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Meta pleads guilty to a $18 billion fine, and IG’s new limited-time rules force YouTube and TikTok to follow suit
Meta agreed to pay nearly $18 billion in fines due to youth safety lawsuits, IG will set a two-hour usage limit, and the $5.3 billion settlement is tied to whether YouTube, TikTok, and Snapchat will follow suit.
Android Auto's YouTube Playback Is Still Audio-Only: When Will Google's Promised Full-Screen Update Arrive
Right now, tapping on a YouTube video in Android Auto only gets you audio while driving. Google teased new features back in May—HD video playback while parked and automatic audio-only mode while driving—but the rollout date and subscription requirements are still up in the air.
Bilibili Drops Passport Verification, Hires in Six Cities to Take On YouTube
Bilibili has relaunched its overseas app and scrapped identity verification requirements, while hiring simultaneously in six cities including Los Angeles and London. It's prepping an English-language website to court YouTubers—but whether this path ends up mirroring TikTok's fate is the biggest question mark hanging over the move.
YouTube Public View Counts Set to Jump Across the Board — But Creator Payout Threshold Runs on a Different Algorithm
Starting August 24, YouTube will change how public view counts are calculated — a video will count as "viewed" the moment it starts playing. But creator earnings will still be calculated using the original Engaged Views standard, meaning the two sets of numbers will now clearly diverge.
YouTube Just Doubled the Bar for Partner Program — After Years of Lowering It
Starting February 2027, new creators will need 8,000 watch hours or 20 million Shorts views just to qualify for monetization — while existing partners must maintain 10 million views every 90 days to keep the checks coming. The whole threshold logic just got flipped on its head.