Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 05-29-26

Today is Friday, May 29, 2026. Because it is a day ending in -day that is not Saturday, it is time for our daily Pook-Emu Bee links. There will be no Pook-Emu Bee tomorrow, but you will find even more links in The Newsletter Leaf Journal. I usually do not publish links on Sunday, but maybe I will surprise everyone. In any event, Pook-Emu Bee will be back on Monday. By the way, do you know what the people are saying about Pook-Emu Bee? 1. SiteGround's Icky Approach to AI in WordPress 7.0 […]

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Aretha Franklin

YouTube Music
The #EU plans to target #addictivedesign features on #TikTok and #Instagram, including #endlessscrolling and #autoplay, to protect #children from #socialmedia harms. The EU Commission is also investigating platforms that allow children to access harmful content and has developed an age verification app with high privacy standards. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/12/tiktok-instagram-social-media-addictive-eu-crack-down.html?eicker.news #tech #media #news
🎥🍿 In a shocking twist of events, the land of cat videos and reaction memes has dethroned the mouse empire. Apparently, all it takes to conquer the media world is a trillion unskippable ads and a sprinkle of algorithmic chaos. Remember, kids: if you can't beat 'em, let #autoplay do the job! 📺💻
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/youtube-worlds-largest-media-company-2025-tops-disney-1236525130/ #catvideos #reactionmemes #mediaempire #algorithmicchaos #HackerNews #ngated
YouTube Lays Claim to Another Crown: The World’s Largest Media Company

The influential financial research firm MoffettNathanson suggests that the Google-owned video platform passed Disney's media business in 2025.

The Hollywood Reporter

Thankfully, I have these muted, but what is really needed is an option to just turn them off:

“Apple’s TV app recently got a new change for users across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and more: when browsing titles, autoplaying video has expanded to more parts of the app.”

#Apple #AppleTV #AppleTVApp #StreamingVideo #Autoplay

https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/19/apples-tv-app-just-added-autoplaying-video-to-more-parts-of-the-app/

Apple’s TV app just added autoplaying video to more parts of the app - 9to5Mac

Apple’s TV app recently got a new change: when browsing titles, autoplaying video has expanded to more parts of the app than before.

9to5Mac
Seit einiger Zeit stelle ich fest, dass auf den #Videos von #Yotube die #Option fehlt #Autoplay deaktivieren - sowohl wenn ich eingeloggt bin wie auch wenn ich nicht eingeloggt bin.
Wo finde ich diese Einstellung oder hat Youtube sie entfernt?
Macht #TikTok uns absichtlich #süchtig? Die #EU Kommission wirft TikTok vor, mit Funktionen wie #EndlosScrollen, #Autoplay und #personalisiert|en Empfehlungen gegen den #DSA zu verstoßen.
At Landmark Trial, Expert Says Social Media Hooks Teens Hardest

Google and Meta are in court for the first of a number of lawsuits alleging their products hurt kids and teenagers.

Rolling Stone

𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰: 𝘇𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝗱𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘇𝗶𝗲𝗸 𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗷𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿

Autoplay is een handige functie voor Apple Music. Je hoeft hiermee nooit meer zelf de volgende nummers uit te zoeken. Eén nummer afspelen en klaar: zo werkt het.

https://www.iculture.nl/tips/apple-music-autoplay/

#Autoplay #AppleMusic #Muziek

Music never stops: zo werkt Apple Music Autoplay

Altijd een nieuw nummer automatisch afgespeeld.

iCulture