YouTube killing built-in ‘Messages’ feature next month Andrew Torba, August 21, 2019August 21, 2019 Share this: YouTube is killing their DM system. They don’t want you communicating in “private” on their platform anymore. In fact, in an ideal world they don’t want you exchanging messages at all. They want you passively consuming videos and ads, all day long. Like a good consumer data slave. RIP YouTube messages. In August 2017, YouTube introduced a “Messages” feature for its mobile apps and later the web. Two years later, the Google video site announced that its killing the built-in chatting functionality next month. The direct messaging feature is a quick way to share and discuss videos directly on YouTube. It supports both individual and group conversations, with the last major update in May 2018 when YouTube Messages rolled out to the web. There was no particular standout aspect, but it was integrated with YouTube search and your viewing history for quick video retrieval.YouTube is now killing the direct native messages feature in favor of public sharing over comments, posts, and stories. The bulk of updates in recent months has been focussed on YouTube Stories for creators to offer an Instagram and Snapchat-like experience that is not as produced as videos. It’s available for users with over 10,000 followers, and beginning to appear in the main Home feed. Archived Source: YouTube killing built-in ‘Messages’ feature next month – 9to5Google Big Tech big techyoutube
Big Tech Senator Hawley Talks About The Right Big Tech Problems, But His “Solutions” Are Bonkers August 14, 2019August 19, 2019 Share this:A new bill has been proposed by Senator Josh Hawley which would limit the amount of time individuals could spend on social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and Gab. The legislation is called the “SMART-Act”, or Social Media Addiction Reduction Act in which Hawley is pushing to fight back… Read More
Big Tech Google, Apple, And Mozilla Block Kazakh Surveillance System, But Continue To Use Their Own On You August 21, 2019August 21, 2019 Share this:Good news everyone. Big Tech is putting a stop to Kazakhstan spying! Bad news everyone. Big Tech isn’t putting a stop to their own spying on your inbox, web traffic, purchasing history, and more. Borat isn’t very happy and you shouldn’t be either. Read More
Big Tech Facebook Co-Founder Launches a $10m Antitrust Fund October 17, 2019October 17, 2019 Share this: Read More