Privacy consultant Alexander Hanff has decided to file a criminal complaint against YouTube under Ireland’s Computer Abuse Act. As a result, criminal proceedings may be brought against YouTube in Europe. The reason was the tools with which YouTube tracks the use of ad blockers by users. The expert said he...
The YouTube video platform team has begun testing an innovation in its application that allows easy access to arbitrary content. Illustration: Shubham Dhage / UnsplashThe Play button allows you to play random Shorts videos. So far, the innovation is available to a small number of users, and the YouTube team...
After several months of testing, the YouTube video platform team began massively blocking the viewing of videos for users using ad blockers. This, in turn, led to a wave of removals – but not of YouTube apps. YouTube’s crackdown on ad blockers began on a limited scale earlier this year...
The YouTube video platform team has expanded the capabilities of its Take a Break feature for minor users. It works much like the iPhone’s time limit feature, plus it offers a few additional settings for users. Generated by the Midjourney neural networkThe feature debuted several years ago. YouTube “Take a...
Google just recently began strictly blocking users who use ad blockers to watch videos on the YouTube platform. Immediately after this, the company increased prices for the YouTube Premium paid subscription, which allows you to watch videos with disabled advertising. The price increase affected several regions on the international stage...
YouTube has begun to actively combat ad blockers. YouTube communications manager Christopher Lawton explains that the service is now warning users to allow advertising or try a YouTube Premium subscription. In some cases, users receive this YouTube notification regarding ad blockers but continue to watch videos, and in other cases,...
Google some time ago began blocking the viewing of videos on the YouTube platform for users who use ad blockers. But while Google is fighting blockers with blocks, users are finding ways to bypass Google blocking. According to user @endermanch of the social network X (formerly Twitter), he found a...
Google some time ago began blocking the viewing of videos on the YouTube platform for users who use ad blockers. The fight against ad blockers has led to unexpected consequences. More and more users of the Microsoft Edge browser have begun to complain about warnings and pop-up messages blocking YouTube...
Google has announced the impending closure of the Google Podcasts app. This event is planned for 2024 as part of a broader user transition to YouTube Music. In early 2023, the company announced that podcast support would be coming to YouTube Music, first in the US and in all regions...
The YouTube video platform team has introduced a new application called YouTube Create, which allows you to edit videos directly on your phone. Generated by the Midjourney neural networkThe new app aims to encourage more people to create YouTube Shorts, a TikTok-style video offered by YouTube. It’s generally easier to...
Advertising on the YouTube platform will change again. True, not for everyone. Google decided to once again experiment with the ad format, and the new format will be similar to the one that is familiar on television. It’s about doing one or two big commercial breaks instead of many short...
Enhanced 1080p image quality mode appeared in the browser version of YouTube. Recall that initially this mode became available on iOS in April. Now it is available to everyone on PC. More precisely, to all paid YouTube Premium subscribers – it is they who can find a new item in...
The Google team has quietly and unannounced made an important change to YouTube Music by significantly increasing the maximum number of songs in a Liked playlist. Generated by the Midjourney neural networkSince launch, YouTube Music has had a Liked Music playlist limit of 5,000 songs. Once this limit is reached,...
Google quietly and without any announcement increased the cost of a YouTube Premium subscription. In the US, the new price is $14 per month, up from the previous $12. The cost of an annual subscription has increased by $20, to $140. The last time YouTube raised the price of YouTube...
The YouTube platform is testing a new way to quickly activate accelerated video viewing. If now to change the speed you need to activate the settings and select the appropriate item there, then the new function makes it easier and faster. Just press and hold on the player window. After...
The YouTube team is working on a new feature that will allow viewers to test their understanding of the topic covered in the video. This is reported on the updated page about the test and experimental features of the service. Generated by the Midjourney neural networkSpecial polls-quizzes created using the...