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• Epidemic Sound, A Music Licensor For Creators, Onboards YouTube, Spotify Vet Kate Vale
• Google Will No Longer Allow Political Ad Targeting Based On Party Affiliation, Voter Records

  Google has finally weighed on the political ad debate -- a conundrum facing every major tech platform in the run-up to the 2020 election, as they weigh how how to contend with a proliferation of misinformation that was discovered to have been weaponized in the last Presidential contest.

  
• Google Brings ‘Shopping Ads’ Format To YouTube Ahead Of Holiday Frenzy

  Ahead of the frenzied holiday shopping season, parent company Google is porting its Shopping Ads format to YouTube.

  
• YouTube Ads Contain More Male Characters, But Those Starring Females Nab More Views (Study)

  Google, which has previously collaborated with the Geena Davis Institute On Gender In Media (GDIGM), has conducted a new study into various gender dynamics in the realm of YouTube advertising.

  
• Amid Missed Alphabet Earnings, Analyst Suggests YouTube Spin-Off Could Boast $300 Billion Market Cap
• Google’s Looking To Take On TikTok With Acquisition Of Competitor Firework (Report)
• Google Is Adding The Ability To Search For ‘Key Moments’ Within YouTube Videos
• 50 Attorneys General To Investigate Google, Marking Biggest Tech Antitrust Probe Since Microsoft
• Google And Facebook To Face Antitrust Probes Investigating Their Impact On The Digital Ad Market
• FTC Fines Google $150-$200 Million For YouTube’s Child Data Privacy Violations (Report)
• FameBit Founders Raise $2.2 Million For Podcast Advertising Startup ‘Podcorn’
• YouTube Disables 210 Channels For Spreading Misinformation About Hong Kong Protests