Introduced last year, Ambient Mode in YouTube for Android has been updated to be much more vibrant. This change is particularly obvious in the compact player. Previously, the Ambient Mode was most apparent above the video in your status bar, while being barely visible below it. The effect now really appears behind the rows for…
Livestreaming platform Twitch has swiftly reversed its decision to allow “artistic nudity” just two days after implementing it in response to concerns raised by the community. New policy’s disastrous results The initial policy, released on December 13, sought to allow artists to depict nudity through drawings, animations or sculptures as long as they labeled the…
Your dad’s favorite streamer, Ninja, will attempt his best Dick Clark impression (or do the kids only know Ryan Seacrest now?) and will host his own New Year’s Eve event that will stream on Twitch, YouTube, and TikTok. According to a report in Variety, the event, known as “Ninja’s NYE,” will feature appearances from other…
YouTube is now rolling out a straightforward “Pause” option to its comment moderation tools for Creators. This will simply “prevent the creation of new comments at the video level while preserving comments that were already published.” This joins the broad option to disable entirely or manually review before publishing. This Pause option appears in video-level…
The world’s most popular YouTuber and philanthropist Jimmy Donaldson, commonly known as MrBeast, is facing legal hurdles over the branding of one of his candy bars. A recent lawsuit has resulted in a setback for MrBeast’s Feastables brand after a judge ordered a halt to the use of the name ‘Deez Nutz’ due to having…
The next time you sit down to watch YouTube on your TV, you might notice fewer ads breaking up the video you’re watching. That’s because YouTube is making ads on TVs appear less frequently, but in exchange, you’ll have to sit through longer commercials. YouTube started testing longer but less frequent ad breaks in September,…
Amid its ongoing efforts to crack down on ad blockers on the web, YouTube has now announced that, for the sake of a “better streaming experience,” it will lessen how many ads you see on TV, but they’ll be getting longer. In a brief announcement, Google explains how it is building “a better streaming experience”…
Una encuesta del Pew Research Center ha revelado que YouTube es la plataforma preferida por los adolescentes en Estados Unidos, por segundo año consecutivo. Con un arrollador 93%, los jóvenes de entre 13 y 17 años declararon su preferencia por la plataforma de streaming. Por su parte, TikTok e Instagram siguen en la carrera, con…
One of the most popular Christmas carol events in London had to be canceled due to thousands of TikTokers showing up. For the past 10 years, people have celebrated this party near the Columbia Road Flower Market every Wednesday in December. People sing Christmas songs such as “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” and “We Three Kings,”…
According to the US attorney’s office, Jacob had planned to intentionally eject from his aircraft and film himself parachuting to the ground during a solo flight on November 24th, 2021, that was allegedly destined for Mammoth Lakes, California. Several video cameras were mounted to his plane before takeoff, which, alongside a selfie-stick-mounted camera held by…
YouTube in July announced the US price increase for Premium, but grandfathered accounts got to keep the old rate for a few more months. According to an email today, that’s now set to change in January. The price of an individual YouTube Premium subscription went up by $2 to $13.99 per month for current and…
A judge from Indiana County recently dismissed a lawsuit that the state of Indiana filed against the popular social media app TikTok. The app was charged with violating user privacy and putting kids in danger with offensive content. Background of the lawsuit Todd Rokita, Indiana’s current attorney general, filed two separate lawsuits in December 2022,…
Open YouTube on any given day and you’re likely to be confronted by bad ideas, people going crazy, and pranks. “STEALING A WOMAN'S BABY IN FRONT OF MY FIANCE PRANK!! *HE GOES CRAZY*”. “Wearing My PERIOD BL🍩🍩D As A FACE MASK To See My Fiance's Reaction! *HE GOES CRAZY*”. “PIERCING MY ENTIRE FACE & SURPRISING…
YouTube has introduced a new moderation tool for creators that allows them to pause comments, preventing any new comments from being added to videos while preserving those that have already been posted. In a blog post published on Thursday, YouTube said the feature enables creators to “take a break from managing comments if they become…