YouTube Kids, Google’s child-focused version of the video app, is getting its own website. In a blog post Tuesday, the YouTube team said it’s launching YouTube Kids on the web later this week. Previously YouTube Kids was available as an iOS or Android app. The company also said it’s making it easier for parents to find …
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If you’ve ever noticed a YouTube or Netflix video slowing down on your phone, even when you have excellent network coverage, your data might be throttled. A recent study by Northeastern University and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst found that AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon have all artificially slowed down online videos. If you’re unsure of how to tell …
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After a year and a half of waiting, the YouTubers Union demanded YouTube respond to its complaints by Friday or one of the world’s biggest traditional labor unions would take the video site and parent company Google to court. Hours before the deadline, Google answered: The company will meet, but it won’t negotiate. “We explained to the union in great detail …
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Taylor Swift’s hotly anticipated seventh studio album Lover is out in the world, as of Friday. And we’re here to help make sure you can listen on the platform of your choice. Lover is available to purchase and play across all digital platforms now. Whether you want to stream it, download it or buy a physical copy, follow our instructions …
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Google removed 210 YouTube channels earlier this week as part of its effort to combat misinformation. The channels were “coordinated influence operations” related to the ongoing pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, the company said Thursday in a blog post. The decision follows Twitter suspending 936 accounts from China on Monday that attempted to undermine the protests in Hong Kong, and …
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The Waze app is adding a new trick. You can now play songs from your YouTube Music account within the crowdsourced navigation app. The new feature is rolling out Wednesday and will soon be available in all 50 markets where both services are accessible, YouTube Music said in a blog post Wednesday. YouTube Music is now in Waze. YouTube YouTube Premium and YouTube …
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YouTube will stop running targeted ads on videos aimed at kids, according to a Tuesday news report. Officials at the video sharing site are currently finalizing the plans, three people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. The US Federal Trade Commission began investigating whether YouTube violates children’s online privacy laws following calls from consumer privacy groups and politicians. The advocates asked the FTC …
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A YouTubers Union has joined forces with one of the biggest traditional labor unions in the world, exerting a pressure campaign against the massive video site. They want YouTube and parent company Google to negotiate on demands like exposing the rules of its algorithms. If they don’t respond by Friday, the unions could take them to court. But you wouldn’t know it by following …
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After golf’s four majors, the most prestigious event in the PGA tour is the PGA Tour Championship, which concludes the FedEx Cup Playoffs and the PGA season. Only the top 30 players qualify for the Tour Championship, which this year features an entirely new point system to ensure that whoever wins the Tour Championship will also be crowned the FedEx …
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YouTube is the most popular video platform in the world, which is why any experiments with new technologies should make you sit up and pay attention. In this case, it’s a new feature on YouTube for your phone that uses AR (that’s augmented reality) to help you try on and even buy lipstick using your front-facing camera — without leaving your living room. The platform is …
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