Tag: YouTube
Tech Digest daily roundup: YouTube removes ‘hoax calls’ account
YouTube has removed an account publishing videos of hoax calls with Cabinet ministers who were targeted by imposters allegedly linked to the Kremlin. The video sharing giant blocked the account on Friday as part of its investigation into “influence operations linked to Russia” after days of pressure to block the clips. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace…
Tech Digest daily roundup: YouTube to stream free TV shows with ads
YouTube has announced it will start streaming free TV shows with adverts, with hundreds of programmes set to become available. The platform is the second most visited site on the web, after that of its parent company Google, and the move will seriously challenge competitors who offer free streaming entertainment - as well as broadcast…
YouTube and videos in 2022 and why they are important
Imagine that you have a bucket of water. It’s nice and heavy, and you have to carry it around with you everywhere you go. But one day, someone comes along and gives you a newfangled hose. You can fill up your bucket with the hose instead of carrying all of the water itself. Suddenly, it…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Wayve trials ‘driverless’ deliveries for supermarkets
Image: Wayve A British start-up is preparing to make driverless food deliveries for Ocado and Asda this year after raising $200m (£147m) from investors including Sir Richard Branson. Wayve’s fundraising, which also included investment from Microsoft and Baillie Gifford, brings its total backing to $258m, making it Britain’s best-funded start-up developing…
Millions of Brits want to become online stars, survey shows
Image: Mr Beast/YouTube A study of 2,000 adults found 29 per cent would give up their current career to become a successful full-time online star. Of those polled, seven in 10 regularly use social media accounts and spend an average of two hours a day scrolling. But this doubles to…
YouTube Hit 34.6B monthly visits – more than Facebook and Twitter combined
The world's largest social media platforms continue their impressive growth in 2021, with no signs of stopping in the years to come. Although Facebook still dominates the social media space with over 2.1 billion million active users, YouTube hit far more monthly visits than the world's leading social media app. According to data presented by StockApps.com,…
5 of the Best Ways to Spend Time Online
According to a recent report, the average human being now spends more than a quarter of their life online. That equates to more than six hours of internet time every single day! If that sounds familiar, but you’d like to move away from incessant scrolling through your social media networks to more productive online pursuits,…
Facebook, YouTube and Instagram to hit 6.5bn users by 2023
The last year has seen a surge in the number of social media users, with billions of people spending more time than ever on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube amid the lockdowns. However, the world's largest social media platforms continued their growth in 2021 with no signs of stopping in the years to come. According to…
UK adults spent more time online during lockdown than those of other nations
UK adults spent more time online on computers, smartphones or tablets in 2020 than those in other European countries, according to Ofcom’s annual study into the nation’s online habits. Its Online Nation 2021 report looked at an unprecedented year, when communication, entertainment, culture, retail, work and education moved more online. UK adults spent more than…
VOXI adds TikTok to its Endless Video Plans
VOXI by Vodafone - billed as the mobile network for young people - has today added popular video-sharing and entertainment platform TikTok to its Endless Video plans. The new offering means new and existing customers can now get their hands on unlimited data to stream TikTok, YouTube, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, My5, TVPlayer and UKTV…
