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Hari Srinivasan, Chief Product Officer, shared a few updates in a LinkedIn post about how the feature is going. He revealed that more than 1 million people have used it in its first two weeks, and that content LinkedIn classifies as AI Slop is receiving 40% fewer views.
Disney and TikTok recently announced a first-of-its-kind partnership that will bring creator videos directly into the Disney+ experience.
YouTube shared that it will soon start sending copyright email notifications to channel managers. Similar to channel owners, channel managers will receive copyright claims and removal requests.
Twitch confirmed that it will use streamers’ channel content to train generative AI models across its parent company, Amazon. Creators who don’t want their content used can opt out through a new setting Twitch added after backlash.
LinkedIn is now ranking comments based on relevance and personalizing them using signals like professional interests, connections, and engagement activity. It's also testing new ways to surface comments in the feed.
YouTube announced upcoming changes to the entry thresholds to the YouTube Partner Program (YPP) for new channels.
X is sunsetting its Creator Revenue Sharing program in September and replacing it with the Original Content Rewards Program. Eligible creators, including those with a Premium subscription and at least 5 million organic impressions over three months, can earn rewards for “high-quality content,” from original memes to commentary, based on factors like impressions and audience.
Facebook officially launched Facebook Creator Studio, an AI-powered companion app announced earlier this summer. The app provides personalized guidance, comment management tools, including AI-powered comment replies, and content insights.
“We talk a lot about AI as an accelerant, not something that detracts from creativity,” Meg Donovan, Senior Director of Product Marketing for Generative AI and Creators at Adobe, told me during our conversation at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.
The new school year is right around the corner, and Arizona State University is making a splash by launching a Content Creation major. Housed within the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, the new Bachelor of Arts program is designed to prepare students for careers in the creator economy.
