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YouTube is deactivating links in Shorts videos to combat spam
The move follows other anti-spam measures.
YouTube will show a minimalist home page if your watch history is turned off
YouTube announced today that it’s changing how its home page works if you have your watch history disabled. Starting today, the video service’s home feed will stop appearing for those with their viewing history turned off and “no significant prior watch history.” The change will provide a more streamlined browsing experience, showing only the search bar and guide menu.
MrBeast's burger company countersues the YouTube megastar for over $100 million
The ghost kitchen company that runs MrBeast Burger has countersued Jimmy Donaldson, aka YouTube megastar MrBeast. Virtual Dining Concepts alleges that Donaldson and his company have "materially damaged the reputation of MrBeast Burger and VDC." It's seeking over $100 million in damages.
YouTube's enhanced 1080p playback option is rolling out to Premium users on the web
You might see a new option in YouTube's dropdown resolution menu on the web if you're paying for the video hosting platform's Premium subscription service.
MrBeast sues his fast food chain for selling 'inedible' MrBeast burgers
YouTuber MrBeast is suing his fast food chain for making burgers he says are 'inedible.'
YouTube is adding more creator tools to Shorts to help it take on TikTok
YouTube is adding a bunch of creation tools in Shorts, starting with Collab, which lets users record short-form videos in a split screen format with other Shorts or regular clips.
YouTube tests AI-generated video summaries
YouTube is testing AI-produced video summaries that can describe clips before you watch them.
Apple will stream the first episode of 'Foundation' on YouTube
Catch the first episode on Monday at 2PM ET.
YouTube test threatens to block viewers if they continue using ad blockers
YouTube is testing a more aggressive approach when it comes to getting viewers to disable their ad blockers.
Google refutes claims it violated its own guidelines and misled advertisers
Google has denied "extremely inaccurate claims" that it may have violated its own rules and misled advertisers over ad viewership on third-party websites.
Android TV's new Shop tab makes it easier to buy movies and TV shows
It will also display all previously purchased content.
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."

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