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• YouTube’s new AI tool can add your likeness to Shorts posted by other creators
• YouTube’s war on deepfakes goes global: Likeness detection is now open to all.

  YouTube's likeness detection tool has entered the widest phase of its rollout, with all users over 18 getting access to it.

  
• Top 50 Most Subscribed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 05/17/2026

  Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal and Lionel Messi's Argentina could meet at the World Cup. It would be madness if they do.

  
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 05/17/2026

  As India continues to be the most dominant force in the Global Top 50, its family channels are adopting strategies from film clip hubs.

  
• YouTube, BBC kick off creator economy training program in the U.K.
• A $120 million deal will give BuzzFeed a new owner — and a new CEO
• Top 50 Most Subscribed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 05/10/2026
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 05/10/2026
• YouTube is testing a tool that lets creators generate royalty-free music for their videos
• Top 50 Most Subscribed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 05/03/2026
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 05/03/2026
• Instagram has a new penalty for unoriginal content aggregators: No recommendations