Google's YouTube division has revealed it is making more of an effort to make third-party apps less usable if they attempt to block out ads created for the video streaming service.
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YouTube is testing a popup for non-Premium users that urges them to disable adblockers with a countdown timer. It emphasizes the features of YouTube Premium so its creators can be paid.
The overlay ad banners that are only visible on YouTube videos to desktop viewers will no longer show up starting April 6. YouTube admits this ad format was "disruptive for viewers."
YouTube is pushing Social Shopping with its new “Tag Products” tool, which is available to a select few YouTubers. The platform pays a fixed amount per month in addition to a per-click commission.
Google today announced that it is bringing audio ads in beta form to marketers, targeted specifically at YouTube users that use the video streaming service to listen to music in the background.
YouTube announced today that it will start restoring ads for content that talk about the coronavirus outbreak in the coming days after suspending monetization for this type of content a few weeks ago.