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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.
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Eight-year-old is highest paid YouTuber, earns $26 million in year
Ryan Kaji, whose real name is Ryan Guan, was already the video platform's highest earner in 2018, with $22 million, according to Forbes.
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Google to pay up to $200 million to FTC on YouTube probe - Politico
The FTC voted 3-2 to approve the settlement and sent it over to the Justice Department as part of the review process, according to the report, citing a person familiar with the matter.
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YouTube needs 'new set of rules and laws': executive
Rising public pressure on YouTube and other social media platforms has prodded them to try and limit the negative aspects, lest governments clamp down with more stringent regulation.
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Study shows cute kids are YouTube clickbait, child advocates concerned
Research reveals that channels that uploaded at least one video featuring a child averaged 1.8 million subscribers, compared to 1.2 million for those that did not.
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Indonesian YouTube stars get chance for university place
Through a special admission scheme, the National Development University Veteran Jakarta (UPNVJ), is offering places to YouTubers who have a channel with at least 10,000 subscribers and have created original content that has been viewed more than 100,000 times.
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YouTube to ban 'hateful,' 'supremacist' videos
The announcement by the video-sharing platform was the latest of a series of tech industry moves to filter out hateful and violent content.
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YouTube denies report of plans to cancel high-end dramas, comedies
A Bloomberg report said, citing sources, that the platform has stopped accepting new pitches for high-budget scripted shows and that it had canceled high end dramas and comedies.
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New Zealand massacre provides test for live video platforms
Facebook said it 'quickly' removed a live video from the suspected gunman in twin mosque shootings in Christchurch that killed at least 49 people.
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The mind distracted: technology's battle for our attention
Everyone staring for hours at a screen has had some exposure to 'captology' - a word coined by behavioural scientist BJ Fogg to describe the invisible and manipulative way in which technology can persuade and influence those using it.
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6 billion views & counting! Hit song 'Despacito' breaks YouTube record
The mega-hit by the Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi has become the most watched video ever on YouTube.
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Pinterest, YouTube say acting against anti-vaccine messages
Pressure is growing on social networks in the United States and elsewhere to take action in the face of criticism that they have enabled the development of an anti-vaccine movement.
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Google moves to fix YouTube glitch exploited for child porn
The response came after a YouTube creator revealed a 'wormhole' that allowed comments and connections on child porn alongside innocuous videos.
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YouTube clarifies rules on pranks as risky memes rage
The company has already forbidden content inciting dangerous activities likely to result in serious harm.
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'Nayi le Walk Dance' on 3.2mil YouTube views & is SA's biggest 2018 video
In addition to this, superstar Beyonce used the track in a video she posted on Instagram of the Global Citizen Festival held at FNB Stadium on 2 December.
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Victoria Beckham launches her own YouTube channel
The 44-year-old fashion designer has announced that she's launching a channel on the video-sharing website, describing it as a 'new chapter' in her life.
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YouTube back up after widespread outage
The video streaming service earlier said it was looking into reports about access issues with YouTube, YouTube TV and YouTube Music.
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Children drowning in ‘digital diet of pizza and sweets’
Children are being swamped by the visual equivalent of ‘pizza and sweets’ in ‘a digital Wild Wild West’, some of the world’s top kids TV programme-makers have warned.
