News & Reviews: YouTube
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Jul 11, 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.
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Jul 11, 2025
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.
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Jul 09, 2025
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?
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Jun 25, 2025
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.
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Jun 17, 2025
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.
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Jun 13, 2025
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.
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May 29, 2025
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?
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May 19, 2025
Have you ever felt that one YouTube video isn't enough? What if you could watch multiple streams simultaneously? YouTube TV already has this, but it was previously limited to specific sports channels in the US. Now, the company is looking to expand on the feature.
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May 13, 2025
There is a good chance that you have watched a fake movie trailer shown on YouTube and believed it was real. With the rise of AI-generated videos, YouTube has taken action to suspend ad revenue for two well-known channels, Screen Trailers and Royal Trailer, which are linked to Screen Culture and KH Studio accounts.
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May 06, 2025
That's right, it seems that YouTube is testing out yet another kind of subscription service. This time, the company is testing a two-person Premium Plan in select markets, including India, France, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
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