Google is making some big changes to YouTube, and they’re rolling out now. The changes are coming not long after the company introduced new options to hide recommendations at the end of videos, and they’re likely to shake things up a bit. Chief among the new changes is a hugeContinue Reading
And apply age-appropriate experiences as well as limit videos if it thinks you’re under 18. The platform will use AI to determine if you are under 18 and automatically apply age-appropriate experiences to your account. YouTube will start rolling out its new AI-powered age estimation system in the US beginning today, August 13.Continue Reading
S1deload Stealer uses social media posts to infect unsuspecting users Getting your Facebook hacked is bad enough as it is but a newly discovered malware campaign is making the rounds online that not only hijacks your Facebook and YouTube accounts but also steals your passwords. The malware in question has been dubbedContinue Reading
A new report from WithSecure Inc. details a growing network of cryptocurrency scams using thousands of YouTube videos to lure in potential victims. The thousands of videos often appear legitimate, with some receiving inauthentic engagement from hundreds of other YouTube channels within the scam network. The network is said to be managedContinue Reading
After its 17th birthday, YouTube is revamping its interface and switching up its viewing experience. The update includes a new viewing mode i.e. the Ambient mode, a darkened version of its Dark theme, and a few changes to action buttons such as subscribe and like buttons on the video playerContinue Reading
YouTube announced this week that dislike counts on all videos across all platforms would be private. The change starts rolling out right away. YouTube says it’s an attempt to discourage dislike mobs, which it has been trying to deal with for a while. On Wednesday, YouTube announced that it would gradually rollContinue Reading
YouTube is banning a wide range of anti-vaccine misinformation, saying it will remove videos that falsely claim vaccines cause diseases or alter people’s genetic makeup, that vaccines are used to track people, or that vaccines “are part of a depopulation agenda.” “Specifically, content that falsely alleges that approved vaccines areContinue Reading
YouTube will pay out $100 million to influencers who use its new short-form video product, it said Tuesday. YouTube Shorts, which was launched in March in the United States, lets creators post videos up to 60 seconds long with accompanying sounds and music. It is an attempt to compete withContinue Reading
Trump’s “free speech” case is likely doomed by First Amendment and Section 230. Former President Donald Trump today sued Twitter, Facebook, Google subsidiary YouTube, and their CEOs, claiming that all three companies are guilty of “impermissible censorship” that violates “the First Amendment right to free speech.” Trump’s lawsuits are almostContinue Reading
It’s pretty much the standard around the world where as long as you earn an income, you’ll need to declare it to your local tax agency. How much you get taxed will vary from country to country, but taxes are something which is pretty much inescapable. However, it can getContinue Reading