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Google Chrome change that weakens ad blockers begins June 3rd
BleepingComputer· 7 days agoGoogle is continuing with its plan to phase out Manifest V2 extensions in Chrome starting in early...
Instagram tests unskippable video ads in main feed
Search Engine Land· 4 days agoThe big picture. With half of users’ feeds now AI-recommended content from unfollowed profiles, Instagram sees an opportunity to blend in more ads...
YouTube Tests AI Feature to Let You Generate Background Images in Shorts
Gadgets 360· 3 days agoYouTube is testing a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature for its minute-long vertical video format, Shorts. Dubbed Dream Screen, this feature will add a custom green ...
Instagram tests forcing users to watch adverts
BBC via Yahoo News· 3 days agoSome users have responded by turning to ad blocking tools and browser extensions as a way around adverts that interrupt videos on the platform. Google, ...
MrBeast is now the biggest YouTube channel with over 270 million subscribers
9to5Google· 4 days agoYouTube has a new most-popular channel, with MrBeast taking the crown from T-Series. Jimmy...
YouTube Music Now Remembers the Last Song You Played Upon Reopening
iTech Post· 7 days agoOf all the streaming sites for music, YouTube is among the most-used along with Spotify, but the...
Instagram's unskippable ads test causes outrage among users
TechSpot· 4 days agoIt appears that the company has looked to YouTube for its latest idea: unskippable ads that you have to watch for a period of time before being able to scroll further. An ...
Instagram is testing ads that can't be skipped
Quartz· 4 days agoThe unskippable ads, which some users shared their experience with on other social media platforms this weekend, force users to sit through a timed ad...
YouTube 'Like' button was smashed too hard, disappears for many users
9to5Google· 3 days agoBelow every video on YouTube viewers are given a collection of options to interact with the video...
Leaked Google database reveals some of its worst privacy failings
TechSpot· 4 days agoIn brief: Google has made privacy mistakes in the past that were made public, but what about those we don't know about? A leaked internal database from the company has revealed thousands of ...