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YouTube’s Latest Update Shows That Online Monoculture Is Dead
So, it’s going away. The four very broad categories of the original Trending page—Now, Music, Gaming and Movies— are going to ...
The Streaming Wars Come Down to 2: YouTube v. Netflix
The two accounted for 20 percent of all television viewing time in the United States in May — 12.5 percent for YouTube, 7.5 ...
YouTube's New Monetisation Rules From July 15: A Warning For AI Creators? Here's What's Changing
YouTube’s new monetisation policy, effective July 15, 2025, targets mass-produced, AI-generated, and low-effort content ...
YouTube Can’t Put Pandora’s AI Slop Back in the Box
YouTube is inundated with AI-generated slop, and that’s not going to change anytime soon. Instead of cutting down on the ...
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You May See Less AI Slop After YouTube Enacts New Video Policies
The company is clarifying what it has called a minor change in how it pays video creators that could have big implications ...
YouTube prepares crackdown on ‘mass-produced’ and ‘repetitive’ videos, as concern over AI slop grows
The exact policy language itself has not yet been released, but a page on YouTube’s Help documentation explains that creators ...
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Don't look now, but YouTube's video player has a new design
YouTube appears to be rolling out or testing a new UI design for its player on the web. The new design places the video ...