LOS ANGELES—YouTube unveiled a new way for creators to make money on short-form video, as it faces intensifying competition from TikTok. The Google-owned streaming service announced Tuesday that it would introduce advertising on its video feature Shorts and give video creators 45 percent of the revenue. That compares with its standard distribution of 55 percent…
YouTube in Challenge to TikTok to Give Shorts Creators 45 Percent of Advertisement Sales
YouTube, TikTok Say Liberal Online Streaming Bill Fails to Protect Digital Creators
Online streaming giants YouTube and TikTok are asking Canadian senators to take a sober second look at an online streaming bill that they say would cause significant harm to Canadian digital creators. TikTok executive Steve de Eyre said in a Senate committee meeting on Wednesday evening that the federal Liberals’ Bill C-11 doesn’t just fail to protect…
YouTube Rival Rumble to Go Public on Monday After Successful SPAC Vote
Video sharing platform Rumble is all set to debut on Wall Street on Monday after special purpose acquisition company CF Acquisition Corp. VI’s shareholders voted in favor of its proposed business combination with the company on Thursday. What Happened The combined company will operate as Rumble Inc. and will be listed on the Nasdaq under…
Digital Media Companies Petition the Senate to Slow Process on Internet Regulation Bill
YouTube, Apple Music, and other digital media companies are petitioning the Senate to slow the final passage of a bill aimed at regulating the internet. “We urge this committee to pause,” the executives of the companies wrote in a letter to the standing Senate committee on transport and communications, according to Blacklock’s Reporter. Bill C-11,…
YouTube Removes Video Showing Tesla Driver Using Kids Instead of Mannequins During Test
YouTube, which is owned by Alphabet Inc, has removed videos that showed Tesla Inc drivers conducting Full Self-Driving (FSD) testing using children instead of mannequins in the driveway. According to CNBC, a video was posted on Aug. 14. The footage showed that a Tesla owner, Tad Park, drove a Tesla Model 3 vehicle towards one of his children on the…
YouTube Removes Video Showing Tesla Driver Using Children Instead of Mannequins During Test
YouTube, which is owned by Alphabet Inc, has removed videos that showed Tesla Inc drivers conducting Full Self-Driving (FSD) testing using children instead of mannequins in the driveway. According to CNBC, a video was posted on Aug. 14. The footage showed that a Tesla owner, Tad Park, drove a Tesla Model 3 vehicle towards one of his children on the…
What Will Replace TikTok?
Commentary 2021 was a good year for Bytedance, a problematic company with close ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). TikTok, its main cash cow, was the most downloaded app of the year. Although—and this is a point of considerable importance—compared to 2020 figures, total downloads decreased by 194 million. TikTok is still popular, just not as popular…
US Raises Trade Concerns With Canada Over Online-Streaming Bill
Washington has raised concerns about the trade implications of Ottawa’s online-streaming bill, prompting a legal expert to warn that Canada could face hundreds of millions of dollars of retaliatory tariffs if it becomes law. U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai expressed disquiet about the proposed legislation, known as Bill C-11, during talks earlier this month with…
YouTube to Remove Abortion Videos Spreading ‘False Claims’
YouTube has announced that it will begin removing videos that promote ways to perform unsafe abortions and that feature false claims about abortion safety. “Like all of our policies on health/medical topics, we rely on published guidance from health authorities,” the Google-owned video streaming platform said on Twitter. “We prioritize connecting people to content from…
British Army’s YouTube and Twitter Accounts Briefly Spammed With Crypto Video and Elon Musk Photos
An investigation is underway after the British Army’s social media accounts were briefly hijacked on Sunday. The army’s YouTube channel was renamed “Ark Invest”—a global investment management firm—and featured a number a videos on cyptocurrency with images of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk. The Epoch Times has contacted Ark Invest for comment. Its Twitter account was…
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