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YouTube ‘creators’ fret over impact of new child protection rules
Technology
September 15, 2019
YouTube ‘creators’ fret over impact of new child protection rules
Samuel Rader quit his job three years ago to work full time on his YouTube channel, “Sam and Nia,” featuring…
Google to pay out $150-200m over YouTube privacy claims: reports
Technology
August 31, 2019
Google to pay out $150-200m over YouTube privacy claims: reports
Google will pay $150-200 million to settle allegations YouTube violated a children’s privacy law while gathering data to better target…
Amr Diab in top trending youtube video for ‘Ana Gheir’ teaser
Culture
July 31, 2019
Amr Diab in top trending youtube video for ‘Ana Gheir’ teaser
Egyptian singer Amr Diab is in the number two trending video on youtube for the teaser of the song Ana…
YouTube needs ‘new set of rules and laws’: executive
World
July 29, 2019
YouTube needs ‘new set of rules and laws’: executive
The video-sharing platform YouTube is striving to block those who would use it to promote racism, hate speech, violence and…
Vietnam’s ‘homespun Facebook’ swamped after launch
World
July 24, 2019
Vietnam’s ‘homespun Facebook’ swamped after launch
A homegrown Vietnamese social media app was overloaded with users hours after launching as the one-party state tries to boost…
Birds just wanna have fun: like humans, cockatoos love to dance
Life & Style
July 9, 2019
Birds just wanna have fun: like humans, cockatoos love to dance
Snowball, a sulphur-crested cockatoo, shot to YouTube stardom a decade ago for his uncanny ability to rock out to the…
Breakup isn’t the answer, Facebook’s Zuckerberg says
World
May 24, 2019
Breakup isn’t the answer, Facebook’s Zuckerberg says
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday rejected the idea of breaking up the social media giant as off-target, saying it…
Fake news rampant after Sri Lanka attacks despite social media ban
World
May 22, 2019
Fake news rampant after Sri Lanka attacks despite social media ban
Sri Lankan social networks saw a surge in fake news after the Easter suicide bombings a month ago despite an…
Four Egyptian students arrested for mocking Christians in video
Egypt
February 10, 2019
Four Egyptian students arrested for mocking Christians in video
Police on Saturday have arrested four students in Abu Hamid, Sharqiya, after they published a video on YouTube showing them…
YouTube shifts to make new exclusive shows, movies free to users
Cinema/TV
November 28, 2018
YouTube shifts to make new exclusive shows, movies free to users
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – YouTube plans to make all future original programing available to users for free with advertising, as…