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YouTube generated more than US$40 billion in advertising revenue in 2025, reinforcing its position as one of the world's largest digital advertising platforms. However, new research shows that the platform's ad revenue growth is…

YouTube is tightening its grip on artificial intelligence-generated content with a new system that will automatically detect and label videos created or heavily altered using AI tools. The move comes amid growing global concern…

YouTube has unveiled a major push into creator-led television-style programming as it positions itself as the future of global media and streaming entertainment. The announcement was made during the company’s annual Brandcast…

A Los Angeles jury has held Meta Platforms Inc. and YouTube liable for $6 million in a landmark lawsuit over social media addiction among minors. The case, filed in 2023 and identified as JCCP 5255, centred on a now 20-year-old…

YouTube, Google-owned video platform has announced that it is implementing significant changes to its monetization policy under the YouTube Partner Program (YPP) effective July 15, 2025. The platform will now require creators to…

YouTube, Google-owned video platform has reported a $10.5 billion advertising revenue in Q4 2024 compared to $9.2 billion a year ago, and surging past $10B in a quarter for the first time.  The social media and…

A proven international media/tech executive, Alex Okosi has joined Google, a global technology giant as the Managing Director, Africa. In his new role, Okosi will be leading Google in driving innovation and expanding digital…

Video streaming platform, YouTube reaches half of all internet users globally and more than one billion hours of video are watched every day on YouTube, despite being hit hard by the digital ad market slowdown. This is according to…

Video streaming platform, YouTube has announced that it has added a “Podcasts” tab to its Channel pages. The tab appears between “Live” and “Playlists,” and now available globally. The addition of the new tab will make it…

Google-owned video-sharing platform, YouTube has announced the commencement of a new revenue-sharing model on Shorts for content creators in Nigeria and across the globe to earn more. This will be effective from February 1, 2023.…