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YouTube has signed an agreement with SESAC that will allow the return of deleted songs by artists such as Adele and Kanye West.
Many popular songs by artists such as Adele, Nirvana, Kendrick Lamar and others have disappeared on YouTube and YouTube Music in the US. The reason was a legal battle with SESAC, the Society of European Stage Authors and Composers, which, despite its name, protects the copyrights of musicians, songwriters and publishers in the United States.
YouTube has announced a price increase for its Premium subscription that will affect users around the world. The new rates will come into effect in November, and subscribers are already receiving emails with information about the changes.
A new report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) accuses major social media companies of mass collection and inadequate protection of user data.
YouTube has confirmed that it is now rolling out adverts widely when videos are paused on the platform. This means that users of the free version of YouTube will see adverts not only when a video is playing, but also when it is paused.
The option is still in test mode
YouTube has released statistics on the views of the 2024 Olympic Games. Users spent more than 40 billion minutes on the platform, which is equivalent to more than 650 million hours.
YouTube Music now supports playlists transfer to Apple Music thanks to a new joint initiative between Google and Apple. As part of the "Data Transfer Project," users can easily move their playlists between the two platforms.
YouTube Premium has introduced a new "Skip Forward" feature that allows users to skip ad segments and other frequently skipped parts of a video.
Ronaldo recently launched his own YouTube channel called "UR Cristiano". And he has already managed to break several records.
YouTube has started testing a new progress bar design that changes colour from red to pink as you get closer to the end of a video. This UI tweak has been spotted on both mobile devices and the web version of the platform. Some users, both with and without premium accounts, report that this feature started appearing about two months ago.
Google has decided to stop supporting the picture-in-picture (PiP) feature for YouTube in the Messages app.
YouTube Music is testing a new feature in Quick picks that will allow users to create a radio from multiple songs.
The YouTube team is developing a new iOS-like interface design for Android with a blurred bottom bar. It will blend into the background of the feed as you scroll, creating a more dynamic look for the app.
YouTube has begun experimenting with recommending longer videos in YouTube Shorts feeds. This test is available to a limited number of users and aims to improve the detection of longer videos in a section that typically features shorter clips.
