YouTube will now automatically show ads after peaks. They expect it will significantly improve revenue. We expect it will destroy retention.

They also announced that previous practice when ads were shown during speech will be eliminated and the algorithm will always aim for a break or scene switching.

#Google@GameDEV
#SocialNetworks@GameDEV

Poor server

#Google@GameDEV

Meanwhile, PewDiePie is turning into a tinfoil hat man after half a year on Linux:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_Lxkt50xOg
#Google@GameDEV
#Linux@GameDEV

Is YouTube getting worse?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmmf2x2muyA
#YouTube@GameDEV
#Google@GameDEV

IDK what is going on with Google...

#Google@GameDEV
#AI@GameDEV

Yes, and it's super annoying

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86nhP8tvbLY
#AI@GameDEV
#Google@GameDEV

Google is getting as useless as possible! (it's 1979, dammit)

#Google@GameDEV

Wait, Google is down

UPD: It's fully functional after about two hours of issues

#Google@GameDEV

Google on-screen translation started to get wrong languages as the output regardless of the settings. The issue apparently started in September and is getting worse over time.

In my case, it shows a mix of Turkish, Portuguese, and Arabic. But each time it will return with a different language and it can be completely random. So it's often less helpful than the source I'm looking at.

Yes, even if Gemini is disabled for you, it still handles translation backend on the Google Assistant and web-based translation. Google refused to provide any information.

Just in case you have a messy translation — this is the reason!

#AI@GameDEV
#Google@GameDEV

The guy on Google Support forums is abusing his Expert title (he isn't working for Google, he's just an enthusiast) and threaten to ban people for reports on translation issues.

And lock out forums where the issue is reported.

You can kindly report his replies here: https://support.google.com/profile/17155 (the whole account can't be reported, but you can open his ban messages below and report them)

#Google@GameDEV
#WTF@GameDEV

The AI slop upscaled videos appeared on YouTube. "Zombie on your lawn" is among the first videos that were forcibly upscaled.

The issue:
- Results are mediocre
- Low bitrate makes wobbly image
- Enabled by default on desktop

#YouTube@GameDEV
#Google@GameDEV
#AI@GameDEV

We were here to watch YouTube, not IT-Tube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Twb1Y3VQoiU
#AI@GameDEV
#Google@GameDEV
#SocialNetworks@GameDEV

If you Google Silksong, the button below the screen will allow you to cut the page ⭐

#EasterEggs@GameDEV
#Google@GameDEV

Community notes!

#YouTube@GameDEV
#Google@GameDEV
#SocialNetworks@GameDEV

YouTube finally allowed a human being to reply and it was an "all your fault" response. Laughable...

Before that, the company enabled AI moderation which banned over 12m accounts in a couple of months.

#Google@GameDEV
#AI@GameDEV
#SocialMedia@GameDEV
#YouTube@GameDEV

YouTube team decided that banning 12 million people in a few months and generally ruining search was not bad enough. So a few days ago they removed search by date from the UI!

This sketch is getting more and more relevant:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUncEiyXIT4
#YouTube@GameDEV
#Google@GameDEV

YouTube is fighting Ad Blockers again, cutting off the signal if your browser is cutting off the ad. Can be fixed by F5, but still a bit annoying.

Funny enough, YouTube employees were not initially informed last summer about this trick, so YouTube-Julia created a support forum topic where she said they are investigating the issue and will fix it. Now the page only exists in an archive. Because it's intentional. Dumbasses!

#YouTube@GameDEV
#Google@GameDEV
#SocialNetworks@GameDEV