A study by Mozilla using YouTube recommendation data from 20,000+ users and 500M+ videos finds the “dislike” and “not interested” buttons have little impact (Mia Sato/The Verge)

Mia Sato / The Verge:
YouTube launches a video player for education, removing ads, external links, and recommendations, available for Google Classroom and other education apps  —  Plus creator tools for courses and quizzes  —  YouTube is introducing a handful of new features for creators and institutions using the platform for educational content.

Mia Sato / The Verge:
Roblox will add age guidelines to its games, announces a new in-game ads system for brands to advertise via interactive billboards, posters, and other surfaces  —  And it’s bringing digital billboards and age guidelines to do it  —  Roblox rode a wave of pandemic-era growth to a seven-fold value increase …

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YouTube rolls out design changes to its app, including pinch-to-zoom, more precise seeking, and a darker dark mode  —  YouTube announced some new design changes that are rolling out now, including pinch-to-zoom for everyone and precise seeking with a more usable preview to help you find the section of the video you’re looking for.

Mia Sato / The Verge:
Shein’s parent company Zoetop will pay a $1.9M penalty to New York state over a 2018 data breach that affected 39M Shein and 7M Romwe accounts  —  The company behind ultra fast fashion brands Shein and Romwe will pay New York state $1.9 million over a data breach affecting millions of customers.

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Linktree announces Payment Lock, which lets creators on its paid plans add a paywall and use PayPal or Square to charge up to $150 for access to premium content  —  Linktree, a popular tool used to link out to additional social channels and websites, is adding a way for users to monetize the content they share on their page.

Mia Sato / The Verge:
Sensor Tower: TikTok Now, the BeReal clone debuted on September 18, is in the top 10 social networking apps in 39 countries and the top 100 apps in 24 countries  —  The TikTok Now feature was first announced last week and is built into the TikTok app for US users.