YouTube

• YouTube No Longer Commissioning Scripted Originals In EMEA, Orders 3 Education-Focused Projects
• YouTube Is Finalizing Plans To Remove Targeted Advertising From Videos Aimed At Kids (Report)

  YouTube appears to have decided on the next step it will take to attempt to boost child safety on its platform.

  
• YouTube Is Axing Its Two-Year-Old Direct Messaging Feature In September

  Did you know that you could direct message people on YouTube? Apparently, not a lot of other people did either.

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