YouTube rolls out redesigned user interface
Google-owned video streaming platform YouTube is rolling out a redesigned user interface and a slew of new features, the company announced in a blog post.
YouTube said the changes are the result of input from thousands of viewers worldwide and that...
YouTube Premium family plan gets price hike
YouTube has hiked the price of its Premium Family subscription plan in the US by nearly 28%, Engadget reports.
The Google-owned video streaming service informed customers their monthly fee would increase by $5 from $17.99 to $22.99 in the coming months.
Looks like Google are bumping up family subscriptions across the board. ARS price has jumped from ARS179 to ARS699, while USD price has increased to $22.99 from $17.99.
Anyone with a ZAR subscription know what the new price here is?
TikTok copies Instagram with Photo Mode
Popular video-sharing app TikTok is adding a new feature called Photo Mode that lets users share multiple images in one post.
Posts will be featured on the user's For You page and will support adding music and captions with up to 2,200 characters.
Cell C not throttling Youtube — it is just slow
MyBroadband received complaints from Cell C subscribers that they are throttled when streaming videos on YouTube, but our investigation showed no evidence of throttling.
Throttling is when an Internet service provider (ISP) limits data speeds...
YouTube Shorts creators to get 45% of ad revenue
YouTube Shorts creators will soon have a means of monetising their short-form videos as the Google-owned platform announced that it would introduce advertising to Shorts and give creators 45% of the revenue.
Gadgets360 reports that YouTube's...
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EU asks telecoms companies to provide evidence of Netflix and YouTube's impact on network traffic
The European Commission wants telecom companies to provide evidence that streaming sites such as Netflix Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s YouTube should pay for the additional traffic sent over their...
YouTube removes videos of Tesla drivers using kids as self-driving test obstacles
YouTube has pulled two videos showing Tesla drivers testing the electric vehicle's Full Self-Driving (FSD) system to determine whether it would bring the car to stop for children on the road, CNBC reported.
The...
YouTube adds watermark for Shorts posted to TikTok
YouTube is adding a watermark to downloaded shorts to be credited for videos shared on other social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok.
The Google-owned video platform revealed the changes in a blog post about new features, saying the...
Copyright scammers stole R374 million in YouTube music royalties
Two scammers in the US made fake copyright claims on songs uploaded to YouTube for around four years and pocketed $23 million (R374.62 million) in royalties for Latin music rights they did not control, Billboard reports.
The pair...
Google wins in animal abuse lawsuit against YouTube
An animal rights group failed in a legal attempt to force Google to do more to keep videos of animal abuse off its YouTube streaming platform.
Alphabet Inc.’s Google is protected by a federal law, Section 230 of the Communications Decency...
Why FNB charges an extra fee for Netflix, Spotify, and Google subscriptions
FNB has started charging an "international payment fee" for using one of its cards to pay for popular online services like Netflix, Spotify, Steam, and YouTube Premium.
Several FNB customers have complained about the...
YouTube picture-in-picture expanding to iOS devices
Google has announced that it will roll out YouTube's picture-in-picture (PiP) feature to iOS and iPadOS devices over the next few days.
The feature lets users watch videos in a floating window while browsing other apps, and Google specified...
Hacker gets 44-year-old computer to stream YouTube videos
Thorbjörn Jemander managed to get a Youtube video to render at 30 frames per second on a Commodore PET 600 computer from 1977.
Commodore’s PET line of personal computers debuted in December 1977 with limited graphic capabilities.
Google advertising 15 jobs in South Africa — including one for YouTube Music
Google is advertising 15 jobs based in Johannesburg, South Africa, including cloud computing, legal, recruiting, and marketing positions.
The company has more than 155,000 employees worldwide, and following declined...
British Army's Twitter and YouTube accounts hacked by crypto scammers
The British Army’s Twitter and YouTube accounts have been hacked, according to a statement from an Army spokesperson Sunday.
A series of posts promoting non-fungible tokens were retweeted on the Army’s account on Sunday...
YouTube clamps down on comment spam and fake accounts
YouTube has added a new setting for creators to help them reduce the number of spammers and impersonators swindling their subscribers.
Major YouTube channels like MKBHD and Jacksepticeye have recently complained about how difficult they...