YouTube News & Updates

[Bapun]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1838292661482004932

 

[iDJ]

Same inappropriate ads everyday about various VPNs on free version of youtube. Bad way to promote youtube premium.

 

[Bapun]

“YouTube is not hiding the skip button,” YouTube spokesperson Oluwa Falodun says in a statement to The Verge. “On skippable ads, the button appears after 5 seconds into playback, as always.”

YouTube says it is ‘not hiding the skip button’ on ads

But the company is “reducing elements on the ads player.”

www.theverge.com

 

[iDJ]

“YouTube is not hiding the skip button,” YouTube spokesperson Oluwa Falodun says in a statement to The Verge. “On skippable ads, the button appears after 5 seconds into playback, as always.”

YouTube says it is ‘not hiding the skip button’ on ads

But the company is “reducing elements on the ads player.”

www.theverge.com

They need to provide skip button for sponsors within video atleast for premium users.

 

[Bapun]

All in the details: Keep your eyes peeled for these new features coming to YouTube

blog.youtube

 

[iDJ]

New ask about this video feature.

 

[Star NXT]

Subscribe button added in the player UI of the Android TV app

YouTube for Android TV adds prominent 'Subscribe' button to player UI

The constant evolution of the YouTube experience on Android TV continues with a more prominent "Subscribe" button when in the main player UI.

9to5google.com

 

[Siva]

Playback speed controls on the Web also have been redesigned. What's interesting is that there is a Custom option, which allows us to change the speed in the intervals of 0.05, which is very convenient.

 

[Star NXT]

YouTube Cracks Down on Clickbait, starting in India

YouTube Cracks Down on Clickbait | Cord Cutters News

YouTube announced on Wednesday a new initiative to combat misleading titles and thumbnails, often used to lure viewers into watching unrelated content. The crackdown, which begins in India, targets videos that employ tactics like using “BREAKING NEWS” or sensationalized claims in their titles...

cordcuttersnews.com

YouTube is cracking down on clickbait videos and false news in India

YouTube has said it will begin taking action against “egregious clickbait” in India.

www.thehindu.com

 

[Bapun]

YouTube Cracks Down on Clickbait, starting in India

This was long overdue.