swapping themselves out for AI "just isn't happening." Meanwhile, Kick's N3on unveiled an AI versi… Oct 19 · 2 min read

Platforms Tea level Mild Twitch emailed streamers: more ads could mean 30% more money this holiday season Oct 19 · 2 min read

Platforms Tea level Warm Twitch quietly hid “Following Since” from chat. The reason: viewbots Oct 19 · 2 min read