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 sore…
The big picture: Is YouTube becoming harder to navigate as the platform increasingly embraces AI-generated “slop”? As many users start to ask that question, the Alphabet-owned company is doubling down, introducing even more AI-powered features aimed at enhancing search and enabling conversational interactions. Google recently confirmed that two new AI features are coming to YouTube….
Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 29. The VMedia YouTube channel has published a video asserting that the lands now known as Armenia were once part of a larger historical Azerbaijan until the mid-19th century, Trend reports. The film presents evidence from a variety of sources, including the correspondence of Russian officer S.D. Burnashev (18th century),…
YouTube Shorts has introduced a change that brings analytics for its bite-sized video option into closer parity with rival services TikTok and Instagram. The video platform will remove the minimum play time requirement it previously had for a user watching a clip to count as a view. Beginning March 31, a “view” will be added…
In a nutshell: YouTube is now 20 years old, and the platform has changed significantly since its early days. A sizable minority of users is fed up with invasive advertising and actively seek ways to block ads whenever possible. It’s a classic cat-and-mouse game. Some users are once again frustrated by YouTube’s erratic behavior with…
Meta may have caved on their content moderation policies for the sake of “free speech”, but there’s a world of other Big Tech companies out there – and more social media platforms for conservatives to de-censor. On Thursday, Rep. Jim Jordan subpoenaed Alphabet, the parent company of Google, demanding documents that show whether YouTube removed…
Days after YouTube published a blog post saying it could lose Paramount content soon, it updated the post to announce a deal to keep it. The company posted on X that, as a result, channels such as CBS, CBS Sports, and Nickelodeon and add-ons like Paramount Plus, Showtime, and BET Plus will stick around after…
