Some YouTube viewers say ads on the platform have been expanding greatly in length and quantity recently, with reports of five to 10 unskippable ads per break (Ben Schoon/9to5Google)

Ben Schoon / 9to5Google:
In an email to customers, YouTube says it is raising the price of YouTube Premium family plan from $17.99 per month to $22.99 per month  —  YouTube Premium is getting its first major price hike as the service will now charge $22.99 per month for its family plan.

The Economic Times:
A survey of ~4,000 Indian gig workers on Swiggy, Zomato, Uber, Amazon, and others: 42% say their income is flat, 47% have no insurance, and 51% can’t save money  —  Gig workers in India are young, financially stressed, and largely uninsured, according to a new report.

Ben Schoon / 9to5Google:
Canalys: Samsung passed Huawei to become the world’s second-largest smartwatch maker in Q2 2022, shipping 2.8M units, up 58% YoY, on strong Galaxy Watch 4 sales  —  Google’s Wear OS was a forgotten platform in the greater smartwatch market when looking at what people were actually buying, but things are quickly turning around.

Bloomberg:
Roblox and Discord are accused of enabling adult men to sexually and financially exploit a California girl in a lawsuit filed by a social media watchdog group  —  Roblox Corp. and Discord Inc. were accused of enabling adult men to sexually and financially exploit a California girl in a lawsuit filed by a social-media watchdog group.

Abner Li / 9to5Google:
YouTube releases its 2022 recap for the US, highlighting the most-watched videos, top creators, breakout stars, top songs, and global top ads  —  Following the Music Recap earlier this week, YouTube is revealing the top trending videos of 2022 and other lists that more or less serve as a stand in for Rewind.

Financial Times:
OnlyFans plans to let creators sell merchandise directly to viewers in partnership with e-commerce platform Spring  —  Social network will allow content creators to sell merchandise directly to their viewers  —  Content creators on OnlyFans will be able to sell merchandise directly to their viewers …