All news on the topic: YouTube

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Minecraft YouTuber Stuart Kluz-Burton to be extradited to Poland over child sex allegations
An English YouTube star who became famous playing Minecraft online will be extradited to Poland to face allegations of child sex crimes.
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Sky agrees £1.6bn takeover of ITV to challenge Netflix, YouTube and Disney
Comcast’s Sky has agreed to buy the broadcast channels and streaming service of Britain’s ITV for £1.6 billion ($2.13 billion), creating a British champion to compete with global players YouTube, Netflix, Amazon and Disney.
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Stephen McCullagh appeals sentence after conviction for murdering pregnant partner Natalie McNally
Stephen McCullagh has lodged an appeal against the sentence he received for murdering his pregnant partner Natalie McNally.
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UK social media ban risks handing Big Tech even more power, critics warn
Age verification means that the sector’s biggest players will now have access to information that will only make them richer and more powerful
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US-born pro-Kremlin influencer sanctioned by EU vows to continue Russia propaganda mission
Alexandra Jost, known online as “Sasha Meets Russia,” responded to being sanctioned by the EU, by saying the designation showed she was “on the right path.”
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Kendall admits under-16 social media ban is no "silver bullet" as tech backlash grows
The social media ban for under-16s is not a “silver bullet”, the Technology Secretary acknowledged as she faced a backlash from firms which will be hit by the restriction.
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Big Tech warns Starmer’s under-16 social media ban will drive teens to riskier platforms
Britain’s plans to ban social media for under-16s will push teenagers towards more harmful platforms, the world’s biggest technology companies have said as ministers push to enact the new restrictions by next spring.
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Starmer announces under-16 social media ban as parents cheer historic crackdown
All children under the age of 16 will be banned from using social media, Sir Keir Starmer has announced.
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Oliver Tree dies in Brazil helicopter crash days after joyful tour clips
Oliver Tree’s final days before his tragic death in a horror helicopter crash have been revealed in heartbreaking videos.
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US lawyer behind $6m Meta and Google case hails UK under-16 social media ban
A US lawyer who sued tech giants Meta and Google for $6 million in a historic case after they were found liable for social media addiction has told LBC the UK ban is a "landmark moment" and said tech firms must be hit in the pocket.
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Starmer to ban under-16s from TikTok, Instagram and X in "Australia plus" crackdown
Keir Starmer will ban under-16s from major social media apps such as TikTok, Instagram and X in sweeping restrictions described as “Australia plus”, the Guardian understands.
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Twitch reverses bans on streamers who promoted sanctioned drone-linked Russian college
Amazon-owned streaming platform Twitch has unblocked the accounts of streamers who broadcast a Counter-Strike 2 championship organized by Alabuga Polytech.
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Allegations of violence and erasing traces: surgeon Vardan Khachatryan fights back against patients’ claims and rewrites his reputation
Last year, plastic surgeon Vardan Khachatryan was celebrated as a national hero.
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Inside China’s censored internet: how journalists mine Xiaohongshu for hidden stories despite strict controls
The difficulties of conducting open-source research in China are widely recognized.
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Greece moves to block under-15s from social media over addiction fears
Greece is set to ban under-15s from accessing social media under a new law that’s set to come into effect next year.
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Court orders Meta and Google to pay $3 million after woman’s social media addiction case
Meta and Google have been found liable for a woman’s social media addiction in a landmark case.
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Former Google executive Matt Brittin named BBC director general
Matt Brittin, Google’s former top executive in Europe, has been named the BBC’s next director general.
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Meta wins antitrust case as US judge rules Instagram and WhatsApp purchases were legal
A US district judge in Washington has ruled that Facebook-parent Meta Platforms did not violate antitrust laws with its acquisitions of photo-sharing app Instagram and messaging service WhatsApp more than a decade ago.
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From YouTube to hate: Calum’s story of lockdown radicalisation
When the UK went into lockdown in March 2020, 19-year-old Calum was, by his own admission, a “weird kid” with few friends.
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YouTube to start bringing back creators banned for COVID-19 and election misinformation
YouTube will offer creators a way to return to the streaming platform if they were banned for violating COVID-19 and election misinformation policies that are no longer in effect, its parent company Alphabet said Tuesday.
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The BE cult: a glossy wrapper for the Islam brothers’ pyramid scheme
Subscription instead of a product, dreams instead of money, marketing instead of business. Under the banner "Be" unfolds an old trick in a new package and with the same heroes.
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X warns UK online safety law threatens free speech through excessive censorship
Britain’s online safety law threatens to suppress free speech because of its stringent enforcement, social media site X stated on Friday, noting that substantial changes are necessary.
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Pro-Russian YouTube channels thrive with RT funding despite Western bans
The bloggers accumulate millions of views, present Russia as a sanctuary for conservatives, glorify the war in Ukraine — and never reveal any connections to the Russian government. The money indicates a different reality.
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YouTube star Andrew Cross, known as Desert Drifter, dies at 36 after car accident
YouTube sensation Andrew Cross has passed away at the age of 36 following a car accident.
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Russia fined Google over a video on how Russian soldiers can surrender
A Russian court has fined Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O), Google 3.8 million roubles ($41,530) for hosting content on YouTube that included videos instructing Russian soldiers how to surrender, Russia’s TASS news agency reported on Monday.