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  "id": 1599107,
  "title": "What YouTube's new view-counting rule means for creators starting August 24",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/what-youtubes-new-view-counting-rule-means-for-creators-starting",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-18T00:02:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Android Police",
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    "url": "https://www.androidpolice.com/youtube-views-are-about-to-change/"
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  "summary": "The goal should remain the same",
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        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-17T17:25:04.000Z"
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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."
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