Why official firmware is important for Smart TV and which ones are available on the Ukrainian market
If you install unofficial firmware on a Smart TV, the TV may break. For example, such fake operating systems often visually resemble the official Android TV, but…
YouTube offers underage gamers videos about real weapons – research
According to a study by the non-profit group Tech Transparency Project (TTP), YouTube’s algorithm suggests videos of real weapons to children who enjoy gaming. The researchers created…
Google’s cloud business turns a profit for the first time in 3 years, and YouTube ad revenue falls for the third quarter in a row – Alphabet report
Alphabet says Google’s cloud division generated $191 million in operating income on total revenue of $7.45 billion in the first quarter of 2023. Last quarter, the division…
The Ministry of Culture “clarifies the relationship” with Meta and YouTube – pages of Ukrainians continue to be blocked, and channels on the video platform record a drop in traffic
Oleksandr Tkachenko reported that the Ministry of Culture sent a letter to YouTube and held a meeting with the Meta team. Course Photo The course is taught…
Vodafone Ukraine gives two months of subscription to YouTube Premium, but there is a nuance
Vodafone Ukraine renews its partnership with the most popular video hosting YouTube – on this occasion, the operator launched a campaign and gives subscribers in Ukraine two…
Lofi Girl is back with a friend – now another character responsible for synthwave music is “working” on the channel
The mysterious disappearance of the main character of the YouTube channel Lofi Girl – an anime girl named Jade – was part of an elaborate marketing campaign…
StopRU is a Ukrainian browser extension that de-Russifies YouTube (filters Russian content in recommendations and search)
Ukrainian developers have created a browser extension with the telling name stopRU. This is a YouTube de-Russifier that will help teach the algorithms of the video service…
5 new features of YouTube Premium — enhanced 1080p, continuation on another device, queue on smartphones, shared and offline viewing
YouTube Premium introduced five new features for users. Paid subscribers will be able to watch 1080p videos in the best quality, queue up videos on their phone…
Lofi Girl is gone – YouTube channel that has been streaming music non-stop since 2017 now shows only an empty room
Since 2017, Jade – the main character of the animation of the Lofi Girl YouTube channel – has been a constant companion of users who came to…
YouTube has removed a track featuring Eminem’s AI-generated voice – after Universal Music complained about copyright infringement
The blogger used ChatGPT to rap about cats and another AI tool to generate Eminem’s voice. The track has now been removed from YouTube due to a…
YouTube is testing 1080p video with an increased bitrate for Premium subscribers – 13 Mbps versus the usual 8 Mbps
YouTube has confirmed that it is experimenting with a higher quality 1080p video option for Premium subscribers. Earlier, some users noticed a new 1080p Premium option in…
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki is stepping down after 9 years on the job
Susan Wojcicki, who joined Alphabet nearly 25 years ago, is stepping down as CEO of YouTube. Susan has worked for the company almost since its inception. Larry…
Search engines, social networks and video services for adults – here are the 50 most visited sites in the world (infographic)
Estimates of the total number of websites in the world vary, but in 2023 there will be around 2 billion. Visual Capitalist used data from SimilarWeb and…
YouTube is testing a video playback queue on iOS and Android
The YouTube service has started testing the queue system in mobile applications for iOS and Android. This feature has been available in the web version of the…
YouTube blocked the account of Pornhub with 900 thousand subscribers – due to “numerous” violations of the rules
Pornhub’s account, in particular, is accused of violating the policy on posting external links (YouTube users cannot link to prohibited content on the platform, such as pornography)….
YouTube named the most popular videos and channels in 2022
The YouTube video service summed up the results of 2022, and published a rating of the most popular authors and videos in the USA. Among the leaders…
YouTube fixed its iOS app within hours after thousands of user reports of crashes
On November 30, there were thousands of reports of YouTube crashes on iOS devices. Many people have written about social media crashes, including getting kicked out of…
MrBeast overtakes PewDiePie for most subscribers on YouTube – Felix Celberg held the lead for over 10 years
Swede Felix Čelberg, known on YouTube as PewDiePie, has been considered the most followed blogger on the platform for over 10 years. Jimmy Donaldson, aka MrBeast, passed…
YouTube will separate short and regular videos – there will be separate filters inside the "Video" tab on the channel page
YouTube will create tabs for regular, short and streaming videos inside the “Videos” section of channels. The change will affect applications and the web interface of the…
YouTube gets a big interface upgrade: what's new?
October 25, 2022, 11:55 YouTube has come a long way since 2005, but in recent years, Google has increasingly focused on promoting paid subscriptions by increasing the…
The YouTube Premium family plan in the US will rise to $22.99 from November 21 – in Ukraine it now costs UAH 149
YouTube Premium has experienced its first major price increase in the US and elsewhere. The service will now charge $22.99 per month for the family plan. It…
Has Google gone crazy? 4K could be a YouTube Premium feature
02 October 2022, 16:45 In 2022, subscription services are on the rise, offering everything from Netflix to Telegram. YouTube, the world’s main video hosting, also has one….
Has Google gone crazy? 4K could be a YouTube Premium feature
02 October 2022, 16:45 In 2022, subscription services are on the rise, offering everything from Netflix to Telegram. YouTube, the world’s main video hosting, also has one….
YouTube users complain about the increase in the number of ads – up to 10 ads without the ability to skip
Watching videos on YouTube is accompanied by ads, the proceeds of which help keep the platform running and incentivize content creators. Help As a rule, ads are…
Google received a fine of 2 billion rubles from the Federal Antimonopoly Service for the "monopoly" of YouTube
The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) considered another case against Google as part of the verification of its compliance with the norms of the antimonopoly legislation of the…