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Credit: Sharaf Maksumov/Shutterstock It seems 2023 is the year Google has decided to make you use YouTube the way it wants you to use YouTube. First, the company began getting aggressive with viewers visiting YouTube with ad blockers. Users start by seeing a pop-up warning them not to use ad blockers on YouTube, but are able to close it and continue on. Soon after, the pop-up doesn't close, at least not until YouTube detects the user disables their ad blocker.Not everyone is experiencing this anti-ad blocker strategy yet, but that doesn't mean Google is sparing them, either. Now, the company appears to be slowing down YouTube speeds on non-Chrome browsers such as Firefox and Edge.How the YouTube slowdown worksFirefox who first noticed the "artificial slowdown," reporting that loading a YouTube video takes a solid five seconds in Mozilla's browser, while loading instantaneously in Google's. You can see the effect in action in this Reddit post: A Firefox user clicks a Linus Tech Tips video to watch, then stares at a blank screen for five seconds until the video page finally loads into view.Even from this preview video, it's evident that this isn't your average slow network connection issue. Within this

Seamus Coleman will continue his comeback from injury when Everton Under-21s take on Spanish outfit Athletic Club Under-21s at Walton Hall Park on Wednesday night (7pm GMT) - and fans can watch the Blues captain in action with our live match stream! With commentary provided by Alan Irwin and former Blue Graham Stuart, the game will be available to watch live and for free on both Everton's official YouTube channel and Everton's official KICK channel. Coleman has featured in recent Under-21s matches as part of his rehabilitation from the knee injury he sustained at Leicester City in May as he works his way towards full fitness. The KICK live stream will be available by clicking here, while fans can access the match on YouTube by viewing below or by clicking here! The fixture – rescheduled from late October - represents Everton's opening encounter of this season’s Premier League International Cup. The young Blues are in group C, alongside Wednesday’s opponents, as well as Monaco, Benfica, Feyenoord, Liverpool, Crystal Palace, and Fulham. The Toffees impressed in last season’s competition, and, after topping the group, managed to reach the quarter-finals, where they fell to eventual winners PSV Eindhoven. Everton will be hoping

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Entertainmentinternet cultureColleen Ballinger Returns to YouTube Months After Viral Ukulele Apology VideoColleen Ballinger Returns to YouTube Months After Viral Ukulele Apology VideoNovember 20, 2023 4:54 PM ESTYouTuber Colleen Ballinger has posted her first new videos after being accused in June of having inappropriate conversations with minors online and inappropriate interactions onstage with fans who were minors at the time. Titled “Fall vlog,” it’s Ballinger’s first video since June, when she responded to the controversy via song in a 10-minute video that viewers did not receive well. In the new post, a 13-minute video uploaded to her secondary vlog channel, Ballinger begins by apologizing for being away for so long and calls her previous upload “embarrassing, to say the least.” “I was being accused of some pretty awful things and I was mad,” she says. “I should have handled that situation with maturity and empathy, but instead, I just let my ego take over, and I’m really disappointed in myself.” Ballinger is known for her character Miranda Sings, a parody of an overconfident theater kid who thinks she can sing but can’t. She has three YouTube channels—her main one where she posts videos as herself, about her family and life, with over 8.41 million

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A Stoke-on-Trent man has launched a YouTube channel and Facebook group which aims to show the positive side of life in the Potteries. Dean Chapman, who has lived in Longton all his life, said he was tired of people talking the area down and wanted to celebrate some of the good things about the city. The 48-year-old, who runs Chapman Cleaning, wants to encourage city residents to post photographs and videos to his Facebook group Stoke-on-Trent Positive. He is also posting regular videos on his Deano the Ghost Hunter YouTube channel - so named because he also likes to search out spooky places - showing the beauty of the city, such as walks around the Trentham estate and Longton Park. He was prompted into action by videos like 'Broken Stoke: Is there any hope for this once great city?' which has now received more than 310,000 views and more than 2,500 comments on the Wandering Turnip channel. READ: Behind viral 'Broken Stoke' video: We deconstruct YouTuber's observations about our city | The Wandering Turnip tours Stoke-on-Trent, giving his views on a '£20 million fence', drug use and bottle ovens READ: Slash's world tour coming within 50 miles of Stoke-on-Trent childhood

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Friday, November 17th, 2023 – 5:00 pm YouTube is making a behind-the-scenes effort to allow more advertisers to buy ads on YouTube Shorts – and only on Shorts. Three sources confirmed with AdExchanger that a pilot program has been in an alpha testing phase with a group of tech providers and brands for the past few months. All three sources have direct knowledge of the program and work at companies that are Google Premier Partners. YouTube rolled out new ad offerings for Shorts during its NewFront event in the spring, including the option to run ads between top-viewed Shorts. But sources say the ability to target solely Shorts inventory is a newer addition to this product suite, and opened up for testing over the summer. The purpose of the pilot is to help brands target ads specifically on YouTube Shorts. It’s a common tactic for platforms not to give advertisers control over specific placements, especially for newer formats before they reach scale. Buyers have been frustrated over their inability to separate Shorts from the rest of their video ad buys on YouTube. Today, most advertisers can only buy Shorts inventory in bundles with other YouTube inventory through discovery or reach

Areolas won't get you in trouble, as long as you follow the rules. Woman breastfeeding her baby Credit: Shutterstock YouTube creators who uploaded breastfeeding videos could not monetize their content — until now. The video-sharing platform is easing restrictions on who is qualified to earn money from its YouTube Partner Program.As TechCrunch reported, YouTube updated its policy to allow users to collect income from videos that feature breastfeeding. However, there are conditions.If a creator wants their breastfeeding videos to be monetized, it must meet the following requirements:A child must be presentCreators' nipples can be uncovered or visible — as long as they are breastfeeding or demonstrating breast pump usageThe content must include contextual reference to breastfeeding, such as a child about to breastfeed or active lactationIn other words, creators may show their areolas, but YouTube will only allow monetization if there's a baby in the scene and there's relevancy to the topic of breastfeeding.Why did YouTube have a change of heart?YouTube listened to input from users who have expressed that breastfeeding videos are useful for parents seeking guidance on how to navigate the early days of childrearing.“We heard feedback that for many parents, videos about breastfeeding are a helpful resource