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YouTube view counts change today: one frame is now a view
1+ hour, 1+ min ago (369+ words) YouTube changed the rules today. A view is now counted the moment playback begins, from the very first frame. Long-form videos used to need a stretch of watch time before the public counter moved. That threshold is gone. The company…...
YouTube has changed what counts as a video ‘view’: What that means for creators, brands and audiences
1+ hour, 15+ min ago (650+ words) YouTube has altered how it counts its video views, and the change means the numbers under your favourite videos could climb faster. From Monday, August 24, a view will register the moment a video starts playing — even if a viewer watches…...
Pixel Users Are Seeing Ads For The First Time: Here Is How To Disable Them
2+ hour, 32+ min ago (169+ words) Google appears to have started showing advertisements on Pixel phones through the My Pixel app, a departure from a phone lineup that has long been marketed as free of the bloatware and ad clutter found on other Android phones. Following…...
New Zealand becomes latest country to introduce legislation to ban under-16s from social media
2+ hour, 46+ min ago (448+ words) NEW ZEALAND’S GOVERNMENT has introduced legislation to ban under 16s from using social media, joining a number of countries seeking to keep youngsters off sites such as Instagram and TikTok. Australia implemented world-first legislation banning children from social media in December,…...
Ookla uses Video Score to grade videos loading within 2 seconds
3+ hour, 21+ min ago (257+ words) Based on Ookla’s analysis of Speedtest Intelligence® data for the first half of 2026, Smart earned the Best Mobile Video Experience award after posting a Video Score of 72.82—the highest among mobile operators in the country. The recognition measures customers’ real-world…...
New Zealand moves to ban under-16s from social media
3+ hour, 31+ min ago (294+ words) WELLINGTON: New Zealand's government will introduce legislation on Monday barring under-16s from using social media, joining a growing number of countries seeking to keep young people off platforms such as Instagram and TikTok. Under the Online Safety Bill, companies including…...
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6+ hour, 12+ min ago (270+ words) The Times of India The flurry of suits against Big Tech companies and legislative measures to curb social media platforms, across the world, are unsurprising For years, studies, researchers, and govts have raised concerns about the addictive nature of social…...
Who decides how we archive internet culture
7+ hour, 17+ min ago (192+ words) It's not too long ago that you probably watched your first video on YouTube. The platform is only 21 years old but has made a huge impact on our cultural landscape and Australian creators are being recognised for their contribution. Last…...
Video Futures Collective partners with AudienceProject on cross-media audience measurement - AdNews
10+ hour, 12+ min ago (254+ words) The VFC is the launch customer for AudienceProject in Australia. It already operates across Europe, North America and Latin America. The founding members of the VFC are Amazon Prime, Disney Advertising, Foxtel Media, Netflix, Samsung Ads, SBS, Vevo and YouTube....
Laura Marquez-Garrett: Counsel of Record for successful Meta lawsuit on what current Meta trial could mean for social media - The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin
13+ hour, 32+ min ago (175+ words) Laura Marquez-Garrett: Counsel of Record for successful Meta lawsuit on what current Meta trial could mean for social media There's hopes an unprecedented lawsuit against Meta will change social media as we know it. The Facebook and Instagram owner is…...