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YouTube offers creators millions to not post on Netflix

YouTube Alphabet Inc. is offering millions of dollars to popular creators if they agree to upload their videos exclusively to the platform for a set period, marking a sharp escalation in the streaming industry's battle over creator talent. The move…

YouTube drew 1.7B viewers for World Cup, Pichai says

Google Alphabet Inc. CEO Sundar Pichai announced on Wednesday that the 2026 FIFA World Cup became YouTube's most-viewed World Cup ever, with more than 1.7 billion unique global viewers watching tournament-related videos on the platform during the competition.

YouTube, X funneled millions to deepfake nudify sites, study finds

YouTube Alphabet Inc. and X served as primary gateways funneling millions of users to websites that generate sexually explicit deepfake images without consent, according to a report published this week by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue. The findings underscore how…

Google says YouTube’s terms let it train AI on uploaded music

Google Alphabet Inc. filed a motion on Monday to dismiss a copyright lawsuit brought by independent musicians, arguing that YouTube's terms of service grant the company a "broad license" to use uploaded music for training its Lyria 3 AI model…

YouTube surpasses Netflix in daily viewing time globally

YouTube Alphabet Inc. has surpassed Netflix in average daily viewing time across global markets, marking what one analyst called "one of the defining media shifts of the decade." The findings, published Wednesday in a report by London-based analytics firm Digital…

YouTube to stream World Cup match openings in FIFA deal

FIFA announced on Tuesday that YouTube will serve as a Preferred Platform for the 2026 World Cup, a deal the governing body called a "game-changing partnership" that will allow rights-holding broadcasters to stream the opening minutes of every match live…

YouTube terminates AI fake trailer channels with 1B views

YouTube Alphabet Inc. has permanently shut down two major channels that created AI-generated fake movie trailers, ending a months-long enforcement saga that highlighted tensions over artificial intelligence and copyright in digital media.

Amazon, YouTube unveil AI tools for ad, video creation

Amazon Amazon.com, Inc. and YouTube Alphabet Inc. simultaneously launched groundbreaking artificial intelligence tools this week designed to democratize high-quality ad and video creation, marking a significant shift in how brands and creators produce content across their respective platforms.

Disney pays $10M for mismarking kids’ videos on YouTube

Disney DIS will pay a $10 million penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that it violated federal children's online privacy laws by improperly labeling YouTube videos, marking the first known case where a content provider has been fined for…