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YouTube is putting new age restrictions on gun videos
YouTube quietly snuck in a policy change that will age-restrict some gun-related videos and bar others altogether. Content featuring homemade and automatic firearms will be banned for viewers under 18, while tutorials for removing safety devices will be prohibited regardless of age.
You can now hum to find a song on YouTube Music for Android
YouTube Music for Android is releasing a tool that lets you hum a song to search for it. Users can also actually sing the tune or even play it on an instrument.
YouTube reportedly agrees to block videos of Hong Kong’s protest song inside the region
YouTube said it would comply with an order blocking access to videos of Hong Kong’s protest anthem inside the region. The decision comes after an appeals court banned the protest song “Glory to Hong Kong,” which the largely China-controlled government predictably framed as a national security issue.
Manhattan's DA wants to know why YouTube is pushing 'ghost gun' tutorials to kids
Manhattan's District Attorney wants to meet with YouTube's CEO to discuss why the website allows the posting of videos on how to manufacture "ghost guns" and why its algorithm is pushing them to underage viewers who watch video game content.
YouTube prevents ad-blocking mobile apps from accessing its videos
The Google-owned video platform has announced that it's "strengthening [its] enforcement on third-party apps that violate" its Terms of Service, "specifically ad-blocking apps."
OpenAI and Google reportedly used transcriptions of YouTube videos to train their AI models
A report by The New York Times claims both OpenAI and Google transcribed videos from YouTube and used these texts to train their AI models, possibly violating copyrights. OpenAI reportedly transcribed more than one million hours of YouTube videos.
YouTube CEO warns OpenAI that training models on its videos is against the rules
YouTube CEO Neal Mohan stated that OpenAI using its videos to train AI tool Sora would violate its terms of use.
Who exactly is YouTube’s multicam Coachella stream for?
YouTube is hyping its exclusive Coachella streaming coverage starting next week. The headlining feature is the platform’s multiview experience for the two-weekend festival. Our question from this announcement is, who needs that?
More YouTube creators are now making money from Shorts, the company's TikTok competitor
YouTube announced that more than a quarter of channels in its Partner Program are now earning money from the short-form videos.
Authorities reportedly ordered Google to reveal the identities of some YouTube videos' viewers
Federal authorities in the US asked Google for the names, addresses, telephone numbers and user activity of the accounts that watched certain YouTube videos between January 1 and 8, 2023, according to unsealed court documents viewed by Forbes.
YouTube created the creator economy
Nineteen years after Jawed Karim uploaded the very first YouTube video, the awkward, 19-second clip in front of San Diego Zoo’s elephant enclosure is memorable today only because of what it represents.
YouTube lays out new rules for 'realistic' AI-generated videos
YouTube creators now have to disclose if a realistic-looking video "is made with altered or synthetic media, including generative AI." The label rules don't apply to "clearly unrealistic" content.
YouTuber Dunkey’s publishing company is releasing its first game on May 9
Popular YouTuber Dunkey started a game publishing company called Bigmode and the first title releases on May 9. Animal Well is a Metroidvania platformer coming to the Switch, PC and PlayStation consoles.
YouTube’s redesigned TV app focuses on everything but video
YouTube is rolling out a redesign of its app on TVs, with an increased emphasis on shopping and the comment feed. The video feed also looks to be shrinking a bit.
Spotify adds music videos in 11 countries, but not the US
Spotify has announced that premium users in 11 countries will have access to music videos by artists like Ed Sheeran and Ice Spice.
X will launch a YouTube-like video app on Samsung and Amazon TVs
X is launching a new app for watching long-form videos on Samsung TV and Amazon's Fire TV.
YouTube Shorts now lets you chop up and remix music videos
YouTube just announced a new tool for its short-form content, otherwise called Shorts, that lets people remix music videos. This is happening just as Taylor Swift and other Universal artists are leaving the rival app TikTok.
YouTube TV gets a 1080p Enhanced option that offers better video quality
The company calls it the "highest video quality" it offers.
YouTube reportedly has an Apple Vision Pro app on its roadmap
Google reportedly plans to develop a YouTube app for the Apple Vision Pro. The Verge says a YouTube spokesperson confirmed the company plans to make a native Vision Pro app, while it optimizes YouTube for Safari as a stopgap.
YouTube's paid Music and Premium services now have more than 100 million subscribers
YouTube's paid Music and Premium services now have more than 100 million subscribers between them.