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This news item is part of the weekly top 5 news bulletin (from Week 3, Aug 2023) specially packaged for leaders of Nonprofits, Churches, and Faith-based Social Ventures.
In a major announcement, YouTube has decided to remove all clickable links from Shorts format content. Shorts comments, description, and even vertical live stream will not have any clickable links starting August 31st,2023. Along with that announcement, YouTube says starting August 10th,2023, clickable social media icons on all desktop channel banners have also been deactivated. YouTube justifies this big decision by saying that they are trying to tackle spam and misleading links that are used in this type of content and they promise that they will come up with new ways in which channel creators will be able to link out to either a long form video from Shorts. YouTube showcased a sample which looks very close to what Instagram has added in their mobile app with the new design, where there is one spot on the profile, you click on it, and all the links appear from the bottom.
Here is the full list of the Top 5 News Items from Week 3, Aug 2023 with source links from ChatGPT, OpenAI, YouTube, WhatsApp, Google, LinkedIn.
🗞️ News 1: YouTube Is Removing Clickable Links in Shorts & Desktop Channel Banners
Source: YouTube
🗞️ News 2: WhatsApp Launches Screen-Sharing Feature Within the App for Video Calls
Source: WhatsApp
🗞️ News 3: Google Releases Tips for Bard AI Usage as it Becomes Available Globally
Source: Google
🗞️ News 4: LinkedIn Releases Useful Upgrades to the ‘Skills’ Feature on the Platform
Source: LinkedIn
🗞️ News 5: OpenAI Adds ‘Custom Instructions’ to Users on the Free Plan of ChatGPT
Source: OpenAI
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Author of The Connected Church. Social Media and Digital Marketing Consultant for Nonprofits, Faith-based Organisations, Churches, and Ministries.
