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Rwanda police arrest YouTuber for alleged genocide denial
Aimable Karasira, 40, a former university lecturer, runs a popular YouTube channel with over 62,000 subscribers, from where he launches regular attacks against...
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Russia extends Twitter slowdown, warns Facebook, YouTube
State telecommunications watchdog Roskomnadzor imposed slowdowns on Twitter's services in mid-March, accusing it of failing to remove content related to child pornography, drug use and calls for minors to commit suicide.
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Russia probes YouTube for 'abusing' dominant position: regulator
The move comes as Russia ramps up pressure on foreign tech platforms, with Moscow stepping up its efforts to control the Russian segment of the internet.
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YouTube says rule-breaking videos get scant views
YouTube did not provide a breakdown of which rules were being violated by videos involved in the calculation.
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HRW says Rwanda cracking down on YouTubers, bloggers
The rights watchdog called on leaders attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in June to pressure Rwanda to introduce reforms and protect free speech.
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Trump to be allowed back on YouTube when 'risk of violence' falls
YouTube in late January suspended Trump's channel, joining other social media platforms in banning his accounts following the deadly January 6 Capitol riot.
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Google suffers brief but noticeable outage on Wed night in SA
The service monitoring platform Downdetector shows that the outage was first reported just before 7.30 pm in Gauteng, Cape Town and Durban.
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YouTube suspends Trump indefinitely, stops Giuliani monetising clips
It comes a week after the social media giant confirmed it would extend a ban on Trump's channel, joining other social media platforms in banning his accounts following the deadly January 6 Capitol riot.
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Social media content creators, you’re up! Saftas introduce new online category
YouTube, Instagram and Facebook content creators will now also have the opportunity to receive recognition for their work.
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YouTube suspends Trump's channel for a week over violence fears
Donald Trump's access to the social media platforms he has used as a megaphone during his presidency has been largely cut off.
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Massive outage hits Google services worldwide
Google indicated the outage had affected all of its services for the 'majority' of users.
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YouTube bans new videos claiming US election fraud
Google, as well as Facebook, temporarily stopped taking election-related ads to prevent being used to spread misinformation or confusion among US voters.
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'Baby Shark' becomes most-watched YouTube video
The ubiquitous children's song and earworm, first uploaded to YouTube in June 2016, is a remix of an American campfire song by the Seoul-based production company Pinkfong.
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YouTube to remove COVID-19 vaccine misinformation
The move is the latest by online platforms struggling to contain the spread of hoaxes and false information about the coronavirus and treatments.
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UK YouTube star Nicole Thea dies aged 24 - family
The 24-year-old dancer, who lived in London, posted regular updates on her pregnancy and several videos filmed before her death will be published on her YouTube channel, the family said.
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YouTube shuts down far-right channels over hate speech
The video sharing platform pulled the plug on the channels as online social media platforms face increasing pressure to crack down on hateful rhetoric.
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World's biggest film festivals unite for 10-day global streaming event
No details of the programming were announced and it was unlikely that major new movies that generally launch at film festivals would be included.
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Dutch beauty Youtuber unveils herself as transgender
She told her 12.7 million Youtube followers and 13.3 million Instagram followers that she had wanted to make the timing of the decision herself but had been forced to do so now by 'blackmail'.
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Justin Bieber to chronicle comeback in YouTube documentary series
YouTube announced on Tuesday that the singer’s first ever documentary series 'Justin Bieber: Seasons' will launch on the video platform on 27 January.
