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YouTube is reportedly testing online games for mobile and desktop
Google is looking at online games as a new possible source of income for YouTube, according to a new report by the Wall Street Journal
YouTube fan accounts will soon need a disclosure in the channel name or handle
YouTube is trying to clamp down on impersonation as it's bringing in new rules for fan accounts.
YouTube's new tool can automatically dub videos in other languages
YouTube has plans to let creators go beyond translated subtitles by allowing creators to dub videos into other spoken languages.
YouTube changes misinformation policy to allow videos falsely claiming fraud in the 2020 US election
In a Friday afternoon news dump, YouTube inexplicably announced today that 2020 election denialism is a-okay. The company says it “carefully deliberated this change” without offering any specifics on its reasons for the about-face. YouTube initially banned content disputing the results of the 2020 election in December of that year.
Polestar 2 update adds YouTube integration and new CarPlay features
Its Range Assistant app and Apple CarPlay also have new updates.
You can watch the entire first season of 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ for free on YouTube
Streaming services often upload a pilot on YouTube to lure in new subscribers, but never an entire season. Paramount+ did just that, however, throwing up the entire first season of the critically-acclaimed ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ on YouTube for all to see. It joins other full seasons from the streamer including ‘iCarly’, 'Queen of the Universe’ and more.
YouTube will allow unlimited simultaneous streams for NFL Sunday Ticket
'We heard your feedback that 2 concurrent streams just wasn’t enough for NFL Sunday Ticket, so we’re updating our product functionality to include unlimited streams at home for NFL Sunday Ticket,' the YouTube TV team said. 'You and your household can also access 2 additional streams on the go.'
YouTube Stories are going away on June 26th
YouTube creators can wave goodbye to Stories, as platform is killing off its version of the feature. After June 26th, it'll no longer be possible to create a new YouTube Story.
Google's account purge will spare YouTube channels with videos
Google said it does "not have plans to delete accounts with YouTube videos at this time."
Supreme Court rules in Twitter and YouTube's favor in terrorism liability cases
The Supreme Court has issued two rulings in favor of tech companies that will continue to shield them from liability for what users post on their platforms.
YouTube is bringing 30-second unskippable ads to its TV apps
YouTube has announced during its Brandcast event for advertisers that it's bringing 30-second unskippable ads to connected TVs.
YouTube’s recommendations are leading kids to gun videos, report says
YouTube’s recommendations are leading young kids to videos about school shootings and other gun-related content, according to a new report.
Google will start purging inactive accounts later this year
If you have a Google account you haven’t used in a while but want to hang onto, you may want to log back in. The company announced today that it will begin deleting accounts that have been inactive for at least two years. Google frames it as a privacy-enhancing move, but it’s easy to also see it as a cost-cutting measure to free up storage on Google’s servers.
YouTuber pleads guilty to intentionally crashing his plane for a wallet sponsorship
In the latest proof that satire is no match for today’s reality, The DOJ announced that a YouTuber pled guilty on Wednesday to obstructing a federal investigation by destroying the wreckage of an airplane he intentionally crashed for views and sponsorship money. Trevor Jacob, a 29-year-old former pro snowboarder turned YouTuber, recorded and uploaded his staged (yet very real) crash landing in Santa Barbara County, CA, in November 2021.
OBS can now stream high-quality AV1 video to YouTube
You can now stream AV1 video to YouTube using OBS, promising better quality and less bandwidth.
YouTube still displays ads on some climate change denial videos, researchers say
Researchers found hundreds of climate change denial videos on YouTube
YouTube Music adds podcasts in the US
You can now listen to podcasts in YouTube Music, and you don't need to pay.
YouTube cracks down on videos that could encourage eating disorders
YouTube is banning videos that may encourage people with eating disorders to engage in copycat behavior.
Lofi Girl is back and she made a synthwave friend
Lofi Girl is back with a new friend.
YouTube's NFL Sunday Ticket packages start at $249
There are a range of pricing options that depend on when you make your purchase and if you have a YouTube TV subscription.