Meta, YouTube, and Others Morgan Stanley Says Could Benefit From TikTok Ban
Key Takeaways A TikTok ban could go into effect in the U.S. on Sunday, leaving other companies to compete for its users’ attention and almost $10 billion in ad revenue.Meta could be the biggest winner given its large user base said analysts at Morgan Stanley.
Instagram and YouTube Prepare to Benefit From a TikTok Ban
Meta’s Instagram and Google’s YouTube are getting ready to welcome TikTok users, as the Supreme Court upheld a law that effectively bans the Chinese-owned app from the United States.
Meta could rake in billions in ad dollars if TikTok is banned
Meta stands to be one of the largest beneficiaries of a TikTok ban in the US, analysts say. Through ad dollars alone, Meta could rake in up to $3.38B.
L.A. Wildfires: YouTube and Google Donating $15 Million, Meta and Zuckerberg to Give $4 Million to Recovery Orgs
YouTube, Google and Meta are pitching in to help L.A. recover from the wildfires that have caused devastation across the region and forced thousands to evacuate in the past week. Google and YouTube are contributing $15 million to L.
How TikTok's demise could boost Meta, YouTube, and other rivals
YouTube and its Shorts platform should also gain from TikTok’s loss. According to Morgan Stanley managing director Brian Nowak, every 10% of the time users would have spent on TikTok that goes to YouTube would add $400 million to $750 million in ad revenue to the video platform’s sales.
In AI copyright case, Zuckerberg turns to YouTube for his defense
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg used YouTube and its battle to take down pirated content to defend his own company’s use of copyrighted data to train AI.
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Zuckerberg’s YouTube Defense Sparks Debate in Meta’s AI Copyright Battle
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently defended his company’s use of a copyrighted e-book dataset in a deposition for the ongoing AI copyright case, Kadrey v. The ca
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg defends use of pirated ebooks for AI training amid legal battles
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg defended the use of pirated e-books to train AI models, comparing it to YouTube’s approach of hosting pirated content.
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The era of fact-checking is over, Meta says, even if it leads to more disinformation
Meta, in an apparent attempt to placate incoming president Donald Trump, is changing its moderation practices to remove fact-checking.
Mark Zuckerberg defends use of pirated AI books by using YouTube’s piracy handling: All the details
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has referenced to YouTube’s handling of piracy issues to defend company’s action in the high-profile AI copyright lawsuit, where the firm is accused of using pirated e-books to train AI models.
How social media giants are moving away from fact-checking
With Meta embracing community notes and YouTube resisting fact-checks, social platforms are pivoting towards user-driven truth verification.
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TikTok Shuts Down: Everything You Need to Know About the Ban
After the Supreme Court and Biden administration decline to step in, TikTok shuts down its app on Saturday night. Trump has not said exactly what he plans to do when he takes office.