India

• In India, Neal Mohan announces YouTube’s $100 million investment in local creator economy
• India’s government is giving a $1 billion boost to the local creator economy

  India is investing $1 billion in its national creator economy, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading an era of social media innovation.

  
• India’s YouTube obsession is turning rural villages into creator hotspots

  The rural village of Tulsi in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh is becoming a hotspot for YouTube creators like Jai Varma and Pinky Sahoo.

  
• Indian creators are dominating YouTube Shorts to the tune of 1 trillion views

  Led by channels like Anaya Kandhal and KL BRO Biju Rithvik, YouTube Shorts content has reached one trillion views in India.

  
• An Indian creator with 30 million YouTube subscribers is becoming a playable video game character
• YouTube is expanding its audio tracks to support multiple languages
• The video app Josh is making deep inroads in India. Its parent company just raised $805 million.
• YouTube Acquires Video Startup ‘Simsim’, Which Enables Viewers To Shop Creator Recommendations
• YouTube Launches Shorts Beta In U.S., Says It’s “Actively Working On” Monetization
• YouTube’s ‘Shorts’ TikTok Clone, With 3.5 Billion Daily Views, To Arrive In The U.S. This March
• TikTok To Lay Off Most Indian Staffers After Country Makes Ban Permanent (Report)
• Secretary Of State Mike Pompeo Says U.S. Is “Certainly Looking At” A TikTok Ban