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YouTube to discontinue direct messages feature in September

YouTube on Thursday announced that it will remove the direct messages feature on its platform in September. “We’re constantly reevaluating our priorities and have…

YouTube to stop monetisation of ‘unfair’ manual copyright claims

In an attempt to curb “unfair” and “aggressive” manual copyright claims on its platform, Youtube on Thursday announced further updates to its manual claims…

YouTube’s testing giant thumbnails on its homescreen (and people hate it)

Several users on Reddit and Twitter (spotted by The Verge) on Tuesday spotted bigger thumbnails on YouTube, which the company seems to be testing….

YouTube Super Chat donation feature arrives for South African streamers

Have you always dreamed of having your thoughts and feelings seen by your favourite YouTubers? Well, YouTube on Tuesday expanded its Super Chats donations…

Lollapalooza music festival will stream live on YouTube this weekend. Watch it here

YouTube will live stream “the biggest performances” from the Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago all weekend, the company announced on Wednesday. The four-day event,…

Elon Musk says Netflix and YouTube are coming to Teslas

“Netflix and drive” might become a thing now that Elon Musk revealed upcoming support for the streaming service and YouTube on his Tesla vehicles….

YouTube Music gets Smart Downloads, seamless music-to-video playback

YouTube Music is getting two new features this week, one concerning seamless video-to-music switching, and another called Smart Downloads. Let’s start with the latter….

Facebook removed 1.5 million videos of the Christchurch shooting in 24 hours

The world is still reeling after the terrorist attack that took place in Christchurch, New Zealand last Friday. The mass shooting was live streamed…

The internet believes PewDiePie inspired the Christchurch mosque shooting

YouTube’s most followed creator PewDiePie is being accused of inspiring Friday’s mass shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand. This comes after one of the perpetrators…

YouTube Music is now available in South Africa for R59pm

YouTube Music is now available in South Africa, this after Google confirmed the news in a press release late Tuesday. The service was first…

YouTube details further efforts to protect children from online predators

YouTube has addressed the growing problem of minors victimized by online predators on its platform. In a blog post, the company detailed how it’s…

10 big stories from February 2019 worth reading again

It’s come an gone in the blink of an eye, almost as if it’s the shortest month of the year. (Get it?). February, for…

Elon Musk laughs at a dead deer and becomes a new reaction meme

This weekend Elon Musk along with Rick And Morty co-creator Justin Roiland hosted an episode of PewDiePie’s Meme Review. Sounds fun, but did we…

YouTube cracks down on ‘dangerous’ internet challenge videos

This week, YouTube has highlighted its new community guidelines regarding internet challenge videos and pranks considered harmful and dangerous. The guidelines now allows the…

This ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ teaser is turning Marvel fans into analysts

Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures on Wednesday dropped a new teaser trailer for Spider-Man: Far From Home, setting up fans for a European based…

Gillette ad addressing toxic masculinity draws heavy criticism online

On Tuesday, personal care company Gillette posted a short film titled “We Believe: The Best a Man Can Be” to YouTube, which has sent…

Record-breaking YouTube Rewind 2018 racks up 10m dislikes in six days

It’s taken just under a week, but finally, YouTube Rewind 2018 has lived up to the hype. It’s now the platform’s most hated video…

See Andy Serkis play Theresa May and Gollum in this Brexit cross-over event

Andy Serkis is a living legend. When he’s not winning Oscars for becoming an emotive clump of living pixels, he’s doing Theresa May impressions…

YouTube Rewind 2018 is now YouTube’s second-most disliked video ever

YouTube Rewind 2018, in its four days of existence, has shattered a remarkable but unflattering record. The video, which was published on Friday, is…

The internet thinks YouTube Rewind 2018 is pretty terrible

Well… it’s pretty safe to suggest that YouTube Rewind 2018 is controversial. The annual video published by the Google-owned service pays homage to the…

Sabrina’s sassier and witchier than ever in this new season teaser

This weekend, when everyone in South Africa was busy doing other things (like waiting eight hours to see Beyonce perform for 25 minutes), Netflix…

Disney to launch new Star Wars animated shorts for kids

Disney has revealed a Star Wars-themed YouTube channel for kids set to feature the new Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures show. The show will…

Google antitrust action: Will it help or hurt SA advertisers?

Apps and tools to help you keep track of your loadshedding schedule and stages

Hackers use zero-day exploit in new Windows and Internet Explorer builds

SA’s best Small Business Funder announced

Former Springbok Bryan Habana’s app scores big

West African startup receives over $1-million in funding

Cat S42: Rugged, washable smartphone now available in South Africa

Nokia 5.3 now available in South Africa – price and details

Huawei Watch GT 2e review: stylish convenience [Sponsored]

Updated F-Type brings Jaguar’s best to South Africa

Mazda re-enters the hot hatch game

Shadowline upgrade for the BMW X7