YouTube

• 8 Creators File Suit Against YouTube, Claiming It Discriminates Against LGBTQ+ Content
• YouTube Debuts First Shoppable AR Ad With Beauty Vlogger Roxette Arisa And MAC Cosmetics

  YouTube’s first shoppable augmented reality (AR) ad -- first announced back in May -- has arrived on the platform, starring some of MAC Cosmetics’ newest lipstick shades.

  
• YouTube Testing Mega-Sized Thumbnails On Desktop Homepage, Much To Some Users’ Chagrin

  YouTube appears to be testing larger thumbnails on its desktop site, much to the chagrin of select users who balked at the changes as soon as they started rolling out yesterday.

  
• Creators Going Pro: Trina Espinoza Explores The Intersection Of Beauty And Science

  Trina Espinoza wants to know how things work. Back before she joined YouTube, the creator (who’s perhaps better known by her moniker Ms. Beautyphile) was responsible for the science behind Hollywood’s movie magic. As a software designer and color scientist for a major studio, her specialty was sewing together the pieces of blockbuster worlds, creating a whole from the sum of countless parts.

  
• 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)
• YouTube Testing Program That Lets Certain Demonetized Channels File Immediate Appeals Via YouTube Videos
• Russian State Watchdog Tells YouTube To Stop Sending Push Notifications About Mass Protests
• YouTube Rolls Out ‘Super Chat’ Feature To 19 Additional Countries
• New Study Demonstrates YouTube’s Role In Far-Right Radicalization, Spread Of Conspiracies In Brazil
• YouTube Unequally Applies Policies, Giving Favor To Creators Who Bring In Big View Counts, Content Moderators Say