Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg leaves the federal courthouse in downtown Los Angeles after defending the company in a landmark social media addiction trial, Feb. 19, 2026. Jon Putman | Anadolu | Getty Images Meta‘s watershed social media trial just wrapped up in California, but now attention is shifting to the wider industry with TikTok, YouTube…
When wildlife TV personality Forrest Galante sat down for his monthly call with YouTube consultant Paddy Galloway, he received some bad news. No more turtles. Galante has 2.5 million YouTube subscribers. He’s been producing wildlife programming for more than a decade, including a docuseries on Animal Planet and a show on the History Channel. He…
YouTube CEO Neil Mohan recently insisted he’s not worried about Netflix and other streaming services poaching the service’s most popular creators. During this time Mohan’s comment came A long interview with The New York Times series The Interview – which, as Mohan said, streams on YouTube. In fact, for most of the conversation he seemed…
Alphabet-owned YouTube’s subscription and advertising revenues are trending upward. The company said Wednesday it now has 325 million paying users on Google One and YouTube Premium, up from 300 million three months ago. YouTube reported fourth-quarter advertising revenue rose 9% to $11.38 billion, but missed analysts’ average estimate of $11.84 billion. YouTube’s revenue, including advertising…
Google on Tuesday updated its Veo 3.1 AI video generation model with the ability to create native vertical videos for social platforms using reference images. The changes will make videos generated from reference images more expressive and dynamic. When creating YouTube Shorts or AI-generated videos for other platforms like Instagram or TikTok, Veo users can…
Neal Mohan, the CEO of YouTube speaks during a panel for the Summit for Democracy on March 30, 2023 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images YouTube’s CEO Neal Mohan is the latest in a line of tech bosses who have admitted to limiting their children’s social media use, as the harms of being…
In this photo illustration, iPhone screens display various social media apps on the screens on February 9, 2025 in Bath, England. Anna Barclay | Getty Images News | Getty Images Australia on Wednesday became the first country to formally bar users under the age of 16 from accessing major social media platforms, a move expected…
YouTube TV subscribers unhappy with spending more than a week without ESPN, ABC and other Disney networks will receive a $20 credit that can be applied to their next billing statement. Variety first reported in the credits, and a YouTube spokesperson confirmed the news to TechCrunch. The company says the credit is rolling out now,…
Photo illustration of the YouTube TV logo displayed on a smartphone, with the YouTube logo in the background. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Content from The Walt Disney Company, including channels like ABC and ESPN, was removed from Google‘s YouTube TV on Thursday after the two companies failed to renew a streaming contract. “Despite…
YouTube is holding a “voluntary exit program” with severance for US-based employees, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Wednesday. This news was first reported sources say, YouTube CEO Neil Mohan informed employees about the program via an internal memo on Wednesday. The memo also announced that the Google-owned company is reorganizing its product teams into…
