YouTube

• YouTube Is Axing Its Two-Year-Old Direct Messaging Feature In September
• YouTube Originals Taps K-Pop Girl Group ‘Twice’ For Tour Docuseries

  YouTube will create more original programming around the massively popular K-pop genre, partnering with girl group Twice to give fans an intimate look at the nine-member band’s North American tour.

  
• YouTube’s Original Programming To Become Free For All Users On Sept. 24

  YouTube previously announced plans to remove its original programming from behind the YouTube Premium paywall by 2020, but we now have a precise sense of timing, which is a tad earlier than expected.

  
• PewDiePie Enters Nth Evolution Of His YouTube Channel, “Just Wants To Play ‘Minecraft'”

  In his most recent vlog, PewDiePie discussed what the resurgence of Minecraft’s YouTube popularity has done for his channel, and reassured his 99.4 million subscribers that he’s not planning to quit the platform anytime soon.

  
• Google Testing Monetization Tool That Would Enable YouTubers To Host Virtual Events With Fans
• Lilly Singh Talks Late-Night Production, Says Her YouTube Uploading Schedule “Won’t Be So Rigorous”
• YouTube Will Prevent Manual Copyright Claimants From Monetizing Creators’ Videos With “Short Or Unintentional” Uses Of Music
• YouTube Debuts First Shoppable AR Ad With Beauty Vlogger Roxette Arisa And MAC Cosmetics
• YouTube Testing Mega-Sized Thumbnails On Desktop Homepage, Much To Some Users’ Chagrin
• YouTube Is Beta-Testing The Ability For Creators To Publish Members-Only Videos
• YouTube Mom Indicted On 30 Counts Of Child Abuse Declared Incompetent To Stand Trial
• Half Of Teens Turn To YouTube For News, Preferring Influencers Over Traditional News Organizations (Study)