Google has denied reports that it’s serving unskippable ads that last for minutes or even hours to some YouTube users who have ad blockers enabled, instead blaming ad blockers themselves for any “suboptimal viewing experience.” Users have complained of seeing unskippable YouTube ads ranging from a few minutes to several hours in duration.

YouTube reveals how AI, viewer satisfaction, context, and multilingual tools are reshaping its recommendation system for 2025.

While many music apps like Spotify and Apple Music have this feature, it’s sorely missing from YouTube Music. The awkward gaps between tracks can interrupt the flow and create a jarring experience when listening to your playlist.

Google has offered an explanation for why these ads are happening and what users can do about it. Whether the explanation is satisfying?

Almost seven years after its first release, the YouTube Music app has hit the 5 billion download milestone on the Google Play Store.

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Bob Iger's empire kept the Google-owned platform at bay in Nielsen's monthly media distributor rankings for December.

YouTube announced a number of new experimental features for Premium subscribers. You can now listen to music videos in higher quality and watch Shorts with picture-in-picture.

Brands can purchase specific hours leading up to major product launches, time-sensitive announcements, and other moments.

In a post last week, Google acknowledged issues that users were experiencing on Fire TV through the official YouTube app. Users were left unable to sign into the app, and often kicked out of their accounts upon opening it, an experience that was surely frustrating.

YouTube must improve ad moderation due to increasing user discomfort with explicit and fake ads. A child was exposed to a sexually explicit ad on YouTube, causing an uncomfortable situation for everyone involved.

Spotify is looking to land more video creators. Its head of content partnerships shared how the platform is taking on podcast rivals.