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• YouTube Rolls Out New Dashboard To Tell Users Exactly How Much Time They Spend Watching Content
• Google Shuts Down 39 YouTube Accounts Linked To Iranian “Influence Operation”

  Google has removed 39 YouTube accounts, in addition to some Blogger blogs and Google+ accounts, that have been linked to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting organization. The accounts had been working on a political "influence operation."

  
• YouTube Music Is Seriously Bulking Up Its Senior Leadership On A Global Scale

  YouTube looks to be seriously bulking up its global leadership in the music streaming space. According to Music Business Worldwide, YouTube Music is currently hiring for more than 15 newly created senior roles in countries around the world, including the U.S., Japan, and Singapore. Roles up for grabs include Director for YouTube/Google Play Music in Asia-Pacific, Head of Music Partnerships for YouTube Japan, and Head of Music Programming in Brazil.

  
• Google News And New VR180 Camera App To Add YouTube Integrations

  While Google News will come out with a new app that includes both Google Newsstand and YouTube, Google's VR180 camera app will also offer YouTube uploading abilities.

  
• Google’s New Project Showcases At-Risk Historical Sites In VR
• Insights: Stuck Between YouTube And A Hard Place, Being An Influencer Is Tougher Than Ever
• Alphabet Will Not Share YouTube’s Revenue With The SEC
• Insights: Can Twitter, Facebook and Google Evolve Fast Enough to Extract Us from The Mess They’ve Made?
• Insights: Could 5G Break Facebook And Google’s Grip On Online Content, Cut ALL Cords?
• Insights: Netflix’s Great Week Leaves Pretenders Chasing The Dream
• Insights: Facebook, Apple, Amazon, And Google’s Charm Offensive or: FANGs Make Nice With America
• Google’s 2017 ‘Year In Search’ Video Catalogs 12 Months Of Global Strife