YouTube is experimenting with generative AI features
Two new experimental AI features that are only accessible to premium subscribers are being tested, according to YouTube. According to the streaming behemoth, the test will soon be available to premium users, who will be able to use chatbots that respond to their inquiries about the content they are watching and AI-generated comment summaries. Users will have to choose whether or not to use the feature by default. This implies that...
YouTube is Cracking Down on Ad Blockers Globally
YouTube Ad Blockers Crack Down It is confirmed. The platform has started broadening its efforts to stop ad blockers by launching a global effort to urge users to stop using ad blockers and start allowing ads to show up or they can just sign up for a Premium account. If you have enabled an ad blocker on your device, you might encounter a message that says “Video playback is blocked.” The only way to get rid of the message is to...
YouTube increases resistance against ad blockers to boost its revenue
YouTube is intensifying its efforts to counter online ad blocking tools, by preventing users from accessing YouTube content when ad blockers are detected. Photo by freestocks.org on Pexels.com In the last few months, YouTube has been notifying users that they need to either disable their ad blocker or add YouTube to the allow list to watch YouTube videos via the web app. YouTube started this new process in a limited test in June, but...
YouTube Blocks Ad Blockers: What Can You Do?
YouTube Showing Pop-Up Warning to Disable Ad-Blockers YouTube does not want you to use ad-blockers. It has been intensifying its efforts and it is now asking users to disable extensions that block ads. That is if they wish to continue watching videos on YT. Several users with ad blockers on their computers are now seeing pop-up messages saying that the use of these extensions encroaches on the platform’s terms of service. Of course,...
YouTube is experimenting with a new Community Notes feed
It is not out of place for social media and tech companies to test new products. YouTube has announced that it is experimenting with a new Community Notes feed for Channels in the mobile app. “We’ve heard that YouTube users are looking for more ways to find Community posts from creators, so we’re experimenting with a “posts-only” feed on the Home tab on mobile devices. If you’re in the experiment, you may see a “View all” button on...
YouTube adds new generative AI for Shorts
The first generative AI feature from YouTube is now available for YouTube Shorts. The “Boom” effect, which is a new addition to the AI feature, will transform users into colorful topiaries. Even though the feature appears a little strange, creators will still find it interesting. In order to draw even more viewers to Shorts, YouTube is hoping that this is the kind of content users will want to share with their friends....