[ad_1] Google seems to be cracking down on the use of Disney characters in AI-generated videos on YouTube after it was hit with a cease and desist letter. According to reports by Variety and Deadline, the company removed dozens of videos featuring Deadpool, Moana, Mickey Mouse, Star Wars characters and other Disney IP as of…
[ad_1] YouTube TV is about to get skinny—that is, it’s set to add skinny bundles of live streaming TV channels next year, including a sports package with every ESPN network. More than 10 of these “genre-specific” bundles are coming to YouTube TV next year, but for now, YouTube is only revealing a few details about the sports bundle, and…
[ad_1] Taylor Kerns / Android Authority YouTube has been gradually expanding its AI age-estimation operations in the US over the past few months. It started in July, with the announcement that the platform would require users who didn’t seem sufficiently adult to verify they’re over the age of 18 before accessing all of what the…
[ad_1] It’s common for people to open a short video, thinking they’ll just watch the one — then realize they’re still on the app an hour later. YouTube is adding a new timer feature to help users manage this behavior, a move that reflects both growing public pressure on tech platforms and the company’s interest…
[ad_1] YouTube Music has a new AI music hosts featureIt sounds similar to the AI DJ in SpotifyThe new feature is part of a YouTube Labs portal If you’re a YouTube Music user in the US, then you may have an experimental new feature to test out in your account: It’s being introduced as part…
[ad_1] Major record labels have escalated their lawsuit against Suno, alleging that the AI startup knowingly pirated songs from YouTube to train its generative AI music models. In the amended complaint filed on September 19th, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) accuses Suno of unlawfully “stream ripping” tracks on YouTube — a practice that…
[ad_1] Disney has agreed to pay $10 million to settle allegations from the Federal Trade Commission that it violated federal law by misleadingly labeling cartoons on YouTube so it could illegally collect children’s personal data. The FTC alleges that Disney failed to label some videos of its popular kids cartoons it uploaded to YouTube as…
Shorouk Express Last month, during a two-hour press conference billed as “a moment of truth,” the French prime minister unveiled his draconian plans to drastically cut public spending in 2026. The plans include slashing two of France’s 11 public holidays, reducing the number of civil servants and freezing welfare payments, including pensions, that are typically adjusted…
[ad_1] C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Android Auto still doesn’t support the official YouTube app, but NewPipe can now fill that gap. The update lets you access playlists, history, and search from your car’s screen. Of course, you’ll only be able to watch while parked. Android Auto has always been pretty strict about…
[ad_1] YouTube videos with strong profanity in the first seven seconds (words like “fuck”) are now eligible for full monetization, according to a video from Conor Kavanagh, YouTube’s head of monetization policy experience. Previously, these kinds of videos were only eligible for “limited ad revenue.” Changes to YouTube’s inappropriate language policies have long been a…
