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• YouTube will let creators consent to AI training (and opt them out by default)
• India to get big influencer boxing moment with Logan Paul/Conor McGregor fight

  Former UFC star Conor McGregor said that he has agreed to fight Logan Paul in a boxing match that will take place in India.

  
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Mark Rober, Matthew Beem, and Moriah Elizabeth

  After a record-breaking week for our last Gospel Stats Weekly Brand Report, we're back to normal, with around ~2,000 sponsored videos going up on YouTube. At #1 is Mark Rober, moving up a spot from last week with another highlight for his company CrunchLabs--but he's not the only familiar face on this week's list. We won't spoil any more, but we will say the bonus video hits on a holiday trend that seems to get bigger and bigger every year.

  
• Have you heard? More FaZe drama, LegalEagle’s big lawsuit, and AMP’s favorite bear

  Grace van Dien sniped at FaZe Clan critics, LegalEagle sued the FBI and CIA, and ImDavisss brought a bear to an AMP stream.

  
• YouTube is still the most familiar platform among America’s teens
• Everything’s going up for YouTube on TVs: Sports viewership, 4K uploads, and the price
• Instagram gives creators a trial run for their Reels
• ‘Hot Ones’ host First We Feast gets new owners (including Sean Evans himself) in $82.5 million deal
• Trisha Paytas is following up her ‘SNL’ cameo with a one-night-only Broadway show
• YouTube says hello, hola, and नमस्ते by expanding auto-dubbing to educational creators
• Podcasters influenced the 2024 election, so Spotify is setting up shop in D.C.
• Nearly two-thirds of sports content is consumed via streaming, but repetitive ads are frustrating fans