08

Oct

New body to handle disputes between EU users and Facebook, TikTok, YouTube

An independent body, supported by Meta Platforms' Oversight Board Trust, has a certification from the media regulator in Ireland to resolve appeals against policy violation decisions of social media companies…

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02

Oct

EU requests info from YouTube, Snapchat, TikTok on content algorithms

The EU Commission requested information on Wednesday from YouTube, Snapchat and TikTok on the parameters used by their algorithms to recommend content to users and their role in amplifying some…

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08

Aug

Thousands of YouTube outages reported in Russia

Russian internet monitoring services reported thousands of glitches in the availability of video hosting site YouTube on Thursday, amid escalating criticism of the platform by the Russian authorities. Russian internet…

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08

Jun

Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Twitter target of EU crypto advertising complaint

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, June 8 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms' Instagram, Alphabet's YouTube, TikTok and Twitter could face regulatory action after European consumer group BEUC complained to the European…

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09

Feb

Youtube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter back up after brief outage

 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms Inc's Facebook and Instagram were back up for most users after a brief outage, the company said on Wednesday, adding that a technical issue that disrupted…

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18

Jan

Wagner chief Prigozhin attacks Putin administration over failure to block YouTube

Jan 18 (Reuters) - The increasingly prominent head of the Russian private military group Wagner on Wednesday took aim at the Kremlin administration for failing to block the U.S.-owned video…

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22

Oct

YouTube Premium’s family plan gets a price hike in several countries

YouTube is raising prices for its Premium subscription plans across many countries including the U.S., the U.K., Canada, and Argentina. News of the price hike emerged after several users in…

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13

Aug

YouTube plans to launch streaming video service

 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's YouTube is planning to launch an online store for streaming video services, the Wall Street Journal reported. The company has renewed talks with entertainment companies about…

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04

Jul

British Army’s Twitter and YouTube accounts restored after hack

LONDON, (Reuters) - The British Army regained control of its Twitter and YouTube accounts  after they were briefly hacked and used to post about cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens. "Apologies for the temporary interruption to…

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02

Jun

YouTube could be liable for unauthorised uploads if slow to act, German court rules

BERLIN, June 2 (Reuters) - Google's YouTube and other platforms could have to pay copyright damages over unauthorised uploads even if the content was put online by a third party, Germany's top court…

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15

Dec

YouTube says services fixed after disruption affects thousands

Alphabet Inc's YouTube said it has fixed an issue that caused thousands of users to lose access to its platform or face slow services. Downdetector, which showed there were more…

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29

Sep

Russia threatens YouTube block after RT TV’s German channels are deleted

Russia on Wednesday threatened to block Alphabet Inc.'s YouTube after Russian state-backed broadcaster RT's German-language channels were deleted a day earlier and said it was weighing possible retaliation against the…

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22

Jun

EU top court hands win to YouTube in user copyright fight

Europe's top court on Tuesday said that Google's YouTube and other online platforms are not liable for copyright-infringing works uploaded by users onto their platforms under certain conditions. The case marks the…

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15

Jun

YouTube bans masthead ads for politics, alcohol and betting

Alphabet Inc's YouTube will no longer allow political or election ads in its coveted masthead spot at the top of the site's homepage nor ads for alcohol, gambling and prescription…

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13

Jan

YouTube suspends Trump’s channel after violating policy on inciting violence

(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's YouTube said on Tuesday it has suspended Donald Trump's channel as it violated policies for inciting violence after last week's assault on the U.S. Capitol by…

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18

Nov

YouTube to add link on COVID-19 vaccines to combat misinformation

Alphabet Inc's YouTube announced it is adding a link to provide information on the development of COVID-19 vaccines to the coronavirus panel on its site, expanding its efforts to combat…

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12

Nov

YouTube back up after worldwide outage

YouTube, owned by Alphabet Inc's Google , said late on Wednesday it had fixed a glitch that led to a worldwide outage of the video-streaming service. DownDetector.com, a website which…

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15

Oct

YouTube bans coronavirus vaccine misinformation

Alphabet Inc's YouTube announced it would remove videos from YouTube containing misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, expanding its current rules against falsehoods and conspiracy theories about the pandemic. The video platform…

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23

Sep

Advertisers agree deal with social media on steps to curb harmful content

Facebook, YouTube and Twitter have agreed with big advertisers on first steps to curb harmful content online, following boycotts of social media platforms that advertisers had accused of tolerating hate…

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20

Sep

YouTube reverts to human moderators in fight against misinformation

Google’s YouTube has reverted to using more human moderators to vet harmful content after the machines it relied on during lockdown proved to be overzealous censors of its video platform.…

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08

May

Facebook, YouTube remove ‘Plandemic’ video with ‘unsubstantiated’ coronavirus claims

Facebook Inc and YouTube, the video service of Alphabet Inc’s Google, said that they were removing a video that made medically unsubstantiated claims relating to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The…

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20

Mar

YouTube to reduce its streaming quality in EU and UK to avert internet gridlock

YouTube said on Friday it will reduce its streaming quality in the European Union and the United Kingdom to avert internet gridlock as thousands of people work from home. The…

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29

Dec

Nirvana ‘Smell Like Teen Spirit’ reaches one billion You Tube views

Nirvana's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' has reached one billion views on YouTube. The iconic track - which was released in 1991 - was first uploaded onto the video-sharing platform in…

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12

Dec

YouTube moves against ‘implied threats’

YouTube leadership on Wednesday unveiled updates it said would better "tackle harassment" on the global video hosting platform. "We remain committed to (…) ensuring that spirited debate and a vigorous…

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15

Sep

Investigation finds YouTube making money from misleading videos on bogus cancer treatments – BBC

YouTube's algorithm promotes fake cancer cures in a number of languages and the site runs adverts for major brands and universities next to misleading videos, a BBC investigation has found.…

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05

Sep

YouTube to pay $170M fine after violating children’s privacy law

Google will pay $170 million to settle allegations its YouTube video service collected personal data on children without their parents’ consent. The company agreed to work with video creators to…

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12

Aug

Russia tells Google to stop promoting Moscow protests on YouTube

Russia’s state communications watchdog has called on Google to stop promoting “illegal mass events” on YouTube following renewed protests in Moscow. Several YouTube channels broadcast live as tens of thousands…

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21

Jul

Google reaches multimillion dollar settlement on violations of children’s privacy laws on YouTube

Google has reportedly reached a multimillion-dollar settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission over alleged violations of children's data privacy laws on YouTube. The settlement comes after an FTC investigation…

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06

Jun

YouTube bans videos glorifying Nazis and promoting extreme views

YouTube announced that it will begin banning videos promoting Nazi ideology, as well as denying "well-documented violent events" such as the Holocaust or the Sandy Hook massacre. YouTube said this…

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16

Apr

Notre Dame Fire – How Social Media failed its test at fighting misinformation (The Guardian)

The Notre Dame Cathedral fire presented social media companies with one of the first major tests of their nascent programmes aimed at fighting misinformation in real time – and critics…

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15

Apr

EU countries back copyright reform

  EU member states have given the final approval for copyright reforms in a bid to overhaul its two-decade old copyright rules. The clearing of this final hurdle ensures artists…

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17

Mar

Giraffe’s birth attracts 300,000 viewers on You Tube

April the Giraffe gave birth once again in front of an enthralled YouTube audience on Saturday. More than 300,000 watched live as April gave birth to a healthy male calf…

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01

Mar

YouTube to disable comments on videos that include children 13 and younger after criticism that it failed keeping pedophiles away from such videos

YouTube will disable comments on most videos that include children 13 and younger after coming under fire for failing to keep pedophiles from posting suggestive remarks on such videos, the…

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16

Jan

YouTube to ban dangerous and emotionally distressing pranks videos

YouTube clips that depict dangerous or emotionally distressing “pranks” have been banned from the platform, the BBC reports. Buzzfeed said "Nearly a year after YouTube pledged to remove images of…

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22

Oct

YouTube say that new EU copyright rules could force it to ban people from uploading own videos

YouTube says that new EU copyright rules could force it to ban people from uploading their own videos. It says that the new directive puts its entire creative community at risk and that…

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17

Oct

YouTube services experience downtime

YouTube experienced widespread broadcasting issues, affecting YouTube, YouTube TV and YouTube Music, with the Google-owned streaming service down for almost two hours. YouTube said it was looking into reports of issues with…

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24

Aug

Google terminated 39 YouTube channels linked to Iran state Broadcasting

The Middle East Eye reports that Google on Thursday said that it had identified and terminated 39 YouTube channels linked to state-run Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting. Google has also removed…

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26

Jun

UK singles chart to include online views in rankings

For more than 65 years, the UK singles chart has provided a rundown of the records we listen to. Now that is about to change. From July 6, the chart…

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06

Jun

UK: Children aged 4 – 5 are live streaming their content as those aged 14 – 16

Research by Internet Matters, which educates parents about their children's online behaviour, found that nearly as many children aged four to five are live-streaming their own content as those aged…

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