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• Have you heard? VSauce returns, KSI tries to turn a profit on YouTube, and MrBeast’s predictions come true.
• Will Instagram’s indexing update shift the balance of power in the world of search?

  Instagram is shaking up the search world with an update regarding the indexing process for posts in Google Search.

  
• TikTok is crediting the songwriters behind the FYP’s biggest hits

  Songwriters are relishing new TikTok features that will allow them to claim credit for the songs they wrote or co-wrote.

  
• With $100 million funding round, Substack promises “better tools, broader reach, and deeper support” for creators

  Newsletter platform Substack has announced a $100 million Series C round, which it will use to develop new features for creators.

  
• Research shows that YouTube Shorts steers from viewers away from political content
• As ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ and ‘Squid Game’ top charts, Netflix is going all-in on Korean exports
• YouTube is expanding a feature that lets creators “test and compare” titles and thumbnails
• 20 years of YouTube: In 2016, some videos were more important than others
• ByteDance is challenging Meta in the virtual reality of wearable tech
• Brazil’s favorite soccer YouTuber will broadcast every match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup
• After another shutout, do creators need the Emmys?
• The fight against “unoriginal” content (including AI slop) is coming to Facebook