On March 11th, 2026 with 43 comments
YouTube is expanding its AI deepfake detection tools to a pilot group of politicians, government officials, and journalists, allowing them to identify and...
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On February 5th, 2026 with 87 comments
A federal court in California has ruled that YouTube creators who use stream-ripping tools to download clips for reaction and commentary videos may face...
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On February 3rd, 2026 with 86 comments
YouTube has confirmed that it is blocking background playback -- the ability to keep a video's audio running after minimizing the browser or locking the screen...
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IT,
Index
On January 26th, 2026 with 32 comments
Earlier this month, the media site Press Gazette reported that now Google "is increasingly prioritising AI summaries, X posts and Youtube videos" on its...
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On January 25th, 2026 with 38 comments
An anonymous reader shared this report from the Guardian:
Google's search feature AI Overviews cites YouTube more than any medical website when answering...
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On January 21st, 2026 with 54 comments
YouTube CEO Neal Mohan used his annual letter to creators, published Wednesday, to outline an ambitious 2026 vision that embraces AI-powered creative tools...
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On January 8th, 2026 with 51 comments
YouTube is updating search filters so users can explicitly choose between Shorts and long-form videos. The change also replaces view-count sorting with a new...
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On December 24th, 2025 with 34 comments
YouTube has been winning the streaming wars for years, but its real competitive advantage comes not from prime-time viewing but from its stranglehold on...
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On December 18th, 2025 with 31 comments
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Deadline: YouTube has terminated two prominent channels that used artificial intelligence to create fake movie...
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Index
On December 17th, 2025 with 83 comments
The Academy has struck a multi-year deal to move the Oscars to YouTube starting in 2029, ending decades on ABC and making the ceremony free to stream worldwide...
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On December 3rd, 2025 with 61 comments
YouTube has launched its first-ever "Recap" for videos watched on the main platform, giving users personalized cards that showcase their top channels,...
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Index
On December 2nd, 2025 with 17 comments
An anonymous reader quotes a report from BleepingComputer: The popular open-source SmartTube YouTube client for Android TV was compromised after an attacker...
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Index
On November 11th, 2025 with 44 comments
Disney is losing an estimated $4.3 million per day (about $30 million per week) from the ongoing YouTube TV blackout of ESPN, ABC, and other networks amid a...
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The Almighty Buck,
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On October 31st, 2025 with 51 comments
An anonymous reader shares a report: Is installing Windows 11 with a local account or on unsupported hardware harmful or dangerous? YouTube's AI moderation...
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On October 31st, 2025 with 57 comments
Trevor McNally posts videos of himself opening locks. The former Marine has 7 million followers and nearly 10 million people watched him open a Proven...
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IT,
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On October 29th, 2025 with 20 comments
YouTube says it will automatically upscale videos uploaded below 1080p (full-HD to higher resolution using AI. The Google-owned platform, however, assured that...
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On October 24th, 2025 with 15 comments
Hackers have been spreading malware through more than 3,000 YouTube videos advertising cracked software and game hacks, cybersecurity firm Check Point warned...
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On October 22nd, 2025 with 63 comments
YouTube has added a new Shorts feature that makes it easier to manage how much time you're spending watching videos. From a report: Mobile users can now set a...
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On October 21st, 2025 with 19 comments
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: AI content has proliferated across the Internet over the past few years, but those early confabulations...
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Google,
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On October 9th, 2025 with 110 comments
YouTube has launched a "second chance" program allowing some creators previously banned for COVID-19 or election misinformation to apply for new channels, as...
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Index
On October 7th, 2025 with 68 comments
An anonymous reader shares a report: YouTube megastar Jimmy Donaldson, the creator behind the platform's biggest channel MrBeast, is worried there are "scary...
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Index
On September 27th, 2025 with 60 comments
YouTube's new "Labs" program plans to "offer a glimpse of the AI features it's developing for YouTube Music," reports Ars Technica.
But Ars Technica adds...
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On September 23rd, 2025 with 226 comments
YouTube's parent company, Alphabet, said it will reinstate creators previously banned for spreading COVID-19 misinformation and false election claims, citing...
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Censorship,
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On September 20th, 2025 with 18 comments
"OpenAI's video generation tool, Sora, can create high-definition clips of just about anything you could ask for..." reports the Washington Post.
"But OpenAI...
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On September 3rd, 2025 with 100 comments
An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media, written by Jason Koebler: As I do most nights, I was listening to YouTube videos to fall asleep the other...
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Index
On September 2nd, 2025 with 71 comments
An anonymous reader shares a report: If you're sharing an ad-free YouTube Premium or YouTube Music account with friends or family who live outside of your...
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Youtube,
Index
On August 24th, 2025 with 46 comments
The Atlantic reports some YouTube users noticed their uploaded videos have since "been subtly augmented, their appearance changing without their creators doing...
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Youtube,
AI,
Index
On August 15th, 2025 with 28 comments
WIRED identified 120 YouTube channels creating AI-generated celebrity confrontation/rage-baiting videos using still images and artificial voiceovers (rather...
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Youtube,
Index
On July 29th, 2025 with 37 comments
YouTube is rolling out age-estimation technology in the U.S. to identify teen users in order to provide a more age-appropriate experience. TechCrunch reports: ...
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The Internet,
Index
On July 11th, 2025 with 12 comments
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Dexerto: It's been ten years since YouTube first introduced its trending page in 2015, and the platform is finally...
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