There could be more settlements of lawsuits alleging that social media companies design their platforms to be addictive following the success of such a lawsuit in a California court on Wednesday (March 25), The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. In this case, a jury determined...
YouTube plans to deepen its use of artificial intelligence (AI) across content creation, moderation and experimentation in 2026, according to a Wednesday (Jan.21) blog post from Chief Executive Neal Mohan. The company framed AI as a core capability that will shape how creators make videos,...
YouTube has reportedly begun letting creators on its platform get paid in PayPal’s stablecoin. So far, this feature only applies to U.S. users, May Zabaneh, PayPal’s head of crypto, told Fortune in a report published Friday (Dec. 12). A spokesperson for YouTube parent Google confirmed...
YouTube has launched its likeness detection system, a new tool that lets creators identify and request removal of AI-generated videos using their face or voice without consent. According to TechCrunch, the feature is being rolled out first to select members of the YouTube Partner Program...
January 22, 2026
YouTube plans to deepen its use of artificial intelligence (AI) across content creation, moderation and experimentation in 2026, according to a Wednesday (Jan.21) blog post from Chief Executive Neal Mohan. The company framed AI as a core capability that will shape how creators make videos, how audiences discover them, and how YouTube manages quality as […]
March 22, 2024
As contextual commerce transforms online shopping, social media platforms are seizing the opportunity to integrate purchasing into their platforms. These apps and websites, once just avenues for sharing updates and...
December 12, 2023
Consumers are using social media to buy products, and apparel, beauty, and food and beverage are the three categories they shop the most. A total of 45.5% of consumers buy...
November 28, 2023
The very phrase artificial intelligence (AI) itself promises two things: intelligence and artificiality. And while it is the leverageable machine intelligence that businesses and organizations want, it is the inherent artificiality of...
September 01, 2026
YouTube is integrating Amazon into its creator-driven shopping, potentially accelerating the integration of eCommerce into the videos, feeds and communities where consumers already spend their time digitally. The video sharing site announced Thursday (Aug. 27) that Amazon has joined YouTube’s Shopping Affiliate Program in the U.S., allowing eligible creators to tag Amazon products in Shorts, […]
March 25, 2026
There could be more settlements of lawsuits alleging that social media companies design their platforms to be addictive following the success of such a lawsuit in a California court on...
December 14, 2025
YouTube has reportedly begun letting creators on its platform get paid in PayPal’s stablecoin. So far, this feature only applies to U.S. users, May Zabaneh, PayPal’s head of crypto, told...
October 22, 2025
YouTube has launched its likeness detection system, a new tool that lets creators identify and request removal of AI-generated videos using their face or voice without consent. According to TechCrunch,...
