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Google to Microsoft: Blocking ads with Windows Phone YouTube app is a no-no

ZDnet - Google is seeking to block Microsoft's new YouTube app for Windows Phone 8 because it blocks ads and allows downloading of videos from YouTube's site, in violation of its terms of service.

Yi-Long3997d ago

... is because I now have Chrome with AdBlocker+.

Before that, I was getting pre-video ads all the time, which completely drove me away from the site.

Now it's just like the good old days, where I can just lose hours of my time, browsing great videos.

Software_Lover3997d ago

Wow. Is this a +1 for Microsoft?

fatstarr3996d ago

google cant keep em down for long. lol

Mikefizzled3997d ago

I bet millions more people use ad block then there is using Microsofts youtube app. Yet Google insist to try destroy their competition.

fatstarr3996d ago

ad block is different. I dont know how to explain it but its different.

Cueil3996d ago

mobile youtube doesn't have ads anyway... no youtube app I've ever used has ads....

dadaownsall3996d ago

O.o just yesterday i got an ad from my phone lol

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YouTube Calls Out OpenAI for Alleged Sora Training Terms Breach

According to Bloomberg, YouTube CEO Neal Mohan has expressed concern regarding the potential misuse of platform content by OpenAI’s Sora, an AI-driven video creation tool.

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Microsoft's Gaming Shake-up: 1900 Job Cuts, Senior Execs Exit Xbox and Blizzard

Microsoft is laying off more employees, a new round after they cut thousands last year. It seems like many big tech companies are doing the same.

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Apple's Bold Move to Train LLM on Trendsetting News

Amidst the AI frenzy of 2023, major players like Google, Microsoft, and Meta are in the spotlight, launching their own generative AI systems.

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