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YouTube’s attempt to stifle presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s voice has backfired spectacularly.  After the platform scrapped his interview with Jordan Peterson — citing vaccine misinformation policies — the clip that Kennedy instead posted on Twitter has racked up a stunning 4.5 million views in just a matter of days. Since announcing his candidacy, Kennedy has consistently been censored for his highly controversial stances on vaccines and the pharmaceutical industry.  ABC retroactively censored portions of an interview with him, citing “false claims about the Covid-19 vaccines” and “misleading claims” about vaccines and autism. “We’ve used our editorial judgment in not including extended portions of that exchange in our interview,” ABC said. The exact claims that ABC removed are not known — which, of course, only makes people more curious. Instagram similarly suspended Kennedy in 2021 due to statements about the Covid-19 vaccine but ultimately reinstated his account upon his campaign announcement. Meanwhile, vaccine researcher and political commentator Dr. Peter Hotez has flatly refused to debate RFK Jr. on the Joe Rogan Experience — even after the podcaster offered a $100,000 pledge to the charity of Hotez’s choice. After Jordan Peterson and Robert F. Kennedy’s podcast conversation was censored from YouTube

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If you are at least a semi-tech-savvy internet user, odds are high that you are either using an ad block in YouTube, or you are paying for the Premium tier, which has no ads. And Google is looking for ways of limiting that former option as it's impacting the profitability of the website. YouTube confirmed that it is testing a new three-strike rule for ad blockers. A company official said that YouTube is "running a small experiment" globally by urging people to disable ad block when watching videos on the website. In "some extreme cases" where people ignore the message, they get a temporary playback ban. Disabling video playback will only be applied when the user repeatedly ignores the prompt. YouTube reminds us that ad blocker detection isn't something new and the platform's policy is strictly against the use of ad blockers. However, this is the first time the company is starting to enforce those rules. Of course, some users may get falsely flagged for using an ad blocker and there's a link in the message for user feedback for those rare cases. Source

By Divya Bhati: The tech industry is going through a tough phase, and YouTube is not immune to it. The online video sharing platform is currently facing a decline in ad revenues, and as a result, it is implementing significant changes to its platform. These changes include increasing the number of ads on videos and focusing on attracting more users to its paid Premium subscription. However, that's not all. The company is now also reportedly cracking down on users who utilize ad-blockers to remove ads and are not paying for paid subscription. Recently, a Reddit user brought attention to the fact that Google owned YouTube, is implementing restrictions on users who use ad blockers by limiting their video views. The post included a screenshot showing a pop-up notification sent by YouTube to users who have enabled ad blockers.The notification issued by YouTube warns users that if they do not disable their ad blocker, the platform will restrict their video viewing, limiting it to only three videos. The notification states, "Video player will be blocked after 3 videos - It looks like you may be using an ad blocker. Video playback will be blocked unless YouTube is allowed or the ad

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Fans of Collen Ballinger have voiced their disgust at the YouTube star's bizarre apology video where she addressed allegations that she engaged in inappropriate relationships with underage fans.The comedian, actress and internet star, best known for her Miranda Sings character, denied being a 'groomer' or a 'predator' in the video posted on Wednesday, but instead insisted she was just a 'loser' who messaged her fans in an effort to be cool.Fans have slammed the star's decision to use music to address the allegations and sing her side of the story while playing a ukulele, in the 10-plus minute video.One wrote 'I'm beyond appalled & disgusted with #ColeenBallinger & her "apology video".'mirandasings ukulele grooming apology song” that is not real. someone cast a spell on a black mirror brainstorm whiteboard and cursed us with this reality,' wrote another. Apology: Fans of Collen Ballinger have voiced their disgust at the YouTube star's bizarre apology video where she addressed allegations that she engaged in inappropriate relationships with underage fans 'So if you're a popular influencer/celebrity and find yourself in a major PR crisis don't respond in a YouTube video where you play the ukulele and make a joke out of very serious allegations.' 'COLLEEN BALLINGER DID NOT PULL

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After months of waiting, Chicago residents will finally be able to stream WGN this week on YouTube TV. Recently WGN confirmed that they will be going live on YouTube TV later this week. This news was first announced back in March YouTube TV and Nexstar Media Group, INC. The CW Network’s parent company Nexstar Media Group, INC. announced a new deal with YouTube TV. With this deal, YouTube TV will continue to have access to the CW Network for years to come and will add even more local affiliates now though we are finally getting a date for some of these networks. “We are extremely pleased to have reached agreement to continue carriage of its CW-affiliated stations on YouTube TV, especially as we move forward with our plans to transform The CW with additional sports programming and a new slate of prime-time entertainment shows this Fall,” said Dennis Miller, President of The CW Network.  “YouTube TV is an important partner for our affiliates and us, and we look forward to expanding our relationship and growing our audience via this dynamic platform.” This deal will add 59 new Nexstar Stations, including 29 CW-affiliated television stations, its 26 MyNetworkTV affiliates, and its