{
  "id": 1523766,
  "title": "YouTube will start counting a view as soon as a video starts to play, from August 24, lining up with the system used by Instagram, TikTok, and its Shorts videos (Emma Roth/The Verge)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/youtube-will-start-counting-a-view-as-soon-as-a-video-starts-to-play",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-17T17:25:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/streaming/981105/youtube-video-view-counting-update"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "By tracking views from the instant a video starts to play, YouTube's new counter works more like TikTok, X, and Instagram.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}