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But there will be no forgiveness for copyright violators
YouTube Music is celebrating ten years of operation by launching new features and adding new social tools. The main focus is on "taste match" playlists, fan tags, music commentary and concert reminders.
You can't fool the AI!
Australia is expanding a law banning social media for children under 16 to include YouTube. The new law will impose age verification and fines of up to $32.2 million.
YouTube's advertising revenue rose 13% in the second quarter of 2025 to $9.8bn, exceeding analysts' expectations and strengthening the platform's position in the media advertising market.
YouTube has started to implement generative AI tools in the Shorts creation hub. The new features allow turning photos into videos, adding special effects, drawing on the screen with subsequent processing, and even creating music videos based on text prompts. Although the company does not specify how long the generated clips can be, they are likely to remain short.
The new rules will come into force on 22 June
YouTube has broken a new milestone. According to CEO Neal Mohan, the average daily views of YouTube Shorts videos has already averaged 200 billion. He revealed this during a speech at the 2025 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.
Just months after its launch in the US, YouTube is adding even more ads to its cheaper Premium Lite plan. This means that your Lite subscription may not be as profitable, making you consider upgrading to a full-fledged Premium plan.
Cheap fare is no longer attractive
Another reason to think about buying a new gadget
While everyone is chasing trailers, beta test sign-ups, and update lists, YouTube suddenly unleashed a full-length orchestral session of the Clair Obscur soundtrack: Expedition 33. The video garnered almost 1.5 million views, which is almost like a Grammy in pixel terms for video game music.
Testing is taking place in four countries
The YouTube platform is testing an innovation that will blur preview images for videos with potentially sensitive content in search results. The feature is aimed at protecting users from unwanted visual content that may be perceived as inappropriate despite conforming to community guidelines.
The volume control will move to the right
