Putin, YouTube

Putin will look into YouTube disruptions, Kremlin says
President Vladimir Putin is looking into slow speeds and disruptions on YouTube in Russia after the country's top cinema official raised the matter with him, the Kremlin said on Friday.
Putin on YouTube Slowdowns: We're All Trying to Find the Guy Who Did This
Filmmaker Karen Shakhnazarov says he told Vladimir Putin that YouTube throttling is counterproductive. The Russian president says he'll 'look into it,' Shakhnazarov claims.
Kremlin Says Putin Is Looking Into Issue of Slow YouTube Speeds in Russia
The Kremlin on Friday said problems with slower speeds on YouTube in Russia were linked to Google's failure to comply with Russian law and that President Vladimir Putin was looking into the issue. Russian internet monitoring services have reported mass outages of the online video hosting service,
Russians Say YouTube Access 'Restored' After Plea To Putin
Russian media reported Thursday evening that many YouTube users were able to watch normally following months of slow video speeds in the country, after President Vladimir Putin promised to look into the issue.
YouTube disruptions in Russia: Critics call it ‘deliberate’ attempt, Kremlin says Putin to look into speed issue
According to critics, YouTube is being deliberately disrupted by the authorities to prevent Russians from viewing a mass of content there that is critical of Putin and his government.

AI, YouTube

YouTube is getting in on the digital gifting game
Creators can only receive gifts on vertical livestreams directly on YouTube or through third-party streaming software, and ...
YouTube has added a 'gifting' feature to its vertical streams, ramping up the competition for livestream e-commerce
YouTube introduced a livestream gifting feature that lets users purchase gifts for creators, following TikTok's success with ...
YouTube chases TikTok with new gifting feature for vertical livestreams
YouTube is launching a new way for creators to earn money during vertical livestreams, the company announced on Thursday.
Old school wins: YouTube rolls back disliked mini-player update
YouTube is rolling back its recent floating picture-in-picture (PiP) mini-player design, which many users criticized by many ...
Kids YouTube Channels for Middle-School Parents
Kids can virtually accompany wildlife educator Nathaniel “Coyote” Peterson on up-close encounters with crocodiles, bears, ...
Fox News has most-watched Election Day livestream on YouTube
Fox News’ livestream of President-elect Trump speaking was the most-streamed livestream on Election Day with 1 million peak ...
The YouTube app on Quest will let you co-watch videos with friends in VR
The YouTube app on Meta Quest is getting a nice upgrade: instead of only being a way to watch videos by yourself, the app ...
YouTube Music's 2024 Recap looks like it's already hitting some lucky listeners early
December is still two weeks away, and we're already hearing about some YouTube Music listeners getting early access to their ...