Melissa Fausz

State Government Affairs Professional
*Now in Tech!*
Muppet Enthusiast
Opinions are my own :)

[Neal Mohan @nealmohan]

Today, we’re announcing that starting in early 2027, @YouTube Premium subscribers in the U.S. will get @peacock Premium included with their membership. 🦚 👏

We’re excited to expand our partnership with @NBCUniversal, bringing new benefits to YouTube Premium members and extending our multi-year distribution agreement for @YouTubeTV.

Together, we’re giving viewers more of the content they love in one place, including the creators, artists and communities that make YouTube unique alongside Peacock’s live sports, hit movies and popular shows.

[Neal Mohan @nealmohan]

In April, @youtube Premium users watched over 800M hours of podcasts.

We're shipping new features in Premium that podcast listeners in particular will be excited about:

🚙On-the-go mode gives you easier access to listening controls (like skip forward) when you’re listening to videos in the background
⏩Auto speed increases speed during relevant moments like lengthy introductions
🎙️You can now use Ask Music to get personalized podcast recommendations across topics, genres, and more

https://t.co/HmlcawIte9

[Melissa Fausz @MelissaFausz]

@CaseyMattox_ @2fiftybbq This is your best take.

[Melissa Fausz @MelissaFausz]

All the cool kids are hanging out on YouTube for Coachella this year💃

[Updates From YouTube @UpdatesFromYT]

.@coachella weekend one starts tomorrow. 🎡Here’s how to enjoy every moment right from your living room:

🔔Set notifications on Coachella's YouTube channel: https://t.co/NaQ2ULNF1k.
📱Download the Coachella Livestream app to plan your schedule, discover new artists and add to your lineup with help from @Google Gemini.
📺Turn on Coachella TV, a 24/7 stream featuring hits from artists on this year's lineup and 2026 festival highlights.
🎧Listen to Coachella playlists on @youtubemusic.
📈See what’s trending on our new Coachella Daily Top 100 Songs Chart.
✨Explore the Shorts effect picker starting April 10 for a @katseyeworld claw machine with prize filters, a festival fruit sticker effect & a vlog thumbnail generator.

[Updates From YouTube @UpdatesFromYT]

.@coachella weekend one starts tomorrow. 🎡Here’s how to enjoy every moment right from your living room:

🔔Set notifications on Coachella's YouTube channel: https://t.co/NaQ2ULNF1k.
📱Download the Coachella Livestream app to plan your schedule, discover new artists and add to your lineup with help from @Google Gemini.
📺Turn on Coachella TV, a 24/7 stream featuring hits from artists on this year's lineup and 2026 festival highlights.
🎧Listen to Coachella playlists on @youtubemusic.
📈See what’s trending on our new Coachella Daily Top 100 Songs Chart.
✨Explore the Shorts effect picker starting April 10 for a @katseyeworld claw machine with prize filters, a festival fruit sticker effect & a vlog thumbnail generator.

[Melissa Fausz @MelissaFausz]

And now we know the life of a showgirl - she's making bank on YouTube💃

[Neal Mohan @nealmohan]

Excited to share a major milestone: in the 12 months between July 2024 and June 2025, @youtube paid out over $8B to the music industry.

Thank you to our music partners for working closely with us to make YouTube a long-term, sustainable home for artists, songwriters, and rights holders everywhere.

We now have over 125M Music & Premium subscribers globally, and over 2B viewers who watch music videos each month.

[Melissa Fausz @MelissaFausz]

@LaceyDanaWhite @AFPhq @JamesCz19 @ConsumerChoiceC @Tyler_Lindholm So sad I had to head home before this panel! This is an all-star group ✨

[Melissa Fausz @MelissaFausz]

@HKubbins @HannahDCox I'm going to be thinking about them for the rest of the day, angels

[Melissa Fausz @MelissaFausz]

Hang it in the Louvre

[Tim Brannigan @tim_brannigan]

Texan guy recites his electric bill like he’s a character in a William Faulkner novel. It’s amazing!

[Melissa Fausz @MelissaFausz]

This is such a great resource!

[Competitive Enterprise Institute @ceidotorg]

A must-have for parents: A informational list of resources to help keep your kids safe online! From parental controls to digital literacy tools, empower your family today. 🔒👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 #OnlineSafety #ParentingTips #DigitalWellness https://t.co/wwdxGJbcBd

[Melissa Fausz @MelissaFausz]

Daily Punch coming to YouTube soon!

[Jake Sherman @JakeSherman]

NEWS about @PunchbowlNews

The great @haleytalbotcnn needs to change her X handle. Haley will be the director of editorial video strategy at @PunchbowlNews

We are SOOO psyched.

What’s this mean? A few things:
- the daily punch will be on YouTube
- we have a lot more announcements that will come soon.

https://t.co/D7IeYGA76D

[Waymo @Waymo]

Orlando, get ready! 🎢 We're bringing the Waymo Driver to this hub of innovation and endless fun as part of our 2025 road trip.

[Melissa Fausz @MelissaFausz]

Watch Neil do some excellent myth busting on the "issues" with the proposed state AI bill moratorium. 🧵👇

[Neil Chilson ⤴️⬆️🆙📈 🚀 @neil_chilson]

The proposed moratorium to slow the avalanche of state AI bills (1000+ in 2025) has really spun up folks, but they aren't making great arguments.

Take a new letter by @demandprogress (irony!) and other progressive orgs. It gets basic facts wrong and misrepresents research. 🧵

[Shane Tews @ShaneTews]

Rep. Kat Cammack’s & Rep James recently dropped bills fundamentally misunderstand that by focusing on app store-level interventions, they overlook the fact that the most effective parental controls are already built into the apps https://t.co/ntXkhW2eey

[Melissa Fausz @MelissaFausz]

🎯"With YouTube alone generating more than $35 billion in 2022 via creative entrepreneurial opportunities...policymakers should consider the impact of tech policy changes on the opportunities that these platforms provide for entrepreneurship." https://t.co/syz383coy2

[Jennifer Huddleston @jrhuddles]

It's paper release day!
In my latest paper, I discuss how instead of bemoaning "kids these days just want to be YouTubers" type headlines we should consider the amazing entrepreneurial opportunities user generated content platforms provide & how policy changes would impact that

[Melissa Fausz @MelissaFausz]

YouTube is the home of new media, and this is a great explanation of why. And while Kent is right that it’s not ALL cat videos, we do still have plenty of those 😺

[Kent Lassman @KentatCEI]

1/3
OTD in 2005, the very first video was published to @YouTube.

It was called Meet Me At The Zoo.

Today we have all manner of video options. Breakthrough innovations create the signal for others to jump into the market.

[Melissa Fausz @MelissaFausz]

🥳🥳🥳

[Neal Mohan @nealmohan]

Today’s the day: @YouTube's 20th birthday🎈On April 23, 2005, the very first video was uploaded to YouTube. (1/3)

[Sky @SkyTheViking]

Please be patient with me.

I'm from the 1900's.