News & Reviews:   Youtube

YouTube has just rolled out two new AI-driven features designed to help you “dive deeper, learn faster, and find what you’re looking for more easily”. According to sources and the company's blog, this new AI-powered search feature will roll out to YouTube Premium users.

YouTube has updated its monetisation rules to allow creators to use strong language like “f***” within the first seven seconds of a video without losing full ad revenue.

Australia is set to expand its under-16 social media restrictions to include YouTube, with the new rule taking effect from 10 December 2025.

YouTube has announced that it will soon retire its long-standing "Trending" and "Trending Now" tabs. These will be replaced by curated category-based charts and algorithm-powered personalised content feeds.

YouTube will introduce updated monetisation guidelines under the YouTube Partner Program (YPP) starting 15 July 2025. The platform is refining its approach to clarify which types of content are eligible for ad revenue, especially as the use of AI-generated and repetitive content continues to grow.

BFM Radio 89.9 is one of the popular local radio stations that focuses on business and personal content, and is quite popular too. Today, the radio station's YouTube page was hacked and streaming content was posted, similar to many previous incidents on other popular YouTube pages. So, what should you know about it?

When travelling, some people watch movies on the plane to pass the time. Others prefer listening to music. The latter would require you to have songs on your device, so you'd rely on offline features for platforms like YouTube Music. The problem is they won't come with lyrics.

It's not uncommon for Google and YouTube to try curbing users with ad-blockers. Today, recent reports indicate that YouTube is deliberately slowing down video playback for users with active ad‑blocking extensions.

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil has revealed that Facebook, TikTok and YouTube have agreed to remove 159,518 pieces of harmful content as of 11 June in Malaysia. He added that this figure was part of 174,473 online content takedown requests made so far this year.

In this day and age, short video formats are quite popular among users. Dominated by TikTok and other social media platforms, some may feel that the long video format on YouTube is becoming increasingly irrelevant. However, a Nielsen report might change your mind. So, what should you know about it?