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• Under pressure from Hollywood, TikTok agrees to “maintain strong guardrails” for AI content
• The founders of Kick are in the Club as their new platform comes out of beta

  From the founders behind Kick and Stake, Club is a new platform that puts creator monetization in one place.

  
• They belong in a museum: Australia is putting ten well-known creators into its national archive

  Australia has moved to preserve its digital culture by enshrining creator channels in its National Film and Sound Archive.

  
• YouTube’s now counting public views from the “first frame,” hoping inflated numbers will help creators negotiate brand deals

  "Last year, we updated how we count public views for Shorts to better capture how viewers watch on YouTube," the platform said in a YouTube Help forum post. "Now, we’re aligning all other video formats to this same standard for consistency across the platform. Beginning on 8/24/2026, a view will be counted the moment a video begins to play—from the very first frame. This standard will now apply globally across all formats."

  
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: MrBeast and the Mouse
• Top 50 Most Subscribed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 08/16/2026
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 08/16/2026
• As YouTube airs Eurovision, TikTok brings back in-house music contest
• What happens when a content creator sponsors a NCAA team–and becomes its official media partner? Cullen Honohan is ready to find out.
• Creators rely on brand deals, but worry about the “tension” between sponsors and viewers–and just 15% say they fully trust sponsored content from other creators
• Have you heard? Kurzgesagt is not AI, John Nellis goes dancing, and Baby Shark’s K-pop idol.
• As social media lawsuits move forward, is Section 230 facing an existential threat?