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YouTube is bringing back the Premium Lite rate - but not like this and not everywhere else

In September 2023, YouTube discontinued its Premium Lite subscription in the few countries where it was available. However, following a price hike for Premium, it appears to be making a comeback. With the YouTube Premium Lite subscription plan, users...

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YouTube has gotten a massive update: sleep timer, improved mini player and other improvements

Google is rolling out a series of new features and enhancements for its YouTube applications and services across all supported platforms. One of the key innovations is the introduction of a sleep timer for all users of the YouTube mobile app. Previo...

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Bloody broadcast: streamer crashed a $200,000 McLaren and coaxed an injured cameraman to film it

Famous YouTuber and streamer Jack Doherty has been permanently banned from the streaming service Kick after crashing a car with a passenger during a live stream. The streamer urged the operator, who was injured in the $200,000 McLaren 570S accident,...

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YouTube users complain that the "skip ads" button has disappeared on mobile devices

It will now be significantly harder to hide ads on YouTube, as the skip button is not immediately noticeable. Starting last week, some users have noticed that the countdown timer for the "skip ad" button has disappeared from the desktop version of Yo...

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YouTube will increase the length of Shorts to 3 minutes instead of one minute

Starting October 15, content creators will be able to upload Shorts videos that are up to three minutes long. YouTube explains this move by citing numerous user requests. YouTube's competitor, the TikTok platform, already allows users to publish vid...

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YouTube has found a new way to show ads - now on pause, too

YouTube has officially confirmed the broad rollout of pause screen ads for all advertisers following a successful testing phase. The concept of displaying advertisements during pauses is not new. Six years ago, the first warnings about this ad forma...

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Ubisoft accused of using bots to promote Assassin's Creed Shadows

Gamers have uncovered suspicious activity in the comments section under the new Assassin's Creed Shadows trailer, accusing Ubisoft of artificially inflating positive reviews. The video has received around 18,000 likes and 80,000 dislikes from viewers...

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YouTube against dipfakes: the platform announced new tools to protect authors

YouTube has commenced the development of new tools designed to protect artists and creators from unauthorized use of their appearance and voice. The first tool, referred to by YouTube as the "synthetic singing identification technology," will enable ...

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"Don't bark at me!": a Chinese robot dog set a youtuber on fire over his behavior

The American vlogger IShowSpeed decided to showcase a Chinese robotic dog. When he asked the robot to bark and started barking himself, the dog responded by spraying him with fire. The YouTuber IShowSpeed is known for his impulsive and sometimes cont...

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Can YouTube videos really dry out a wet smartphone? The Verge and iFixit experiment

For four years now, people have been liking and thanking a YouTube video in the comments. While the content may not be particularly appealing, the focus lies elsewhere. Journalists from The Verge teamed up with iFixit to test whether a YouTube video ...

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Cristiano Ronaldo breaks historic YouTube record with launch of new channel - 1 million subscribers in 1.5 hours

Cristiano Ronaldo has added another victory to his collection of accolades — his new YouTube channel achieved the fastest milestone of one million subscribers in the platform's history, taking just 1.5 hours. Turn off ads - support ITC! Current...

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The end of YouTube and website monetization: Google AdSense deactivates Russian accounts

In Russia, a large-scale technological import substitution continues. Although at times this is forced. Recently, Russian authorities decided to block YouTube within the country. Now, Google has chosen to disable AdSense for Russia. This concerns the...

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YouTube, goodbye - the largest video hosting service in Russia has stopped working

Russia is steadily moving toward self-isolation and the creation of its own information bubble with an alternative reality. YouTube has become the latest victim of import substitution. Today, Russian YouTube users have begun to widely report issues ...

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YouTube on iOS will ask for tracking permission to show more personalized ads

Starting with iOS 14.5, Apple required app developers to inform users about broader tracking so they could choose to agree or opt out of tracking. In 2021, Google apps stopped using certain tracking methods (IDFA) to comply with the requirements and ...

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YouTube is getting its own fact-checking system - users will add notes on misinformation in videos

YouTube team has started a new experiment aimed at combating the spread of fakes and misinformation on the platform. As part of the experiment, YouTube will allow adding notes to publicly available videos. It seems that this feature is very similar t...

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