Reporting, context and originals from the platform updates desk.
Channel content may be used to improve generative-AI models across Amazon unless a creator changes the new setting, while separate AI-supported Twitch features remain outside that opt-out.
The watch-time and Shorts-view requirements double in February 2027, but YouTube has not yet said what happens to the existing subscriber requirement.
The platform’s ad-light opening chapter is over: KICK now documents platform-wide, unskippable breaks with subscriber exemptions and limited creator controls.
One viewer thought the summary described a conversation that never happened. Another said it did, and the original poster acknowledged they may have missed it.
Search profiles can combine social accounts, posts and links in one verified page, but the first rollout has high follower thresholds and a US-only gate.
The platform’s new labels are more visible, but the label alone does not punish reach or monetisation.
The platform will carry global and regional Riot events, widening the field for creators who build live shows around competitive games.
