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• YouTube protests Billboard’s new formula by pulling data from music charts
• YouTube invites creators to use Gemini tool to make video games

  A tool powered by AI model Gemini is letting YouTube creators like Sambucha develop and release their own casual games.

  
• YouTube inks deal to broadcast the Oscars in 2029 and beyond

  The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that YouTube will replace ABC as the Oscars broadcaster starting in 2029.

  
• YouTube expands AI Portraits to turn creators into chatbots

  YouTube is expanding a test feature called Portraits that generates AI likenesses of participating public figures. Creators are up next.

  
• Snapchat’s year-end recap summarizes a year that sent users to 6-7 heaven
• After paying out $100,000 to creators in 2025, Fairground is ready to advance AI artistry in 2026
• Kick CEO confirms the platform will turn on ads “at some point”
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: YouTube Recap pepperoni
• Right-wing creators dominate political discourse online. Can a lefty startup flip the script?
• Have you heard? Smosh moves, Angry Ginge wins on TV, and Hatsune Miku gets bigger than ever
• TikTok narrows the measurement gap with DoubleVerify partnership
• Australia’s social media ban has taken effect, and the world is watching