You may think you’re too smart to fall for a conspiracy theory. Your social media is dedicated to cat videos, Trader Joe’s hauls and Saturday Night Live sketches. You think you’re safe in this self-created online bubble. But according to a recent study published by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD), a nonprofit that studies […]
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YouTube’s Crackdown on Ad Blockers Is Making It Miserable to Use
YouTube recently doubled down on its neverending campaign against ad-blocking services. But for ad blocker users who have lately experienced annoying glitches on the video-sharing platform, YouTube may not be the party to blame. In an April announcement, YouTube vowed to strengthen its anti-adblocker “enforcement,” arguing that they violate the platform’s Terms of Service and […]
YouTube’s biggest star MrBeast pledges to share revenue numbers after posting his first video on the site
Elon Musk has had his wish granted after YouTube’s biggest star, MrBeast, uploaded his content on X for the first time. However, the richest man on earth may have got a bit more than he bargained for after the influencer pledged to publicly share details of how much revenue the platform will pay out for […]
YouTube’s richest star, MrBeast, rejects Elon Musk’s appeal to share content on X because the platform couldn’t ‘fund a fraction’ of his costs
It hasn’t been the best start to 2024 for Elon Musk. The owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, appealed to YouTube’s biggest star MrBeast to post his videos on the platform, and was promptly rejected. On December 30 MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, posted on X to announce his latest video release […]