Screengrab: YouTube/Tayvin Galanakis Two Iowa police officers are suing a teenager they arrested last year after the body-cam footage of the allegedly unwarranted arrest he posted on YouTube went viral. The officers initially alleged they experienced “emotional distress” and are now suing for defamation and invasion of privacy. The lawsuit, first reported by the Iowa Capital…
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AI can be a wonderful tool, but it also has some dark sides. YouTube, though, is trying to help implement AI “responsibly,” and that reportedly includes a new tool that lets creators use AI to sing like their favorite music artists. Bloomberg reports that YouTube is developing an AI tool that would allow creators to…
Con el objetivo de revolucionar el mundo de la publicidad en línea, YouTube ha anunciado su asociación con Google AI para lanzar Spotlight Moments, un innovador paquete publicitario que utiliza inteligencia artificial (IA) para identificar automáticamente los videos más populares relacionados con momentos culturales específicos. De acuerdo con Techcrunch, YouTube permitirá a los anunciantes publicar…
In a nutshell TikTok trends encompass a wide variety of elements like sounds, dances, hashtags and video formats, and identifying them requires understanding and tracking trending hashtags and monitoring the TikTok Discover Page. Macro trends for 2023 on TikTok include actionable entertainment, promoting joy and well-being, and fostering community-built ideals, emphasizing authentic and engaging content….
Google responded to congressional child online safety proposals with its own counteroffer for the first time Monday, urging lawmakers to drop problematic protections like age-verification tech. In the framework, Google rejects state and federal attempts at requiring platforms to verify the age of users, like forcing users to upload copies of their government IDs to…
If you’ve spent any time on YouTube over the past couple of years, you’re probably well aware of how often creators ask your to subscribe to their channels – and rightly so, given the amount of time that often goes into creating content for the platform. Now, in a new test, YouTube is emphasizing creator’s…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. One of the best things about YouTube is its incredible potential to earn you income. With multiple ways to monetize your channel, an unlimited income ceiling and direct access to a network of targeted viewers, YouTube channels have the potential to not simply be just a hobby…
In a nutshell Kick is quickly rising as a competitor to Twitch, attracting big-name streamers and offering unique features like a 95/5 revenue share with creators. Despite its growth, Kick faces challenges, including a reputation for hosting controversial content due to its lax moderation policies. For Kick to truly compete with Twitch, it needs to…
The Taliban released four British nationals from captivity in Afghanistan, including edgelord shitposter “Lord” Miles Routledge. Routledge is infamous as a self-proclaimed “war tourist” who first gained notoriety when he barely escaped Afghanistan during the U.S. withdrawal in 2021. The BBC broke the story of Routledge’s release on October 10 and the U.K.’s home office…
Rooster Teeth has moved some of its popular content, including most Red vs. Blue seasons, off the YouTube platform entirely and onto its own website. Rooster Teeth senior writer and showrunner for RWBY Kerry Shawcross posted a video on Thursday announcing the change, explaining that “YouTube revenue is just not cutting it for us right…
With the NFL season fully underway, YouTube and YouTube TV’s Sunday Ticket is in full force, and Google today published an FAQ about Multiview. Of particular note is how the NFL Sunday Ticket Multiview options will appear “~15 mins before the start of the game on YouTube TV and ~30 mins on YouTube.” There are…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In 2020 I was a full-time wedding photographer. After running my business for nearly a decade, the events industry fell under pandemic restrictions, and I was forced to temporarily shut down my business, canceling two years of pre-booked income and issuing refunds. My husband and I found…
Twitch CEO Dan Clancy is getting serious about cracking down on fake views on the platform, which has been a huge issue for the platform. “Hacking” the system It’s an open secret to streamers that there’s a hack that gets you more views: embedding streams to third-party sites. This trick doesn’t only rack up views…