From Music Ally · Joe Sparrow · · 40s
YouTube Pushes EU Creator Funding
YouTube seeks EU funding for creators amid regulatory tensions.
In brief
YouTube seeks EU funding for creators amid regulatory tensions. YouTube urges EU to treat creators as small businesses with access to funding like Creative Europe. Originally reported by Music Ally.
YouTube's EU Creator Proposal
YouTube published a proposal for unlocking the EU Creator Economy, urging European creators to be treated like small businesses with access to EU funding such as Creative Europe.
EU Regulatory Concerns
The EU's Digital Services Act views platforms' algorithms as opaque, prioritized for virality and watch-time, with power held by the platforms.
Creator Funding Debate
YouTube requests EU funding for creators but EU worries about spreading hate, propaganda, or eroding minority languages through unchecked platform power.
The bottom line
YouTube urges EU to treat creators as small businesses with access to funding like Creative Europe.
