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YouTube Updates is tracking changes to the platform that creators have relied on the longest. Keep up to date on what’s changing for video creators everywhere, from Shorts expansion and monetisation threshold shifts to new analytics features and partner program updates.
YouTube is testing whether brands can search creators by who actually watches them
YouTube tested Channel Search with a small number of brand accounts, bringing opted-in creator audience data into Studio without making private analytics public.
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