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Google is updating its Publisher Restrictions to make some exceptions for gameplay imagery in its shocking content policy. These changes go into effect on August 30. This policy is for AdSense, AdMob and Google Ad Manager publishers. Google Ads will not be served on content covered by Google Publisher Restrictions, but other advertisers may run ads on the content. But the content is likely to have fewer ads to display. What is the Google Publisher Restrictions Shocking Content Policy? Google Publisher Policy defines "Shocking content" as: Content that contains “gruesome, graphic, or disgusting accounts or imagery”. Examples: blood, guts, gore, sexual fluids, human or animal waste, crime scene photos, accident photos Content that depicts acts of violence. Examples: Shootings, explosions, bombings, executions Content that contains “a significant amount of or prominently features obscene or profane language” (this probably

It’s almost September and it’s back to learning. This week you can view - for free - WordPress’s Wordcamp US and Google Cloud Next sessions. Plus “Very Large Online Platforms” make changes to comply with the EU’s Digital Services Act, YouTube is collaborating with the music industry to make sure everyone is happy with AI-related changes, the Creators Guild of America is open to members, and WordPress has a new 100 year plan. And there’s updates for web publishers, video creators, podcasters, and more. Creator Weekly In Your Inbox: Subscribe to get the Creator Weekly by email. Creator Weekly Live: What do you think of the EU’s Digital Services Act changes? Are you a fan of the chronological feed? Join the live Creator Weekly on Sunday, 10:30AM Pacific time (5:30PM UTC). Join me live or watch the recording . Take this week’s quiz Do you know the most popular languages for blogging? Test your knowledge in this week’s Creator Quiz on YouTube . Google Cloud Next Google Cloud Next is Aug

Dear readers, I hope you are having an excellent summer and are safe from fires, heat domes, hurricanes and other natural dangers. This week there are new updates for YouTube creators, including updates to the medical misinformation policy, a music Shorts feed in the YouTube Music app, and new live streaming support for AV1 and HEVC codecs. Google is testing AI-generated “key concept” summaries for YouTube videos and sites on the web. Google Photos has a new feed with automatically created vertical album-like Memories.  Plus there’s drama at X (formerly Twitter), because isn’t there always? Creator Weekly In Your Inbox: Subscribe to get the Creator Weekly by email. Creator Weekly Live: Do you think blocking is a necessary social media feature? Join the live Creator Weekly on Sunday, 10:30AM Pacific time (5:30PM UTC). Join me live or watch the recording . #OnEBoardChat : Managing Online Identities I’m ho

This week you’ll soon need to change the way you promote links on YouTube, ChatGPT lets website owners block their bot, Instagram added new features in Reels, X/Twitter has made it slightly easier to qualify for ad revenue sharing, and more. And secure your account with a Passkey! Creator Weekly In Your Inbox: Subscribe to get the Creator Weekly by email. Creator Weekly Live: Do you click links on YouTube videos? What do you think of ChatGPT? What are your favorite updates this week? Join the live Creator Weekly on Sunday, 10:30AM Pacific time. Join me live or watch the recording . Take this week’s quiz Do you know which Google products have built-in chat? Test your knowledge in this week’s YouTube Quiz . No More Links on YouTube Shorts - New Channel Profile Links If you are on Instagram you’ve probably seen posters point to “Links in bio”, because you can’t share clickable links on posts or reels. Now this will be the new norm for YouTube Shorts . Yay? On August 23, YouTube wil

YouTube just announced several changes to the way links work (or not) on Shorts and YouTube channels. It's worth taking a few minutes to make sure the links you want to promote on your channel - for example your other social media profiles, personal website, newsletter or shop - are visible to viewers and fans.  Announcement: Some updates to links on YouTube Why the changes? YouTube says it's because of the proliferation of harmful links.  Since introducing Shorts two years ago, the volume and speed of content published on YouTube has increased in fun and exciting ways. At the same time, this speed and level of engagement has made it easier for spammers and scammers to share links in Shorts comments and Shorts descriptions that harm the community – for example, clickable links that drive users to malware, phishing, or scam-related content. What's changing:  Links on Shorts comments, descriptions, and the vertical live

  This week there are updates for YouTube Shorts creators, live streamers, Twitter/X Spaces, new AI tools and more. Plus there are tips for protecting your privacy online.   Creator Weekly In Your Inbox: Subscribe to get the Creator Weekly by email. Creator Weekly Live: What do you think of the new YouTube Shorts features? What are your favorite updates this week? Join the live Creator Weekly on Sunday, 10:30AM Pacific time. Join me live or watch the recording . Google “Results about you” Tool If you use Gmail or YouTube or any other Google product or service, you have a Google Account. An advantage of that is access to tools to remove your private information from the Google Search results. Google has a new “Results About You” tool (available in English in the US) that will show you where your personal contact information appears in the Google Search results, and you can request removal right from the dashboard. Check it out at myactivity.googl