Tag: YouTube
YouTube will not remove ‘clearly hurtful’ videos by ‘homophobic’ film-maker
YouTube has decided not to take action against a prominent video-maker accused of being homophobic, despite admitting that the content was “clearly hurtful”. Steven Crowder, who has almost four million subscribers on the Google-owned video-sharing platform, claims to host the “number one conservative late night comedy show”. In some of his films, he has been…
YouTube to return to Amazon Fire TV devices
YouTube is set to return to Amazon’s Fire TV streaming devices in an apparent end to a near two-year spat between the pair of tech giants. The video sharing site’s owner Google and online retail behemoth Amazon first clashed in September 2017, after Google claimed that the way Amazon used the YouTube app on its…
SodaStream develops SodaStreamME to carbonate your own drink with burps!
SodaStream is working with United States Astronaut Scott Kelly, who has spent the longest time ever in space, to develop a new product to help people stop burping and enjoy drinking sparkling water at the same time! Users can self-sparkle their water directly by utilizing the build up of gas in the human body by…
YouTuber PewDiePie ‘sickened’ by mention in New Zealand shootings video
YouTuber PewDiePie has said he is “sickened” that the alleged shooter in the New Zealand mosque attacks said his name during a live-streaming of the shootings. In the video which suspect Brenton Tarrant shared live on Facebook, a voice is heard saying: “Remember lads… subscribe to PewDiePie.” The attack on two mosques in Christchurch has…
Instagram has replaced YouTube as top influencer platform, according to survey
YouTube influencers at the National Portrait Gallery in 2016 YouTube’s reign as the principal platform for influencer content is over with Instagram taking top spot. At least according to new research released today by Rakuten Marketing. Instagram has dethroned the video streaming site as the most popular platform for influencer content, it claims,…
Gamers reveal ‘toxic behaviour’ to MPs during committee hearing
Gamers are regularly told by others to kill themselves for not playing a game well, MPs were told at a committee hearing into new technologies. Two former gamers, James Good and Matus Mikus, shared their alarming experiences of “toxic behaviour” when playing live multiplayer games online, adding that harassment towards female players is particularly rife.…
Digital Secretary Jeremy Wright to meet Mark Zuckerberg for internet safety talks
Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg is to discuss internet safety with the Digital Secretary Jeremy Wright today, as the Government looks to tackle online harms with legislative measures to protect vulnerable people. Mr Wright has flown out to San Francisco with Digital Minister Margot James this week, to meet with companies in Silicon Valley, the world’s…
YouTube updates strike policy against content that breaks rules
YouTube is changing the way it penalises users that breach its community guidelines, by simplifying the three-strike policy it enforces with more consistent punishments. The Google-owned video sharing platform said it was updating the strikes in response to confusion about the penalties, with many claiming the punishment did not match up to the problem. For…
Digital copyright reforms move a step further after approval of text
Controversial copyright law reforms that could affect what people can share on websites like YouTube have moved one step closer to becoming a reality, after EU decision makers agreed on changes to the text. The Committee of Permanent Representatives in the European Union (Coreper) concluded discussions on Friday evening on new compromise proposals, which will…
Children’s Commissioner urges social media to protect children from ‘disturbing content’
Social media companies must take more responsibility for protecting children from disturbing content on their platforms, the Children’s Commissioner for England has said. In an open letter to the platforms most used by children – YouTube, Facebook (which owns Instagram), Snapchat and Pinterest – Anne Longfield urged the companies to back a statutory duty of…
