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• Adam Mosseri is warning Instagram users about AI. Will he help us tell real from fake?
• A $25 million goodbye to Stranger Things

  Stranger Things, the show that arguably made Netflix into what it is today--that is, an entity capable of absorbing Warner Bros. Discovery--is officially over. And for its last hurrah? It brought movie theaters a cash injection of $25-28 million, people familiar with the matter told Variety.

  
• YouTube hid the dislike button. Now it’s considering a name change.

  Can YouTube merge the dislike button with the 'Not Interested' button? It is experimenting with that idea on Shorts.

  
• YouTube touts TV podcast viewership–right after Netflix poached its shows

  On Dec. 18, a couple days after Netflix's twin announcements, YouTube published a short, single-purpose blog post. That single purpose? To convey exactly how much podcast watch time YouTube is banking on TVs alone, and remind Netflix that it may take creators' shows, but it'll still lag behind on Nielsen's charts.

  
• YouTube protests Billboard’s new formula by pulling data from music charts
• YouTube inks deal to broadcast the Oscars in 2029 and beyond
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• The internet’s family-friendly faves are going down the ‘Rabbit Hole’ for “the ultimate teen variety show” (Exclusive)
• Instagram is the latest platform to make users fix their own recommendation algorithms (via AI chatbot, of course)
• Spotify has music videos now (for Premium subscribers)
• Top 50 Most Subscribed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 12/07/2025