Instagram tests 90-minute uploads in push for YouTube's TV watch time
Long-form video and living-room viewing are the battleground as Instagram moves onto YouTube's core turf.
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Canada could restrict Roblox, Minecraft and Discord for under-16s under proposed social media ban
Extending youth social media restrictions to gaming and chat platforms would reshape how minors access the largest UGC services.
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Discord to make public server messages discoverable through Google and other search engines
Indexing public communities is a major shift in discoverability and privacy expectations for a platform built on closed chats.
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Kai Cenat sends cease-and-desist to former friend Reggie over grooming allegations involving creator Rakai
The Twitch megastreamer is escalating a personal dispute into a legal demand, the latest high-profile conduct fight to spill out of the creator world.
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Hasan Piker sues CNN commentator Scott Jennings for $72.5 million over manipulated video
The suit tests how far creators can pursue defamation claims over edited clips circulated by political commentators.
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MrBeast's Beast Industries partners with Mastercard to bring perks into the creator economy
A payments giant tying into the biggest YouTube brand signals creator commerce moving deeper into mainstream finance.
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Twitch streamer El Komanche found dead at home in Mexico at age 30
The Salvadoran streamer Carlos Mauricio Gomez was a prominent figure in Spanish-language streaming.
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Tubi unveils ten shows led by TikTok stars in its creator incubator slate
The Fox-owned streamer is converting short-form talent into original programming, a widening bridge between social video and TV.
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Pokimane addresses Atrioc deepfake controversy as streamer responds
A revived dispute over a 2023 deepfake scandal puts platform treatment of nonconsensual imagery back in the spotlight.
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Netflix viewing time keeps declining years after password-sharing crackdown
Retention and engagement remain the central question for streaming's largest player.
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Roblox users clone Counter-Strike, Left 4 Dead 2 and a PS4 menu without permission
Recreations of copyrighted games inside Roblox raise renewed questions about moderation and IP enforcement on the platform.
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Analyst argues GTA 6 will not dent Fortnite and Roblox playtime
The claim counters fears that November's launch will pull engagement away from the biggest live-service platforms.
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Sakurai criticizes AI-generated games for copying rather than innovating
A widely respected developer's comments add to the industry debate over AI's role in game creation.
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Apple brings OLED to the iPad Mini with new A20 Pro chip
The display upgrade is the model's largest change in years.
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Mozilla markets Firefox revival with YouTube nostalgia ad featuring Numa Numa Guy and Chuck Testa
Firefox's campaign leans on classic creator culture as it tries to win back users from Chrome.
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Pokemon Unite to shut down in March 2027 after five years
The Pokemon Company confirmed the end of service for the Switch and mobile title.
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China's first fully AI-generated feature film flops at the box office
The result contrasts with a recent human-made hit that critics said looked worse than AI.
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YouTube partners with Bloomsbury to rally BookTube around new ACOTAR release
The publisher-backed push shows book content as a growing, monetizable niche within YouTube's creator ecosystem.
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