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Mobile Minutes: YouTubers protest ad policy; EU on ad blocking; Google?s Pixel phones; Samsung?s mobile recovery

YouTube creators led by Philip DeFranco are protesting the popular video-sharing service, saying its policy of disabling advertisements on videos with objectionable content is threatening their livelihoods.

Plans by mobile phone operators to block adverts for customers across their networks are in doubt after the EU said they breached net neutrality legislation.

Google is expected to host a media event next month that will focus on several hardware announcements, including new Pixel-branded phones and a 4K Chromecast, Android Police reported late Thursday.

The recovery in Samsung Electronics' mobile business suffered a blow on Thursday as reports of exploding batteries forced the firm to delay shipments of Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, and knocked $7 billion off its market value.