YouTube did an oopsie… And more on DCC News. Pew pew! YouTube is reversing course on announced changes to its verification process, after they enraged thousands of creators and likely millions of fans. Within 24 hours of the company announcing changes that would unverify thousands of creators. The company backtracked […]
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YouTube Pays $170M Over Accusations It Broke Children’s Privacy Law
Google will pay $170 million to the FTC and the New York Attorney General to settle allegations YouTube unlawfully collected data of children under 13. It’s YouTube kids, not a college dorm party after all. In the announcement of this settlement, the FTC call this the largest penalty of its kind […]
YouTube Changes Copyright Monetization Policy
YouTube is changing its copyright enforcement policies around music to help create a healthier ecosystem for YouTube creators and rights holders. Copyright owners will no longer be able to monetize creator videos with very short or unintentional uses of music via YouTube’s “Manual Claiming” tool. Instead, they may stop monetizing […]