YouTube Expands AI Likeness Detection to Government Officials, Journalists, and Political Candidates

YouTube has announced the expansion of its likeness detection technology to a pilot group of government...

Roblox Debuts Two Creator Support Programs as Platform Eyes Older, Expanding Audience

Roblox has announced the launch of Roblox Incubator and Roblox Jumpstart, two new programs aimed at...

Trump, Bondi Sued Over TikTok Deal, Investors Allege ByteDance Retained Prohibited Control

Two California investors filed a petition in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of...

X Launches Creator Subscriptions 2.0 With Exclusive Threads, Paid Partnership Labels

X has rolled out Creator Subscriptions 2.0, introducing a set of new monetization and transparency tools...

Nearly Half of U.S. Consumers Now Use TikTok as a Search Engine, Study Finds

Nearly half of U.S. consumers have already used TikTok as a search engine in 2026, according...

Spotify Adds Audiobook Charts to Help Listeners, Publishers Track Trending Titles

Spotify has launched Audiobook Charts for the U.S. and UK, giving listeners and industry professionals a...

Twitch’s Mary Kish on Why Community (Not the Algorithm) Drives Creator Success on the Service

For Mary Kish, Twitch is not simply a live-streaming service. It is a network of interconnected...

TikTok Returns To Albania As Debate Over Online Safety, Political Censorship Persists

TikTok resumed operations in Albania in February 2026 after a year-long government-imposed ban expired, ending a...

Snapchat Announces Inaugural Snappys Awards Show, Names Matt Friend As Host

Snapchat has announced The Snappys Awards Show, its first flagship awards program dedicated to recognizing creators...

Kentucky Court Allows TikTok Youth Addiction Lawsuit To Proceed

A Kentucky state court has allowed the Commonwealth’s consumer protection lawsuit against TikTok to move forward,...

TikTok, MLB Expand Global Content Partnership As Baseball Communities Surge On Platform

TikTok and Major League Baseball (MLB) have announced an expanded multi-year content partnership aimed at growing...

Twitch Introduces Separate Streaming And Chatting Suspensions Under New Enforcement Framework

Twitch is replacing its all-or-nothing suspension system with a targeted enforcement framework that ties restrictions to...

Substack Doubles Down On Canada, Hiring Digital Media Veteran Mark Swierszcz To Expand Subscription-Led Publishing

Substack is doubling down on Canada as part of its global push to strengthen subscription-led media....

TikTok Pauses Plan To End Independent Shipping For U.S. Shop Sellers

TikTok has paused a plan to phase out seller-fulfilled shipping for U.S. TikTok Shop merchants, according...

Reddit Identifies Nostalgia, UGC, And Community Targeting As Key Brand Strategies For 2026

Reddit‘s in-house creative strategy unit KarmaLab has released a report identifying nostalgia-driven storytelling, user-generated content (UGC),...

Louvre Deploys Snapchat AR Technology To Reveal Hidden Details In Six Iconic Works

The Musée du Louvre and Snapchat have launched “The Incredible Unknowns of the Louvre,” a free...

Snapchat Introduces Creator Subscriptions To Drive Fan Engagement, Recurring Revenue

Snapchat will begin testing a paid creator subscription feature on February 23, starting with a small...

Apple Podcasts Adds Video Support With Dynamic Ad Insertion For Creators

Apple has announced that it will bring a new integrated video podcast experience to Apple Podcasts...

Indie Distributor Utopia Launches Patreon Membership For Film Screenings, Creator Q&As

Independent film distributor Utopia announced the launch of “Utopia Screening Room,” a membership channel hosted on...

TikTok Launches Local Feeds Feature Under New U.S. Ownership

TikTok introduces Local Feeds, a location-based discovery experience for users 18 and older, marking the platform’s...

YouTube’s Super Bowl LX Flag Football Game Draws 14M Live Views, Doubling Previous Year

The NFL and YouTube‘s Super Bowl LX Flag Football Game attracted over 14 million live views,...

Threads Adds AI Tool Allowing Users To Customize Feeds Through Public Posts

Meta has rolled out “Dear Algo” on Threads, an AI-powered feature that allows users to customize...

Snapchat, Gucci Partner On Luxury Industry’s First Sponsored AI Lens

Gucci has launched the first Sponsored AI Lens for the luxury sector on Snapchat, enabling users...

YouTube Partner Program To Launch In Armenia This Spring

YouTube announced the launch of its Partner Program in Armenia this spring. The expansion adds Armenia...

Spotify’s AI Pivot Signals A New Phase For Creator Discovery

Spotify closed 2025 with record user growth and its strongest profitability profile to date. Alongside those...