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GTA 6 trailer gains millions but falls short of beating BTS’ ‘Dynamite’ views, fans call for collaboration
The release of the GTA 6 trailer on December 5 has sparked widespread discussion and is likely to dominate conversations throughout the week until further updates are revealed. Notably, it quickly climbed to the top of the YouTube charts, accumulating a substantial number of views within the first 24 hours, nearly rivaling the viewership of popular K-pop content. Rockstar Games took an unexpected step by unveiling the trailer for the 2024 game 14 hours earlier than originally scheduled, responding to an online leak. In just 12 hours, the video gathered an impressive 60 million views, exceeding expectations and putting it in direct competition with BTS' hits "Butter" and "Dynamite", both of which had accumulated over 100 million views.
YouTube begins global crackdown on adblockers
YouTube, the popular video-sharing platform, has begun enforcing a stricter policy against users with adblockers, in which video playback is being blocked unless the adblocker is disabled. While the policy was first addressed by YouTube in June this year, the platform has recently "launched a global effort" to discourage the use of adblockers and have users subscribe to YouTube Premium.
YouTube tests music recognition feature like Shazam
YouTube is experimenting with a new feature that allows a subset of Android users to identify songs by humming, singing, or recording snippets of music. The feature, currently in its testing phase, aims to make the video-sharing platform an even more popular destination for music enthusiasts.
YouTube Premium launched in Bangladesh at BDT 239 per month
YouTube Premium and YouTube Music are now officially available in Bangladesh, at a cost of BDT 239 per month for the premium subscription.
Pewdiepie shares photo of newborn son
The last photo contained an adorable onesie with Björn’s name embroidered on it, surrounded by toys on a baby cot.
Top 10 most subscribed YouTube channels as of June 2023
With more than 2.5 billion users, YouTube is without a doubt the largest social media site after Google
YouTube plans to launch in-app online games: reports
YouTube is planning on launching a product for playing online games, as per a recent report by The Wall Street Journal.
5 YouTube channels to help you prepare for the SAT
Five of the best YouTube channels to help you prepare for the SATs.
YouTuber Hank Green diagnosed with cancer
“Good news and bad news. One, it’s cancer”, he said in a video on his channel Vlogbrothers. “Good news, it’s something called Hodgkin’s lymphoma,”
Follow these 9 YouTube channels for career tips
YouTube has become one of the most popular platforms for individuals seeking knowledge on various topics, including career growth. The site is filled with channels dedicated to providing tips, strategies, and insights that can help professionals advance in their respective fields.
The OG’s of YouTube: Where are they now?
What was it like to start as a content-maker when the practice was relatively uncommon? How did the scene start and expand? And more importantly, which platforms have they moved on to, in order to enhance their talents?
How to properly monetise your YouTube channel
If you've been putting in hours of effort into creating quality content for your YouTube channel, it's only fair that you get paid for your work. But how do you monetize your YouTube channel? Here are some tips and tricks to get you started:
Shams, the Internet Star
Thoughts of Shams came to inception in 2017. Shams Afroz Chowdhury turned to content creation to divert her attention during a period in her life when she was possibly the most vulnerable she had ever been.
Indian-origin Neil Mohan is YouTube's new CEO
After 9 years of serving as the CEO of YouTube, Susan Wojcicki is now stepping down to make room for the Indian-origin Neil Mohan, who will be the new CEO of the world's largest video streaming site.
Bangladeshi creators will be able to earn through YouTube Shorts
To meet the eligibility requirement to earn revenue, creators must have 4,000 hours of non-shorts content views or reach 10 million views on publicly available Shorts during the last 90 days.
Govt requests for user info from social media giants on the rise
Bangladesh government has increased its content removal and user information requests to global companies including Facebook, Google, and TikTok.
5 hidden YouTube features you didn't know about
Here are five hidden YouTube features that should make your browsing and viewing experience much smoother.
YouTube removes 112,930 videos from Bangladesh
Bangladesh ranked 8th worldwide for the largest volume of videos taken down for Community Guidelines violations between July 1, 2022 to September 30, 2022.
New fixation: Watching chiropractic adjustments
Within a few days, my feed was an amalgamation of chiropractic adjustments, whether long-form stories or YouTube shorts.
