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Social media and video networks — Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube — have overtaken news organisations’ own websites and apps as the most widely used means of accessing news. | Photo Credit: Reuters Trust in news is at its lowest level globally since 2015, as interest in news dwindles; at the same time, more people…
In a move aimed at improving user experience, YouTube has said that it will crack down on videos with deceptive titles and thumbnails, in India. This effort aims to tackle what is commonly referred to as clickbait — a longstanding frustration for viewers who often click on videos only to find that the content doesn’t…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin. Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday blamed Alphabet’s YouTube for slowing speeds on the video hosting platform in Russia and said Google must comply with Russian law if it wants to continue operating in Russia. Critics believe YouTube is being deliberately disrupted by the authorities to prevent Russians from viewing…
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In today’s digital landscape, technology has revolutionised the way we connect, share, and discover. A remarkable story from across the Indian-Pakistani border illustrates the profound impact of social media and online platforms. Hamida Banu was tricked into going to Pakistan 22 years back where she said she was “living like a corpse” as she was…
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Union Minister Nitin Gadkari awarded YouTube’s ‘Golden Button’ Award Union Minister Nitin Gadkari was awarded YouTube’s prestigious ‘Golden Button’ Award on Wednesday, acknowledging the popularity of his content on the online video-sharing platform. The award was handed over to Mr Gadkari by the Regional Director of YouTube at Google Asia Pacific, Ajay Vidyasagar. Expressing his…
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New Delhi: Google-owned YouTube said in a latest update that it has reinstated all channels and most videos that were removed due to a technical glitch or a bug. After a bug incorrectly flagged some channels for spam and removed them, YouTube began working on the fix. “Happy to report that all channels and most…
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Hyderabad:: A YouTuber and Instagrammer tossing cash into the air in the middle of a road has been widely distributed, drawing massive outrage. The video from Hyderabad’s Kukatpally area shows the young man standing amid moving traffic. Then he tosses handfuls of notes in the air. The traffic comes to a standstill as people get…
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YouTube unveiled a range of new ad formats for cTV and Shorts. New Delhi: YouTube Shorts, a 60-second video format which made its global debut in India in 2020, has surpassed a trillion views, YouTube CEO Neal Mohan announced on Wednesday as he highlighted the global impact of Indian content creators. Mohan, who was speaking…
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New Delhi: Maharashtra’s cyber police have registered a case after popular YouTuber Dhruv Rathee’s spoof account on X posted an alleged fake message about Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla’s daughter, a senior official said on Saturday. According to the state cyber department, the account with the handle @dhruvrahtee had claimed on X that Birla’s daughter…
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MrBeast’s YouTube channel has 267 million subscribers. New Delhi: Jimmy Donaldson, aka MrBeast, has now become the most subscribed YouTuber. His channel has surpassed the music company T-Series on the video-sharing platform. The American YouTuber announced his news on Sunday on X (formerly Twitter). In his post, MrBeast said that he has “avenged” Swedish YouTuber…
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