Cancelled your YouTube Premium subscription because you used a VPN for cheaper rates? Congratulations!

Cancelled your YouTube Premium subscription because you used a VPN for cheaper rates? Congratulations!

Several YouTube Premium subscribers have reported having their memberships cancelled recently. The common factor among these cancellations seems to be that users had used a VPN to subscribe to Premium at a lower rate than what was available in their region. Google has been cracking down on these alternative subscriptions and cancelling them. Reddit users … Read more

Google reportedly terminating YouTube Premium subscriptions acquired through VPNs for discounted prices

Google reportedly terminating YouTube Premium subscriptions acquired through VPNs for discounted prices

Google is cracking down on users who have been using VPNs to access youtube premium subscriptions at a reduced price by canceling memberships. This move is part of an effort to enforce regional pricing policies for the service, which offers different rates based on local economic conditions. Users have been able to bypass these restrictions … Read more

Google’s latest decision prevents YouTube users with ad blockers from watching videos.

Google’s latest decision prevents YouTube users with ad blockers from watching videos.

YouTube has implemented a new feature that skips to the end of a video for users with ad blockers installed. This move is part of YouTube’s efforts to combat ad blockers and encourage users to sign up for a premium version of the app that doesn’t display ads. Google, YouTube’s parent company, has taken a … Read more

Review of the Week: Google Resolves Another Chrome Zero-Day Vulnerability, YouTube Identified as a Platform for Cybercrime – Help Net Security

Review of the Week: Google Resolves Another Chrome Zero-Day Vulnerability, YouTube Identified as a Platform for Cybercrime – Help Net Security

In the past week, there have been several notable developments in the cybersecurity world. Google has once again patched a zero-day exploit in Chrome, marking the eighth emergency update for the browser this year. YouTube has been identified as a key platform for cybercrime, with social engineering threats expected to dominate cyber threats in 2024. … Read more

Advancements in Google’s Visual Storytelling for YouTube, Discover, and Gmail

Advancements in Google’s Visual Storytelling for YouTube, Discover, and Gmail

Google has announced new visually immersive ad formats to drive consumer demand and conversions on YouTube, Discover, and Gmail. The updates include expanded demand generation video ad campaigns reaching up to 3 billion users monthly and the launch of new YouTube Shorts ad formats like vertical videos and stickers. With over 2 billion registered viewers … Read more