Google’s account purge won’t delete YouTube videos
Earlier this week, Google announced that it’s planning on deleting millions of accounts made by users who were no longer active. It’s slightly alarming if, perhaps, you have a spam Gmail account […]
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Stadia lives: YouTube working on browser games
While long-time tech observers were basically waiting for Google’s Stadia game streaming to die the minute it was announced, there’s no denying that the low-latency tech was cool. And, according to a […]
YouTube is blocking videos for users who block ads
Your days spent watching YouTube with an ad blocker enabled may soon be over. In what the company is calling a “small experiment,” select users are currently being told to turn off […]
Google quietly increases YouTube Premium’s price
9to5Google reports that YouTube has stealthily increased the price of its YouTube Premium subscription service. The price increase so far seems to apply only to the United States, where the price has […]
Google to delete inactive accounts: Gmail, Docs, YouTube at risk
Update, 7/21/2023: As reported by The Verge, account deletions will begin on December 1, as shared by Google in notices now being sent to users. Your dormant Gmail accounts could get wiped […]
YouTube opens enhanced 1080p videos to the desktop
If you spring for Google’s increasingly expensive YouTube Premium service, you might have seen a “1080p Premium” option on some videos on your iOS, or on your smart TV or Chromecast. According […]
YouTube tests a video-blocking countdown timer for ad blockers
Google-owned YouTube does not like it when users block advertisements. The video service has previously actively prevented ad blockers in various ways, and now a new approach is being tested. Search Engine […]
The best YouTube game reviews are short and sweet
Sometimes you want to know everything you possibly can about a game before you buy it. And sometimes you don’t — a little bit goes a long way. That’s the philosophy behind […]
Why I won’t pay to avoid ads on YouTube
YouTube has declared war on ad blockers and the internet is in an uproar. On one side, Reddit’s edgelords declare that if you can’t watch YouTube without adverts, they will never use […]
YouTube unleashes dozens of helpful new features
Google has announced a torrent of new features for its popular video streaming platform. According to Google, YouTube will receive “three dozen new functions and design updates,” but not all of them […]
