YouTube

• YouTube Sends Cease-And-Desist To Facial Recognition Company That Scrapes Social Media Images For Law Enforcement
• Instagram Reportedly Clocked $20 Billion In Ad Revs Last Year, Toppling YouTube’s Tally

  This week, we’re gaining an unprecedented glimpse into the ad revenues that are being clocked by two of the biggest influencer platforms on earth.

  
• YouTube Shares Insights Into How It Will Deploy $100 Million Kids Content Fund

  As kid-focused creators are bound to see their YouTube ad earnings fall in the wake of sweeping changes that the company has instituted in the wake of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the platform is eager to reinvest in the space.

  
• YouTube Finally Reveals Exactly How Much It Makes From Ads: $34.4 Billion In Last 3 Years

  For the first time since it began selling ads in 2006, YouTube has revealed exactly how much ad revenue it’s been making.

  
• YouTube Emphasizes Its Ban On Birtherism, Deepfakes As 2020 Election Gets Underway
• YouTube Critic Carlos Maza Departs Vox Video Team To Launch Solo Channel
• YouTube Millionaires: Meet Steph Pappas, YouTube’s Up-And-Coming Queen Of Mukbang
• YouTuber JayStation Concedes He Faked Girlfriend’s Death To Drive Subscriptions
• Creators Going Pro: How 23-Year-Old Formula Went From Esports Team Manager To ‘Fortnite’ Maven
• Activision Blizzard And YouTube Execs Say Rewards Are Coming For Viewers Of Overwatch, Call Of Duty Leagues
• This Is Why Researchers Studying Radicalization On YouTube Need To Be Logged In
• Congressional Committee Pens Letter Urging YouTube To Stop “Incentivizing Climate Misinformation”