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Spotify adds auto-moderation tool to help podcasters manage comments

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Spotify in July started letting listeners comment on podcast episodes on the app, and the company is now rolling out a new set of controls to help podcasters manage and moderate comments. When comments were first launched, podcasters initially had to review comments and publish them. Now, the platform has added a configurable auto-moderation tool […]

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Character.AI hires a YouTube exec as CPO, says it will raise money next year with new partners

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Character.AI is starting a new chapter after its $2.7 billion licensing deal with Google, which involved CEO Noam Shazeer returning to the search giant. It hired Erin Teague as a chief product officer, a YouTube exec who was the global head of sports movies and shows product management. Teague, who has been working at Google

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YouTube launches Communities, a Discord-like space for creators and fans to interact with each other

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At its Made on YouTube event on Wednesday, the company announced a new dedicated space for creators to interact with their fans and viewers. The space, called “Communities,” is kind of like a Discord server built into a creator’s channel. With Communities, YouTube is hoping creators won’t need to use other platforms like Discord or

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YouTube Shorts’ collaborative Add Yours sticker is now available to all users

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YouTube confirmed on Wednesday that its collaborative “Add Yours” sticker for YouTube Shorts is now fully rolled out. The Google-owned company first announced the feature back in July. The sticker works just like Instagram’s feature of the same name, as it prompts users to share their own take on a creator’s video. Both platforms’ “Add

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YouTube to limit teens’ exposure to videos about fitness and weight across global markets

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YouTube is going to limit teens’ exposure to videos that promote and idealize a certain fitness level or physical appearance, the company announced on Thursday. The safeguard first rolled out in the U.S. last year and is now being introduced to teens globally. The announcement comes as YouTube has faced criticism over the past few

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YouTube debuts new parental controls aimed at teens

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YouTube is expanding its existing set of parental controls with a new feature that would allow a parent to link their account to their teen’s account in order to gain insight into the teen’s activity across the video-sharing platform, the company announced on Wednesday. Once linked, parents will be alerted to their teen’s channel activity,

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YouTube takes on TikTok Shop with expanded Shopify partnership

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As TikTok Shop gains traction, YouTube is expanding its partnership with Shopify to onboard more brands for its YouTube Shopping affiliate program, the company announced on Tuesday. The expanded partnership means creators will get access to thousands of new brands to tag in their shopping videos, marking a significant increase from the few hundred brands

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YouTube is testing a feature that lets creators use Google Gemini to brainstorm video ideas

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YouTube is testing an integration with Google Gemini to help creators brainstorm video ideas, titles and thumbnails. The Google-owned company announced the launch of the new Brainstorm with Gemini feature in a video posted to its Creator Insider channel. A YouTube spokesperson told TechCrunch that the feature is available to select creators as a part

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