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Once again, YouTube appears to be testing a change that could restrict access to its popular playback speed feature to only those who subscribe to YouTube Premium. The experiment was first spotted in a screenshot shared by a Reddit user showing a prompt requiring a Premium subscription to adjust video playback speed, a function that has historically been available for free.

YouTube is still in a relentless war against ad blockers. Over the past few months, the company has tried a couple of methods such as skipping or muting your video to the end, blocking third-party apps, slowing down your video and many more. This time, YouTube seems to be testing server-side ad injection (SSAI).

Recently appointed YouTube CEO Neal Mohan recently shared the platform’s priorities for 2023 via an official blog post. Among others, Mohan announced that the company would be introducing new generative AI tools for creators “in the coming months”.

Quick - what is the most-viewed YouTube video of all time? If you still think "Despacito", it's not anymore and has been dethroned by the popular Baby Shark song. It has finally become the first YouTube video to hit 10 billion views.