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YouTube's new AI slop rating feature sounds reasonable, but it could backfire in several ways.

YouTube is testing a new feature that asks users to rate whether a video feels like AI slop, as it looks for new ways to tackle low-quality content.

Confused between YouTube's Premium and Premium Lite subscriptions? Here's what you need to know to make the right pick.

YouTube Premium Lite offers a cheaper way to watch most videos without ads. Here's everything you need to know about its features, pricing, and how it compares to the full Premium plan.

YouTube's ad revenue hit $40.4 billion in 2025, surpassing Disney, NBCU, Paramount, and WBD combined. The shift changes what "TV" means for viewers who can't escape those unskippable spots.

YouTube is expanding its AI “likeness detection” system to journalists, government officials, and political candidates to help detect deepfake videos impersonating them.

YouTube upgrades Premium Lite with background play and offline downloads, addressing long-standing complaints while keeping music features exclusive to full Premium subscribers.

YouTube users with ad blockers report missing comments and descriptions, sparking speculation that Google may be limiting features as part of its anti-ad-block strategy.

YouTube finally has an official Vision Pro app, ending the Safari workaround and adding offline downloads plus support for 3D and panoramic video. It’s free now, even as Netflix still stays away.

Google says YouTube Music's new lyrics limit is just an experiment, but growing user reports suggest a broader rollout that could quietly push free listeners toward Premium subscriptions.

YouTube TV's new genre-specific bundles are here, giving you more choice and savings.

YouTube is improving how auto-dubbed videos sound and feel, adding expressive speech and testing lip-sync technology so translated audio better matches tone, emotion and on-screen visuals.

A study of 50,807 German health searches found Google’s AI Overviews cite YouTube more than any other site. The AI also pulls links beyond top results, so quick symptom answers can lean on lower-bar sources.

YouTube now lets parents cap Shorts scrolling on supervised teen accounts, and it’s working on a zero setting that can shut the feed off. It’s a tighter, more targeted control than generic screen time.

YouTube is rolling out a few changes for its search filters, including a dedicated filter for Shorts content.

A Kapwing study reveals how AI slop has become a global presence on YouTube, with billions of views and growing influence across multiple markets.

A new New York law mandates mental health warning labels on addictive social media features, allowing state enforcement and reflecting growing global concern over youth online safety.

We'll run you through the simple process of downloading a YouTube video using the 4K Video Downloader Plus app.

YouTube TV has announced a major upgrade coming next year that will give subscribers access to smaller genre-specific plans.

Adobe is now rolling out a dedicated creation space in the Premiere app for iOS to help you level up your YouTube Shorts game.

YouTube has launched its yearly Recap, turning your 2025 watch history into a shareable breakdown of your habits. The feature analyzes everything you viewed, even assigns a “viewer personality,” giving you a fun, shareable snapshot of how you used YouTube this year.

Tired of random videos taking over your YouTube homepage? A new experimental feature lets you adjust what you see by customising your feed, giving you more say over the content that shows up every time you open the app.

YouTube is trialing native private chats, allowing users to share videos and discuss them without switching apps. The test could expand globally if successful.

Google’s new “Ask” feature brings Gemini AI into everyday apps like Photos and YouTube, letting you chat with your own content. You can now find specific memories, edit images, or get instant video summaries, all by asking in plain language.

YouTube users panicking over blank screens and broken playback can relax, the platform isn’t down. Google is reportedly stepping up its long-running battle against ad-blockers, causing videos to stall, error, or refuse to play unless extensions are disabled. With Chrome’s tighter web extension rules on the horizon, controlling ads might get even trickier. If you rely on an ad-blocker, this is a problem you’ll want to keep an eye on.

YouTube is hitting more accounts with AI age checks. Accept stricter defaults or verify with ID, selfie, or card to keep full access, a privacy trade-off that also affects creators and monetization.