YouTube is demonetizing certain types of AI content on its platform. The second-most visited website in the world announced an update to its YouTube Partner Program payment policy that takes a hammer to channels trying to leverage AI slop to make a buck. The Official Demonetization Update…UpdateYouTube will officially update the guidelines on July 15th, but

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More than ever, teens are turning their screen time into money. Thanks to new online opportunities, many young people are earning their first bits of income through things like social media, gaming, streaming, and e-commerce.  A recent survey by Whop (a social e-commerce platform) uncovered some really interesting data around how Americans aged 12 to 18

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Australian content creators are taking matters into their own hands to unmask online trolls. Could it lead to a safer Internet? Indy Clinton Unmasks Online TrollsIndy Clinton recently shared a post that has garnered more than 3.7 million views. In it, Clinton is dancing in her kitchen — a seemingly standard video, until you read the

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AI-generated music is probably among the most convincing of the current world of AI slop. And it’s in a lot more places than you may realize, whether its underscoring videos or taking up a spot on your weekly playlist. The thing is — with how streaming companies pay artists, it’s not all just fun and

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A U.S. judge has ruled that Anthropic’s use of copyrighted materials in its AI training falls under the doctrine of “fair use.” The judge did not, however, absolve Anthropic of illegally pirating those materials before deciding to buy copies of them.  The ruling directly contradicts another judge’s finding earlier in 2025, which determined that training AI

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