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YouTube Tests Homepage Design Without View Counts and Upload Dates

While battling against ad blockers more and more, YouTube is also experimenting with a major change to its homepage look. This update involves taking away both video view counts and the dates when videos were published. As a result, the videos displayed on the homepage will likely be identified only by their titles and the names […]

YouTube Faces Criminal Complaint From Privacy Consultant Over Ad Blocker Detection Scripts

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Privacy Consultant Files Criminal Complaint Against YouTube in Ireland A privacy consultant named Alexander Hanff has taken legal action against YouTube, filing a criminal complaint in Ireland over the platform's use of scripts to detect and restrict ad blockers. Hanff argues that this practice violates EU law, which mandates consent for non-necessary interactions with users' devices,

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