No wonder YouTube launched Shorts. A new study of children’s online habits found that children ages 4 through 18 spent a global average of 112 minutes daily on TikTok’s short video app in 2023, an increase from 107 minutes the year prior. And although YouTube remains the world’s biggest streaming app among this demographic, kids … Read more
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Climate change disinformation on YouTube has morphed into a misleading new narrative, according to a report published today. With compounding disasters making it harder to deny that climate change is happening, creators spreading disinformation have pivoted to content that targets clean energy. In the past, content that falsely claimed that climate change was either not … Read more
YouTube is furthering its crusade against ad blockers by slowing down load times, our friends at PCMag report. This a continuation of a crackdown that started last fall. In October, YouTube warned users of their ad blocker usage with a prompt, “Ad blockers are not allowed on YouTube,” and options to either allow ads or … Read more
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Google just announced a change for users in Europe that will let them decide exactly how much data-sharing they’re comfortable with. The new policy, which the company said was in response to the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), allows users to opt out of data sharing across all, some, or none of a select number … Read more
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If you search YouTube for what to do if someone is suffering a heart attack, the platform will now display credible first-aid explainer videos at the very top of the search results. The brief, step-by-step videos, made in partnership with Mass General Brigham and the Mexican Red Cross, cover a series of basic health emergencies … Read more
People walk past a billboard advertisement for YouTube in Berlin, Germany, on Sept. 27, 2019. Sean Gallup | Getty Images YouTube is taking steps to fight against medical misinformation, especially when it comes to finding immediate tips on how to handle an emergency. The company on Wednesday introduced a feature called First Aid Information Shelves, … Read more
Disney has once again demonetized a third-party Steamboat Willie video, after previously remonetizing it and dropping its copyright claim against it. This time taking issue with the video’s audio. On Thursday, Mashable reported that Disney struck voice actor and YouTuber Brock Baker with a copyright claim quickly after he posted a Steamboat Willie video, despite … Read more
This feels significant: Disney has officially retracted a copyright claim on a third-party’s Steamboat Willie video on YouTube. On Thursday, Mashable reported that YouTuber and voice actor Brock Baker had uploaded a video to his channel with over 1 million subscribers which was almost immediately hit with a copyright claim from Disney. YouTube’s message to … Read more
The National Labor Relations Board ruled that Google’s refusal to bargain with a group of unionized YouTube Music contractors is illegal. The three-member panel decided that despite denials by Google, which owns YouTube Music, and its subcontractor Cognizant, the two are, in fact, joint employers of the Austin-based workers who perform data-related tasks, like finding … Read more
Planning to utilize new public domain works featuring Mickey Mouse this year? Well, here’s a case you should certainly pay attention to. On Thursday, voice actor and YouTuber Brock Baker uploaded a new video, titled “Steamboat Willie (Brock’s Dub),” to his YouTube channel with more than 1 million subscribers. SEE ALSO: How people are using … Read more