Events

• 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.

  
• YouTube says hello, hola, and नमस्ते by expanding auto-dubbing to educational creators

  YouTube is allowing the creators behind some educational channels to test a feature that automatically dubs content into other languages.

  
• Instagram turns creator-led channels into two-way streets

  Instagram has added Replies and Prompts to its broadcast channels to allow fans to respond to their favorite creators.

  
• VidCon Baltimore is cancelled, with VidCon saying it’ll dedicate “full efforts and resources” to Anaheim event
• Smosh is joining Rooster Teeth’s podcast network—and will have a “huge presence” at RTX
• Dream is headed to VidCon
• Twitter’s NewFronts presentation pitches it as “the second screen and the first scroll”
• Meta says it’s messing with Reels payouts, introduces new Facebook plug for creators to earn up to $4,000
• TikTok is finally splitting ad revenue with (some) creators
• Snapchat unveils Simone Biles Original, Cameo partnership, and new inclusivity pledge
• Amazon’s freshly rebranded Freevee unveils growing slate of streaming originals