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Canberra: An Australian court on Monday ordered Google to pay a former politician 715,000 Australian dollars ($515,000) over two defamatory YouTube videos. John Barilaro, the former New South Wales state deputy premier, had sued Google and comedian Jordan Shanks, also known as friendlyjordies, in the Federal Court over the videos. Justice Steven Rares found Barilaro […]
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New Delhi: The internet is full of memes where parents are sick of the browsing habits of their children. From threats of phones going into the fire to the constant pressure of leaving them aside to study, millennials and genZ has been through it all. There is also a flood of informational content talking about […]
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Hyderabad: At some party or the other, we have all danced in our lives. But what does it take to balance your torso on a single arm while your legs move in continuous circles? For Hyderabad’s noted breaker David Jerome Xavier, it took one and a half years of dedication and practice to get this […]
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San Francisco: Google-owned music streaming platform YouTube will now highlight the “most replayed” parts of videos in its web player and mobile apps to let users skip the boring parts. The feature was previously available as an experiment for YouTube Premium subscribers but is launching for all users, reports The Verge. With the new feature, […]
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Hyderabad: Tollywood actor Karate Kalyani and YouTuber Srikant Reddy slapped each other publicly after an argument over his objectionable prank videos. Reddy complained to police that she attacked him. The actor has also lodged a counter complaint against the YouTuber. The incident occurred on Thursday night in Yousufguda when the actor pulled up the YouTuber […]
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San Francisco: Video-streaming platform YouTube has announced that YouTube Go, designed for offline videos, will no longer be available for users beginning in August. YouTube Go allows users to save videos for offline viewing, giving options over quality and file size so it is clear how much data a download will use. The app also […]
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Hyderabad: Tanzanian internet sensation Kili Paul was attacked by unidentified persons with Knife and sticks. The internet sensation shared a video on his Instagram and Youtube handles, where he can be seen lying on a stretcher with a bandage to his thumb. “People want me down but God will always take me up. Pray for […]
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Mumbai: Comedian, writer, songwriter and YouTube personality Bhuvan Bam is all set for his new project which is going to be his digital streaming debut. He will be seen donning a novel character in an untitled web show. Sharing his excitement, Bhuvan said: “I am pumped to be making my digital streaming debut with an […]
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New Delhi: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has blocked 16 YouTube news channels, including six Pakistan and ten India based channels having a cumulative viewership of over 68 crore, for spreading disinformation related to the country’s national security, foreign relations and public order. The ministry also blocked one Facebook account. “It was observed that […]
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Hyderabad: A lot of youngsters keep landing in Hyderabad with an aim to test their luck in the Telugu industry. Bala Satish, a Kadapa youngster who set foot in the city, is no exception. After working successfully for three films as a script writer, Satish now turned director with a short-film titled ‘Negative’. When the […]
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San Francisco: Months after tech giant Apple launched App Tracking Transparency (ATT), a new analysis has predicted its second year will still see major disruption to advertisers, with Facebook, YouTube and more collectively losing around $16 billion. According to AppleInsider, the tech giant released its feature in iOS 14 on April 26, last year, and […]
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San Francisco: Popular social audio platform Clubhouse has confirmed that it is testing a new in-room gaming feature on both iOS and Android platforms. As part of the initial launch, the app is rolling out a game called “Wild Cards”, which presents a series of questions that are designed to spur conversation and help people […]
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New Delhi: Google-owned YouTube on Wednesday morning suffered global outage as users reported several issues like receiving error messages while trying to watch videos along with logging problems. YouTube users also reported issues with accessing website elements like the sidebar navigation, switching accounts or the Setting menus, for example. YouTube confirmed the site was experiencing […]
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San Francisco: Google-owned YouTube, which officially rolled out Picture-in-Picture (PiP) to the iOS app last June, has reportedly now ended the test for iPhone and iPad users. The experiment has disappeared from youtube.com/new after hitting its early April end date. Google notified people with a “the feature you are trying has been turned off” banner […]
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San Francisco: Google-owned video streaming platform YouTube is likely getting a dedicated podcasts homepage. According to TechCrunch, the details were published by Podnews, which recently got its hands on an 84-page presentation where YouTube described its podcasts roadmap. In the document, the company said it will improve podcast ingestion by piloting the ability to pull […]
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The new features, which will be available in English and Hindi, will enable wider reach, the company said in a statement.
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Moscow: Google-owned streaming platform YouTube has said it is now blocking Kremlin-backed media outlets globally — not just in Europe where two Russia state-affiliated channels, Russia Today (RT) and Sputnik, along with their subsidiaries, were sanctioned by the European Union last week. According to TechCrunch, this goes above and beyond any legal mandates to block […]
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"The creator economy in the country has the potential to emerge as a soft-power impacting economic growth, job creation and even cultural influence," said Ajay Vidyasagar, Regional Director, APAC, YouTube Partnerships.
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The aid includes $5 million from employee matching campaigns and $5 million in direct grants. The remaining $5 million is raised from advertising credits.
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Notably, YouTube restricted RT and several other Russian channels as the Ukrainian government requested the social media platform to cut off their access in Ukraine, CNN news reported citing YouTube.