New Bill Aims to Rein In YouTube’s Free-For-All Approach to Targeting Kids
All of a sudden, YouTube can’t escape the spotlight. Normally the spotlight is exactly what the video streaming site wants but lately the temperature has been rising.
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A new article from the New York Times Magazine details the decade-long history of ASMR, or Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response, tracing the trajectory from a small Facebook… Read More
Facing criticism over the videos it recommends to users, YouTube seems to have a new favorite talking point, one that might surprise anyone who has spent time… Read More
Without Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, most of your favorite websites would not survive–nor would they have existed at all. The modern internet would be… Read More
In a New York Times interview published today, Neal Mohan, YouTube’s chief product officer, sought to debunk “some myths” about the platform’s alleged tendency to radicalize users… Read More
Facebook Says It Removed 1.5 Million Videos of Christchurch Massacre Within 24 Hours
Facebook said on Saturday night that within 24 hours of a horrific attack on Muslims in Christchurch, New Zealand that killed at least 50 people and wounded…
Every horrifying moment amplified by social media follows the same basic script, and Friday’s livestreamed deadly terrorist attack in New Zealand, which left at least 49 people… Read More
A YouTuber arrested on Sunday by Mountain View, California police for suspicion of threatening Google drove all the way from Waterville, Maine to confront staff for allegedly… Read More
YouTube has removed ads from videos that promoted anti-vaccination rhetoric and violated its ad policies, BuzzFeed News reported Friday. The site reported that at least seven advertisers… Read More
As YouTube scrambles to tackle a network of child exploitation in the comments section of its platform, some creators have voiced concern about what will happen if… Read More