New this week ▶ YouTube Partners can create Shows ▶ YouTube Creator Music removing paid licenses ▶ Meta Muse Image Instagram profile prompt backlash ▶ Google Search Console social post properties (inc YouTube) ▶ Substack authors can offer paid perks & import podcasts

That was fast! Meta has removed a feature launched earlier this week that let users generate images in Meta AI by @-mentioning public Instagram accounts. If you didn't want people generating images based on your photos, you could opt out (if you could find the setting). variety.com/2026/biz/new...

Google Photos Video Remix uses Gemini Omni to generate shareable clips. * Replace background, add lighting effects or art style effects * Requires AI Plus, Pro or Ultra subscription * Remix up to 10 seconds from under 60 second video * Limited countries blog.google/products-and...

Shows are now available to channels in the YouTube Partner Program. * Specialized playlist, with Seasons and Episodes * Show Page with poster art * Serial (watch in order) or non-serial * Eligible for inclusion in Recommended Shows and the Continue Watching shelf support.google.com/y...

v1.127 is live! We're rolling out improvements to search over the coming weeks. You'll get more relevant results and more ways to find what you're looking for. The new "Filters" button lets you query and filter by keywords, people, date range, language and more. You can even share your searches!

For any folks who have original art or photos on Instagram disable Meta AI on your settings. Otherwise other users can use Meta AI to remix your stuff. In the app, settings, sharing and reuse, disable. It's about halfway down the page of settings. Be sure you're on the latest version of the app.

Google Search Console can now show you performance for your connected YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and X in Search. Sounds like this is slowly rolling out

Substack announced new podcast & video features: * Redesigned podcast/video player * Support for podcasts hosted elsewhere (via RSS) * Filter for questions in live video Q&A * Reorganized video settings * Improved clipping with caption & layout controls

Who could have guessed there would be fog? 😅

New this week: 🎆 Celebrate America’s 250th birthday on YouTube 🎶 YouTube image post music options 🗣Edits bilingual captions 🤖 Cloudflare AI bot traffic filtering by type 🔴 X Live Studio (beta)

There are also new Shorts effects to help celebrate: * Food Ranker * Fireworks * Coloring Book blog.youtube/news-and-eve...

Learn how to use the Google Vids Screen Recorder extension to create videos. The extension and Google Vids are free with a Google Account. @peggyk.bsky.social's know how! www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaZ3... #GoogleVids #Howto #Recorder

Celebrate America's 250th birthday on YouTube. 🇺🇸🎆 Create content around the 4th of July, add fireworks if you'd like, and you could be featured on the YouTube homepage. See the promo in YouTube Studio for details. (I assume this is US only) blog.youtube/news-an...

"AI" is a marketing term. Big tech companies want people to assume the machine learning tools used for science are the same as LLMs, and there is a minimization of the required human input. The press likes that kind of story. But "AI" isn't intelligent. It's tools.

New this week ▶ Cleaner YouTube Shorts player (with 2x speed) ▶ YouTube Studio Content tab redesign with Notices ▶ Instagram for TV on more devices & new features ▶ Facebook Creator Studio app returns ▶ Cannes Lions: More connections for Creators and Brands

YouTube added new AI-powered filters to find comments. * Search by topic, subject or theme ("questions about my gear") * Use a suggested topic ("Excitement and Enthusiasm") * Find similar comments Available in YouTube Studio desktop globally. Your own comments aren't included in the search results.

New YouTube Studio Account Status page shows critical channel issues all in one place 1. Tap your profile icon at top right (Android or iOS) 2. Select “Account Status” in the menu. 3. Expand the sections for “Channel violations”, “Ability to Earn”, “Account Safety”, “Access to Features” for details

"Today, the work of the National Academies helps Americans stay safe, educated, and healthy while defining an agenda for future scientific discoveries," writes Neil H. Shubin in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/4oN1gGN

Big update to YouTube Shorts viewing: * Clear Screen mode to temporarily hide overlays * 👍 replaced with ❤️ * 👎 removed, use Not Interested in the menu * Watch at 2x speed * Easily mute blog.youtube/news-an...

Updated YouTube Studio Content tab * Notices: Informational, Partial and Complete Limitation icons. Hover for details about policy, copyright or other issues. * Estimated revenue * Visibility: Public, Private, Members Only, Unlisted * Like/Dislike ratio removed (but available in Analytics)

New this week ▶ UK social media ban for under-16s ▶ YouTube Membership smart pricing recommendations ▶ Twitch Dual Format streaming rollout ▶ New Threads Community features ▶ Mastodon Newsletters

the Bluesky design research team wants to talk with people who are interested in building communities. if that's you, submit this form! your voice will help shape what we build. docs.google.com/forms/d/1ej6...

Do you live stream? Are you reading this post on Bluesky? Use the "Go Live" option on your profile to promote your live streams to your Bluesky followers and readers! It supports YouTube, Twitch, Substack, @beehiiv.com , @stream.place and @bluecast.app . Learn how: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAKx...

No subscription is required for Streamlabs dual output.

So it's like Google Search AI, but it's based on all the conspiracy theories, misinformation and rage bait people post on Facebook.

Under 16s in the UK will be banned from social media starting in starting in Spring 2027, and 16- and 17-year olds aren't allowed to have access to live streaming or being able to be contacted by strangers. www.gov.uk/government/p...

New this week ▶ World Cup features for creators and fans ▶ YouTube DMs expansion to the US, Brazil ▶ Instagram profile grid rearrangement ▶ Spotify redefines podcast “plays” ▶ Apple Podcasts improves video podcast support ▶ LinkedIn Creator Marketplace

Spotify has updated their definition of a “Play” for podcasts, counting the number of times a podcast was watched or listened to for at least 30 seconds. This is the Alliance for Measurement in Podcasting (AMP) Measurement definition. newsroom.spotify.com...

You can now share your Bluesky profile with a custom QR code.

What's up, chat! Group chats are rolling out today in the new v1.124 update. This is our first feature built for communities, and there's more to come.

YouTube DMs have expanded outside Europe, and are now available in the US, Brazil and several other countries. * invite people to chat with a link shared on a 3rd party platform. No inviting channel names or handles. * 18+ * Mobile YouTube app only

👀 Google is building an Audience Loyalty ecosystem - A must read analysis from Barry Adams where he shares how a common thread among many new Google features is how they enable publishers to build loyal audiences across all Google surfaces 👇 Read: www.seoforgooglenews.com/p/google-aud...

v1.123 is live! You can now attach up to 10 photos in posts. We listened to your feedback and redesigned the photo carousel. It only appears for posts with at least 5 photos. Swipe through to learn more.

This week OnEBoard's special guest, Kim Nilsson shared his secrets to staying on top of new features and managing settings as a Google Workspace administrator.

YouTube added to its Creator Responsibility policy: “using YouTube’s features, tools, or services to create new or modified content that harms or is intended to harm others is considered a serious violation.” This includes creating spam. Violations may result in loss of access to YouTube features.

You can now reorder your Instagram grid. Changes are saved immediately and shown to your profile visitors. www.threads.com/@creators/po...

Watch this Howtown video about why determining what's happening to Atlantic currents is so important. youtu.be/dqLM65HfVEw

New this week ▶ Customizable Creator Search Profiles for YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, X creators ▶ Twitch Dual Format streaming ▶ Facebook Creator Assistant for insights and brainstorming ▶ Google Search Console adds insights for AI Search ▶ Reddit launches video replies

Twitch Dual Format streaming is rolling out next month. Plus: * 2K streaming for Partners and Affiliates * Mid-stream summaries * Auto Clips * Editable captions on Clips * GIPHY GIFs in chat All the announcements from TwitchCon Rotterdam blog.twitch.tv/en/2026/05/3...

Pssst: We bumped the video upload limit from 100MB to 300MB to make posting bigger videos easier.

Google launches Search Profiles for creators and publishers. * Showcase articles, videos and social posts * Follow Profiles for content in Discover * Eligible creators can customize their Profile with avatar, bio, website, social links * Initial launch in the US

SHOCKING. :) -> Companies Are Using Reddit to Manipulate ChatGPT and Google AI Search This is bad for Reddit, bad for AI Search, and bad for Google. There is no way this is sustainable. From a Google standpoint, I expect we'll see manual actions and/or a spam update hammer sites gaming AI Search.

Google Search Console test in the UK: website owners can set whether their site appears in Google’s generative AI Search features (AI Overviews, AI Mode, AI Overviews in Discover). This will not be used as a ranking signal outside of the AI Search features.

Tom Scott answers questions about being a Creator and his YouTube works. It's useful information, from his own experience. Beyond thumbnails and the YouTube algorithm, I think the important takehome message is to stop overthinking and just make stuff and try different things

Today is the deadline to vote in the California primary election. Be sure to deliver your ballot to an official dropbox, polling place, or elections office. It's too late for regular mail. Find ballot drop off locations caearlyvoting.sos.ca... Where's My Ballot? www.sos.ca.gov/elect...

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It sounds like Meta didn't even test the most obvious of hacks before launching their support chatbot. It's supposedly fixed now, but this should never have been launched to the public.