YouTube blocks Russian parliament channel, drawing ire from officials
YouTube has blocked Russia's DumaTV.
Finance YouTuber Meet Kevin offers to pay 1M rubles to cover fine for anti-war Russian journalist
Kevin Paffrath, the prominent YouTube finance influencer also known as Meet Kevin, is offering 1 million rubles to the Russian TV editor who photo-bombed her own network’s primetime broadcast over the weekend to share an anti-war message amid Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
Facebook, Apple and other tech giants face rising pressure over Ukraine
Russia and the West are pressuring tech companies to respond to the conflict in Ukraine.
YouTube moves to prevent RT, other Russian channels from earning revenue
YouTube has taken action against several of its Russian channels, including state-funded RT, to prevent them from using the platform to generate revenue.
Watchdog group pushes Google, YouTube parent company for government censorship requests
An ethics watchdog is using shareholder activism to try to pry information about whether the Biden administration has been essentially outsourcing censorship to Google and YouTube.
YouTube bans counseling channel for 'hate speech' after 'conversion therapy' report
YouTube has deleted the account of a nonprofit counseling organization for “Hate Speech” days after a left-leaning group published a report about “conversion therapy” online, attacking the organization.
YouTube takes down, then reinstates John Ondrasik video that criticized Biden Afghanistan withdrawal
A music video written by famed singer-songwriter John Ondrasik titled "Blood on my Hands" went viral this week before being removed and then reinstated on YouTube Friday.
Sen. Rand Paul explains why he is leaving YouTube
Rand Paul takes on Big Tech censorship, calling YouTube the 'worst' in Big Tech.
Rand Paul quits YouTube, citing censorship
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., on Monday launched a boycott against YouTube over what he describes as "almost religious adherence to the edicts of government bureaucrats."
ABC, ESPN, FX returning to YouTube TV after Disney, Alphabet strike deal in carriage fee dispute
The restoration comes after the two parties failed to establish a deal by Friday at 11:59 p.m., resulting in a temporary blackout of the content over the weekend.
YouTube TV loses Disney Channels including ESPN in standoff
YouTube TV subscribers lost access to channels including ESPN and FX after YouTube's agreement to carry programming from Walt Disney Co.
Rumble going public in challenge to 'Big Tech'
Rumble, the alternative to the social media video platform YouTube, is going public in a mission to take on "Big Tech."
YouTube removing public dislike counts to prevent ‘harassment’ of new creators
YouTube will be removing public dislike counts from videos to prevent creators from harassment and dislike attacks, according to a company statement.
Snap, YouTube, TikTok commit to sharing internal research on kids, teens with US lawmakers
Sen. Richard Blumenthal said lawmakers look forward to receiving the research "within days or weeks, not months."
TikTok, Snap, YouTube to face questions from Congress over platforms' impacts on teens, children
TikTok, Snap and YouTube are in the hot seat as the companies are set to face questions from Congress over the platforms' impacts on teens.
Google to block ads from appearing next to content denying climate change
Alphabet Inc.’s Google will no longer allow digital ads bought on its platform to appear next to online content that denies climate change, a ban that will also apply to YouTube, the company’s giant online-video service.
YouTube removes two R. Kelly channels after sex-trafficking conviction
RKellyTV and RKellyVevo were taken down on Tuesday, YouTube confirmed.
Facebook’s effort to attract preteens goes beyond Instagram kids, documents show
Facebook Inc. has come under increasing fire in recent days for its effect on young users and its efforts to create products for them. Inside the company, teams of employees have for years been laying plans to attract preteens that go beyond what is publicly known, spurred by fear that Facebook could lose a new generation of users critical to its future.
YouTube CEO won't say if it removed Russian opposition leader's video at request of Putin
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki won’t say definitively whether the company took down material from leading Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny at the request of Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of the country’s elections.
TikTok is gaining on YouTube, now leads in average watch time in the US
TikTok is catching up to video giant YouTube according to new data.Users are spending more average watch time each month viewing content on TikTok than YouTube, which “could shake up the rankings in years to come,” according to a new study from App Annie, which provides app market and advertising analytics.