Tom Scott Was Right (and YouTube Is Making It Worse)
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YouTube Platform Updates
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YouTube ends Clip-Feature & why this is actually WIN for your Channel
YouTube is taking offline the Clips feature, breaking a native marketing tool for streamers for now. We'll explore why this forced shutdown could be a win for your channel and when to expect the replacement.
YouTube secretly inflates your views | Creator News
YouTube is once again artificially inflating view counts and it now seems to also require an AI for liking comments. Meanwhile, Twitter is testing a turbo gift button.
YouTube Creator News: New Features & Revenue Changes
Discover the latest YouTube updates affecting creators, from AI tools to community features and monetization changes.
How to Change YouTube @ Handle (Desktop)
Does your name in live chat look like a barcode or bot? YouTube just updated the chat logic.
YouTube Creator News: Ad Warnings, Comment Control & Returning DMs
Learn about YouTube's new 'Who Can Comment' settings, ad changes, and the pilot test for in-app messaging (DMs).
YouTube Creator News: Second Chance Pilot, Ask Studio AI, and Desktop Communities
YouTube's latest: Reinstating terminated creators, introducing Ask Studio AI, and bringing full community features to desktop.
YouTube Kills The Subscribe Watermark | New Gift Goals & More
What's up everyone and welcome back to the YouTube news. This week, YouTube is finally getting rid of a feature that probably no one uses anymore.
YouTube FAQ: Multi-Aspect Streams, Fan Communities on Desktop & Veo 3 AI
What's up everyone? After our follow up video on the recent YouTube announcements, we've received some excellent, very specific questions in the comment section—and I love the energy!
How to Use YouTube's NEW Collabs Feature (in 30s)
Here's how to use the new YouTube Collabs feature in under 60 seconds. In YouTube Studio, go to your video details, scroll all the way down, click show more.
How Does YouTube Hype ACTUALLY Work? (We Have The Data)
Breaks down how YouTube Hype works, what the available data suggests, and how smaller creators can think about the feature strategically.
YouTube Expands Free Hype to the EU + 10-Year Member Badges!
The YouTube free hype beta is expanding into the EU and a few other countries. I've listed them on the site.
YouTube Advanced Analytics Overhaul + Inspiration AI Now in EU
Let's dive into the latest YouTube updates. First up, a recap of the live streaming policy we mentioned last week.
YouTube Updates: Sensitive Searches now with blurred Thumbnails
Quick YouTube updates this week. YouTube has changed the way thumbnails are displayed for sensitive search results.
YouTube Updates: AV1 Codec, Side-by-Side Ads, and Voice Replies Expansion
Discover the latest YouTube features: AV1 codec support for live streams, side-by-side ad eligibility requirements, and voice replies now on Android.
Title A/B Testing on YouTube & Playlist Voting
YouTube Updates: This week, we start with a new playlist feature called Playlist Voting . It's turned off by default, and creators can enable it only in the YouTube main app (not on desktop or in YouTube Studio).
YouTube Updates: Profanity Rule Changes, Side-by-Side Ads & Livestream Community Leaderboard
We had the opportunity to talk to someone who is actually working on the YouTube side by side ads for live streams, and we have some new information to share. Firstly, why are they only side by side and not full screen?
YouTube Updates: Subscribe Plus & Autodubbing - What Creators Need to Know
YouTube's new 'Subscribe Plus' button combines subscriptions and memberships, but is it confusing? Also, autodubbing is now available to all YPP creators.
YouTube Creator Updates: Subscriber List, Shorts View Changes & Break Function
New kw.media tools: View YouTube subs in app, updated analytics, 'Take a Break' in live streams, improved Shorts view.
YouTube Updates: End of Year Sprint with MLA & SuperChat Goals
YouTube preview images, known as thumbnails, were limited to 2 MB for a long time. This often meant that you had to downscale from higher resolutions like 180p to 720p.
Tax Form Updates for YouTube Partners & YouTube "Hype" Under Fire
Last week was the "made on YouTube" event. Of course, we already discussed the announcement in the Q&A stream, in case you missed it - feel free to check it out!
YouTube Updates: AI Comment Summaries & Shorts Stickers
This week's YouTube news includes AI-generated comment summaries, premium price changes in India, and why you might not see the 'Add Yours' sticker in Shorts.
Membership Bonus Program, Thumbnail Updates, and AI Dubbing on the Horizon!
The YouTube updates this week start with the Memberships Bonus Program. This is a real thing, not a scam, and is offered directly through YouTube Studio.
New on YouTube: Animated 'Join Member' Button
A new feature for Creators with Channel Memberships: the 'Become a Member' button now animates when you ask viewers to join.
Coming Soon to YouTube: Custom Thumbs for Shorts & SuperChat Goals!
There are YouTube news again! We're kicking off with so-called Shorts thumbnails, the previews for Shorts.
Text-to-Speech Feature for YouTube Shorts on Android
YouTube's new text-to-speech function lets Android users add voiceovers to Shorts. iOS users, unfortunately, will have to wait.
YouTube Update: Expanded Language Support for @ Handles and New Special Characters
YouTube now supports letters and digits in 75 languages for @handles, with some character length changes. New special characters also allowed.
YouTube Introduces Super Chat Replies and Enhances Monetization Tools
YouTube introduces Super Chat replies for creator-viewer interaction and new monetization tools: timestamped AFG violations & upcoming A/B testing.
YouTube Promotions Tab: Is it really worth it?
Explains the YouTube Promotions tab, its objectives, and when paid promotion can be beneficial for channels.
YouTube Tests 'Most Relevant' Filter for Subscription Feeds
YouTube's new 'Most Relevant' filter sorts videos based on user interaction. This optional feature improves the viewer experience by personalizing subscription feeds.
YouTube's New Features: Clips Feed Update, Collections, and Fan Communities
Discover YouTube's latest innovations: an updated Clips Feed, the introduction of Collections in Subscriptions, and the expansion of the Community tab to Fan Communities.
Understanding YouTube Handles and Aliases
Discover how YouTube's handles and aliases work. Learn to redirect users easily with custom URLs, channel IDs, and new handle options.
How the new strict mode works
Explain the strict mode for comment filtering and where you test it in the community settings.
New Feature Alert: Channel Guidelines
Set up channel guidelines so new viewers immediately understand chat and comment rules.
Role: Subtitle Editor
Explains the YouTube role for subtitle editors and how to add people to it via email.