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Google has gone the extra mile and added features to the YouTube app to allow users to take control of their digital well-being. Many people have become obsessed with their smartphones and watching YouTube. Notifications will alert them at night to tell them that a new video from their...

YouTube has taken the initiative and started adding fact-check links below certain videos that are typically disputed by conspiracy theorists. An example of this is a History Channel video which discusses the Oklahoma City Bombing which occurred on April 19, 1995. YouTube has now added a link...

Youtube tried to pay creators to lock in their content exclusively to Youtube back in 2014, and we all know how that worked out....it didn't. Youtube is feeling more heat from the likes of Facebook and certainly Twitch according to Bloomberg. Youtube is now paying to creators up to hundreds of...

The war against vertical video is now officially lost. Youtube is adapting its video format to better fit your device, mainly video shot with a vertical aspect. However, after reading up on the comments in the Youtube help forum, it seems not everyone is having a good experience. PSA. We...

Youtube CEO Susan Wojcicki has released a blog post and video detailing some of the viewer count stats that the company has tabulated over the past year. 1.9 billion logged in viewers visit the video streaming website each month and watch 180 million hours of video each day. There has been a...

YouTube has released a new tool called Copyright Match that checks uploads to verify whether they are re-uploads by others on a different channel. It's important that you are the first to upload the content because the time of upload determines who should be shown matches. Once a match is found...

Youtube is telling us that it is aiming to crack down on fake news by supporting journalism. While Youtube's statements here, certainly make sense when you are talking about "real" fake news, you have to wonder what exactly will not fall under its new "authoritative" news source banner. How...

According to a survey of 2,500 U.S. adults by Cowen & Co., Netflix is now the number one choice for viewing television in America. The participants were simply asked, "Which platforms do you use most often to view video content on TV?" The results showed that Netflix beat out institutions...

Someone at Sony Pictures Entertainment has uploaded the entire Khali The Killer movie instead of the trailer to Youtube. The film has some graphic violence so it is very NSFW, but this mistake is surely safe for smiles. I wonder if they will blame an intern for the gaffe. At time of...

YouTube videos that link to scam versions of Fortnite for Android are causing lots of uninformed people to download the app and infect their device with malware. The fact that Google Play Store isn't hosting any of these Fortnite scam apps is the good news. However, these videos keep springing...

If you do not know much about the world of streaming games, The NYT has a fairly extensive article about how Twitch is seemingly getting a stranglehold on the market over Youtube Gaming, and not much is really said about Facebook's foray into the game streaming world. And while everyone is...

TorrentFreak is pointing out some oddities happening over at Youtube today. It seems that Youtube's piracy filter is blocking content that is owned by the channels it is actually hosted on. I have been watching this for a while this morning, and have seen some of MIT's vidoes go from blocked...

YouTube wants to compete with the likes of Amazon Music and other streaming services with their new YouTube Music service. The service starts on 22 May with a new app and they claim to offer everything from songs, albums, live performances and music videos. Also, they are renaming YouTube Red to...

According to a blog entry from Cisco (since removed) they are going to pull all of their online ads from YouTube because they might appear on a channel that shows sensitive or extremist content. This makes sense because back in April CNN reported that ads from 300 companies ran on extremist...

You have to check this YouTube video out to appreciate it. It really will blow your mind. I don't know how he did it and I'm not sure I would understand it if he tried to explain it to me. Enjoy the tease. Watch the video here.

Polygon is reporting that the future of multi-channel networks is in question, as thousands of creators are purged from Fullscreen, Ritual, BBTV, and more MCNs. Starting a few weeks ago, Fullscreen started dropping creators from their network, seemingly without cause, however now, in an an...

YouTube TV now has the capability of being streamed in the Firefox browser. Up until this point it was only available for streaming in Chrome. Also, YouTube plans to open up streaming to other browsers in the future so don't worry if you don't use Chrome or Firefox. It's not exactly a surprise...

YouTube TV announced this morning that as the result of a multi-year partnership it will become the presenting sponsor of the 2018 NBA Finals per an article from TechCrunch. YouTube is hoping the move will raise awareness of the streaming service, and the deal will also see YouTube TV be the...

Following the announcement that YouTube would be banning videos that relate to selling firearms and accessories, YouTube channel InRangeTV is moving their content to Pornhub, according to a cNet report. This happens nearly a year after InRangeTV demonetized all its videos. InRangeTV stated on...

Both YouTube and Reddit have decided to jump into the politically charged waters of gun control. YouTube is (WARNING auto play video) banning videos that relate to the selling of guns and some accessories like bump stocks as well as videos that show how to assemble firearms. Reddit has lumped...

9to5Google is reporting that YouTube is testing picture-in-picture on the web. The feature has been available on Android and iOS for a long time, allowing a floating video player so that users can continue browsing while they watch, and now a small subset of users has had this feature rolled out...

Adding to the list of really obvious things that you shouldn't do, Brandon Joseph Boyles, better known on YouTube as "VenomMan20", has been arrested. VenomMan is charged with 13 counts of illegal possession of venomous snakes, nine counts of animal cruelty and one count of reckless endangerment...

Do you subscribe to YouTube TV? Of course you don't, but if you did, you would be happy to know that the price for the service is going up by $5, to $40 per month. YouTube announced on its blog on Valentines Day that the change would happen, as the service expands to bring more networks, and...

"Do your children dream of YouTube stardom? Do them a favor: Crush that ambition now." Not sure what more needs to be said about that. For what it is worth, HardOCP TV makes about 1.5 cents per subscriber a month. “If you’re a series regular on a network TV show, you’re getting a good...

Facebook has been trying to expand it's video streaming, edging in to YouTube's market. In an interview during Recode's Code Media conference yesterday, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki was pressed about whether or not she worries about increased competition from Facebook. She said "you always have to...

Last week we reported that Facebook was upgrading it's streaming services with a new monetization system. Now CNBC is reporting that Facebook has talked to bedia buyers to expand it's video service, "Watch" into a rival to YouTube by opening the platform to more individual creators. It sounds...

In a developer update video posted yesterday, Blizzard gave a behind the scenes look at the progress on toxicity in the game, as well as how they balance heroes, and balance updates. One thing that stands out is director Jeff Kaplan announced they are actively searching YouTube and other social...

YouTube announced today on their Official Blog that they are investing an additional $5 million dollars into their "Creators For Change" program. The program started in 2016 is aimed at boosting the profile of YouTubers whose videos “counter hate and promote tolerance.” The announcement comes...

YouTube has released a statement in response to people posting videos of themselves eating laundry detergent. In an article from FastCompany, YouTube states: "YouTube’s Community Guidelines prohibit content that’s intended to encourage dangerous activities that have an inherent risk of physical...

YouTube has announced today that moving forward it wi be tougher to get a partnership and run ads on videos. Previously, channels had to reach 10,000 total views to be eligible for the YouTube Partner Program (YPP). Starting today, new channels will need to have 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 hours...

According to current and former contract workers who were responsible for training the YouTube AI, guidelines used to train the AI are often contradictory and confusing and this is causing the issues with child exploitation videos remaining on YouTube. Further, YouTube has promised to hire...

Google and Amazon aren't best buddies lately and Google is threatening to pull the YouTube app from Amazon devices on January 1st. Amazon filed for trademarks on 'Amazon Tube' and 'Open Tube' the same day Google delivered their warning. According to the TVanswerman, the descriptions of these...

YouTube has finally made up their mind and they're going to compete with other music services like Spotify and Apple. They've tried a few times before, but this time they're adding a few wrinkles they haven't offered in the past. However, with the competition fully entrenched I'm not sure if...

Over this past weekend many users were reporting that the autofill function of YouTube's search was bringing back phrases that only a pedophile would like. YouTube isn't sure what is causing it, but they do suspect it's a troll attempt against them. Regardless, coding error or trolls, YouTube...

Following consumer outrage over YouTube’s handling of disturbing videos aimed at children on its network, the company has now banned one of the more controversial kid channels it hosted, Toy Freaks. The channel, the 68th largest on YouTube with over 8.5 million subscribers, was often criticized...

Here's an interesting piece over at techdirt that explains how liability for copyrighted material on media platforms can be abused to get rid of content that's not really copyrighted. To hear the RIAA/MPAAs of the world, we need to weaken protections for platforms to help artists. Yet, here is...

While The Telegraph is reporting that Youtube has banned bump-stock modification videos, these are still not hard to find as shown below. Maybe this is all still in the process of happening. Thanks cageymaru. Check out the video. The video sharing site deleted content explaining how to make...

Should you need a more complete list of YouTube MP3 ripping sites, Torrent Freak has a really good list compiled in this article about the RIAA going after those sites. Thank you RIAA and cageymaru. The RIAA has just submitted its latest list of "notorious" piracy websites to the U.S...

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Last year YouTube-ripping site YouTube-mp3.org was sued by record labels who were seeking the website's permanent shutdown and $150,000 per violation. Today court filings are pointing towards a settlement between the record labels and YouTube-mp3.org. The website's owner has agreed to pay a...