https://9to5google.com/2024/09/11/youtube-pause-ad-tv-update/
YouTube is starting to show ads on TVs whenever you pause a video, as first announced earlier this year by Google.
https://www.reuters.com/technology/eu-court-upholds-googles-27-bln-eu-antitrust-fine-2024-09-10/
https://www.businessinsider.com/google-losing-status-as-verb-genz-2024-9
Google's status as a verb is slipping among Gen Z, who prefer 'searching' over 'Googling', signaling a shift in how the internet giant is perceived.
https://9to5google.com/2024/08/29/yelp-google-lawsuit-filed/
Yelp has filed a lawsuit against Google over the company's dominance in local search results and stifling of competition.
https://9to5google.com/2024/08/28/youtube-qr-codes/
Following handles for easier IDs and mentions, YouTube now offers QR codes as another way to share channels
https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/15/24221218/google-ai-image-generator-imagen-3-available
More AI image generators.
https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/browsing/google-pulls-the-plug-on-ublock-origin
Google ramps up its campaign against ad blockers on Chrome.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/08/google-abruptly-shuts-down-adsense-in-russia-as-tensions-with-kremlin-escalate/
Russia-based YouTubers, in particular, will likely lose significant revenues.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-chrome-will-let-you-send-money-to-your-favourite-website/
https://9to5google.com/2024/08/07/youtube-community-notes-test-pilot-program/
YouTube is beginning to test a new feature that works like Community Notes on Twitter, with viewers able to provide context to a video.