YouTube is working to block free background play in third-party browsers and their extensions in an effort to encourage ...

Google is "aligning" the YouTube experience by killing background play in Brave, Safari, and Edge. Is the Vinegar extension the last loophole left standing?

Google says it has started enforcing its YouTube Premium requirement for background playback on mobile.

Up until recently, users have been able to bypass free YouTube's background play restriction by using YouTube via a browser.

YouTube this week blocked millions of Android users from accessing free background play through Samsung Internet, Brave, Vivaldi, and Microsoft Edge as the platform ...

Google is blocking the ability to play videos with the screen off on third-party browsers like Samsung Internet, Brave, and Vivaldi.

Google formally acknowledged last month that it is addressing gaps that let non-paying customers enjoy free YouTube ...

Samsung Internet, Brave, and other third-party browser users on Android have noticed their non-Premium workaround is no longer functioning.

The YouTube logo history and evolution provides a lesson in restrained design.

Songs streamed on YouTube will no longer count towards the Billboard charts, the platform announced in a blog yesterday (December 17). The change will take effect on January 16, 2026, according to ...

If you watch Google's YouTube TV, you might have noticed some of your favorite channels missing as of Halloween morning. The streaming service lost 21 channels after the live TV provider's contract ...

NEW YORK, Sept 17 (Reuters) - On its 20th birthday, YouTube is unrecognizable as the scrappy video site that began as the domain of young amateur users publishing unpolished, low-budget clips.