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 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 ...
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.
The tiny tweak that could change YouTube forever
So far, this is just a small test of a possible feature, the kind YouTube runs all the time. This one has been live since ...
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 ...
Where Did Election Night TV Viewers Disappear To? New Data Suggests They Flocked to YouTube
The Google-owned video platform released data Thursday indicating that tens of millions of Americans decided to watch their ...
Kids YouTube Channels for Middle-School Parents
Kids can virtually accompany wildlife educator Nathaniel “Coyote” Peterson on up-close encounters with crocodiles, bears, ...
YouTube pulls the plug on its miniplayer experiment for some users, at least
YouTube's new miniplayer got negative feedback and is now reverting to the classic design. Users reported bugs, ...