YouTube to hire 10,000 people to monitor and control violent content, as well as disturbing videos targeting children
7 years, 3 months ago

YouTube to hire 10,000 people to monitor and control violent content, as well as disturbing videos targeting children

Firstpost  

YouTube along with Facebook, Google and Twitter have come under scrutiny over the availability of terrorist material and propaganda on their platforms. YouTube will hire 10,000 people to monitor and control violent extremism on the popular video streaming platform, along with curbing content that endangers children. In an interview to The Daily Telegraph, Susan Wojcicki, Chief Executive of the Google-owned video-sharing site, said on Monday that “bad actors are exploiting” YouTube to “mislead, manipulate, harass or even harm”. “The tech companies have made significant progress on this issue, but we need to go further and faster to reduce the time it takes to reduce terrorist content online,” May said in October. YouTube last month announced it will remove content on the platform that attempts to pass as being “friendly for kids”.

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YouTube deletes 9.5 million videos: India tops the list
2 weeks, 6 days ago

YouTube deletes 9.5 million videos: India tops the list

India TV News  

YouTube deletes 9.5 million videos: India tops the list With the rising number of scams and misleading content being uploaded on YouTube, the platform has decided to remove 9.5 million videos. YouTube has taken strict action against content violations, and reportedly removing around 9.5 million videos from its platform which were published between October and December 2024. Among the affected …

Meta, Snapchat and TikTok opposes YouTube exemption from Australia’s ban on social media for children
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Meta, Snapchat and TikTok opposes YouTube exemption from Australia’s ban on social media for children

The Hindu  

Tech giants Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms, Snapchat and TikTok have urged Australia to reconsider a decision to exempt Alphabet's YouTube from its laws banning social media for children younger than 16. But Meta said a young person with a YouTube account experiences the features outlined by the government to justify the ban, including algorithmic content recommendations, social interaction …

TikTok accuses Australia of favouritism in social media crackdown, targets YouTube’s special treatment
Trending News
3 weeks, 1 day ago

TikTok accuses Australia of favouritism in social media crackdown, targets YouTube’s special treatment

Live Mint  

TikTok has strongly criticised the Australian government for exempting YouTube from a sweeping social media crackdown that will see under-16s banned from most platforms, reported Bloomberg. Meta’s submission stated that the special treatment afforded to YouTube “makes a mockery of the government’s stated intention to protect young people.” However, TikTok’s response has been the most outspoken, reflecting its frustration that …

YouTube tries new ways to stop people falling into negative ‘wormholes’
3 weeks, 2 days ago

YouTube tries new ways to stop people falling into negative ‘wormholes’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy YouTube is trying new ways to stop young people falling into harmful “wormholes”. …

YouTube at 20: The video platform transformed screen entertainment. Now it could change a lot more
1 month, 1 week ago

YouTube at 20: The video platform transformed screen entertainment. Now it could change a lot more

Salon  

The Peabody Awards recognized YouTube in 2008, a little over three years after Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim launched it on Feb. 14, 2005. I remember this because I was on the board that debated whether it was too early to award a website that, as former NBC anchor Brian Williams put it at that year’s Peabody ceremony, …

YouTube exemption backed by group behind push for under-16 social media ban
4 months ago

YouTube exemption backed by group behind push for under-16 social media ban

ABC  

An advocacy group that pushed for children and teens under 16 to be banned from social media has supported YouTube being given an exemption, but warns there is still a risk of kids being able to create accounts on the video site. On Thursday, the federal government introduced legislation to parliament to ban kids under 16 from social media sites …

YouTube limiting repeated recommendations of ideal body standards and social aggression videos to teens
6 months, 3 weeks ago

YouTube limiting repeated recommendations of ideal body standards and social aggression videos to teens

The Hindu  

YouTube is rolling out more safeguards for teenagers across Europe and the world, in order to curb their repeated exposure to certain content categories that could affect their mental health if repeatedly shown to them, said the company in a blog post. “These categories include content that compares physical features and idealizes some types over others, idealizes specific fitness levels …

YouTube tries to stop young people falling into ‘rabbit holes’ and lets parents see what they are watching
6 months, 3 weeks ago

YouTube tries to stop young people falling into ‘rabbit holes’ and lets parents see what they are watching

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. …

YouTube rolls out ‘pause pages’ and content recommendation changes for children
9 months, 1 week ago

YouTube rolls out ‘pause pages’ and content recommendation changes for children

The Hindu  

YouTube is globally rolling out changes to its app and platform experience in order to better shield young users from possibly risky content, remind them to take breaks, and provide them with resources in case they are going through a crisis. YouTube said it was using Google’s machine learning technology to update its content recommendation system, with the aim of …

YouTube toughens policy on gun videos and youth; critics say proof will be in enforcement
9 months, 3 weeks ago

YouTube toughens policy on gun videos and youth; critics say proof will be in enforcement

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — YouTube is changing its policies about firearm videos in an effort to keep potentially dangerous content from reaching underage users. “Firearms are the number one cause of death for children and teens in America,” said Paul, whose group has long sought stronger age controls on online gun videos. Until YouTube takes real action to prevent videos about guns …

Facebook, Instagram, TikTok CEOs face tough questions on child safety online I Watch LIVE proceedings
1 year, 1 month ago

Facebook, Instagram, TikTok CEOs face tough questions on child safety online I Watch LIVE proceedings

India TV News  

California: The CEOs of top social media apps and video streaming platforms including Meta, TikTok, X and others are testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee about child exploitation on their platforms, as lawmakers, families and advocates are growing increasingly concerned about the effects of social media on young people’s lives. So independent regulation needs to step in.” Facebook to face …

YouTube updated its' harassment and cyberbullying policies for disturbing content | Know-why
1 year, 2 months ago

YouTube updated its' harassment and cyberbullying policies for disturbing content | Know-why

India TV News  

YouTube updated its' harassment and cyberbullying policies for disturbing content | Know-why YouTube has reportedly updated its harassment and cyberbullying policies to clamp down on such disturbing content on the platform. YouTube, a Google-owned video streaming platform has recently announced to crack down on artificial intelligence -driven content that 'realistically simulates' deceased minors and victims of deadly / well-documented major …

Govt alerts YouTube about 9 channels spreading misinformation about central govt
1 year, 3 months ago

Govt alerts YouTube about 9 channels spreading misinformation about central govt

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI YouTube The Press Information Bureau’s Fact Check Unit fact checked scores of videos from nine YouTube channels on Friday that spread misinformation about central government’s schemes, the prime minister, the chief justice of India, and the state of public order in the country. But that doesn’t mean we want to recommend that content,” said Timothy Katz, director and …

YouTube showing 'ad blocker' ads post even after warnings against its use: Report
1 year, 4 months ago

YouTube showing 'ad blocker' ads post even after warnings against its use: Report

India TV News  

YouTube showing 'ad blocker' ads post even after warnings against its use: Report A report surfaced which stated that after YouTube officially blocked the use of Ad Blocker on the platform, still some of the users reported that the video-sharing website is showing the adblocker ad itself. YouTube, a Google-owned platform for video-sharing has blocked the use of Ad Blocker, …

YouTube's battle against ad blockers goes global: Key updates
1 year, 4 months ago

YouTube's battle against ad blockers goes global: Key updates

India TV News  

YouTube Ad Blockers: YouTube, a Google owned audio-video streaming platform, has increased its efforts to combat the use of ad blockers by users on its platform worldwide. More and more YouTube users are now encountering a warning message when they attempt to watch videos, prompting them to disable ad blockers or subscribe to YouTube Premium for $14 a month. The …

No child sexual abuse material on platform: YouTube
1 year, 5 months ago

No child sexual abuse material on platform: YouTube

The Hindu  

YouTube said on Monday that it did not detect any child sexual abuse materials on its platform nor evidence of such from the regulators. We are committed to work with all collaborators in the industry-wide fight to stop the spread of child sexual abuse material," the spokesperson added. Our child safety policy expressly prohibits “sexually explicit content featuring minors and …

YouTube, X and Telegram receive notices on child sexual abuse material
1 year, 5 months ago

YouTube, X and Telegram receive notices on child sexual abuse material

The Hindu  

YouTube, Telegram and X have been told to proactively filter child sexual abuse material out “on the Indian Internet”, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said on Friday. In a statement, a YouTube spokesperson said: “We have a zero-tolerance policy on child sexual abuse material. The Stanford Internet Observatory said in a report in June that it ran PhotoDNA, …

Children's advocates ask FTC to investigate Google for targeting ads to kids
1 year, 7 months ago

Children's advocates ask FTC to investigate Google for targeting ads to kids

The Hindu  

Children’s advocacy groups including Fairplay and Common Sense Media are asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Google, saying the tech giant serves personalized ads to kids on YouTube despite federal law prohibiting the practice. In response to the Times report, Google said last week that it did not run personalized ads on children’s videos and that its ad practices …

YouTube's latest policy update for fan channels: All you need to know
1 year, 9 months ago

YouTube's latest policy update for fan channels: All you need to know

India TV News  

Google-owned video-sharing platform, YouTube, has recently unveiled a new policy aimed at fan channels to protect the authenticity of content and prevent misleading practices. Starting from August 21, 2023, individuals operating fan channels on YouTube will be required to indicate in their channel name or handle that their content does not represent the original creator, artist, or entity. Moreover, channels …

YouTube’s recommendations send violent and graphic gun videos to 9-year-olds, study finds
1 year, 10 months ago

YouTube’s recommendations send violent and graphic gun videos to 9-year-olds, study finds

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — When researchers at a nonprofit that studies social media wanted to understand the connection between YouTube videos and gun violence, they set up accounts on the platform that mimicked the behavior of typical boys living in the U.S. The account that clicked on YouTube’s suggestions was soon flooded with graphic videos about school shootings, tactical gun training videos …

Facebook, YouTube remove content backing Brazil attack
2 years, 2 months ago

Facebook, YouTube remove content backing Brazil attack

The Hindu  

Facebook parent Meta and Google's video platform YouTube said on Monday they were removing content supporting or praising the weekend ransacking of Brazilian government buildings by anti-democratic demonstrators. "In advance of the election, we designated Brazil as a temporary high-risk location and have been removing content calling for people to take up arms or forcibly invade Congress, the Presidential palace …

Government asks YouTube to take down 3 channels spreading fake news
2 years, 3 months ago

Government asks YouTube to take down 3 channels spreading fake news

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday asked YouTube to take down three channels for making false and sensational claims about various public welfare initiatives and spreading fake news. The three channels were declared as peddlers of fake news by the Press Information Bureau Fact Check Unit on Tuesday. "The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has directed YouTube to take down …

Govt asks YouTube to take down three channels for spreading fake news
2 years, 3 months ago

Govt asks YouTube to take down three channels for spreading fake news

India TV News  

The government on Wednesday asked YouTube to take down three channels for making false and sensational claims about various public welfare initiatives and spreading fake news. The three channels were declared as peddlers of fake news by the Press Information Bureau Fact Check Unit on Tuesday. "The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has directed YouTube to take down the three …

Here's why YouTube removed 5.6 million videos during July-September: All details
2 years, 3 months ago

Here's why YouTube removed 5.6 million videos during July-September: All details

Live Mint  

YouTube, a video streaming platform, has removed 5.6 million videos from its platform in the months of July and September 2022 citing violation of their community guidelines. Additionally, the blog also stated that preventing egregious real-world harm, however, doesn't mean that it would remove all offensive content from YouTube as it generally believes that "open debate and free expression" leads …

YouTube removes 1.7 mn videos in India for violating its norms in Q3
2 years, 3 months ago

YouTube removes 1.7 mn videos in India for violating its norms in Q3

India TV News  

YouTube, a Google's owned video sharing platform has said that it has removed around 1.7 million videos in India for violating its Community Guidelines in the third quarter of the year. Also, at the same time band, the streaming platform has removed around 5.6 million videos from across the world because they were violating its community guidelines. According to the …

YouTube, Meta will expand policies, research to fight online extremism
2 years, 6 months ago

YouTube, Meta will expand policies, research to fight online extremism

The Hindu  

Major tech companies on Thursday committed to taking fresh steps to combat online extremism by removing more violent content and promoting media literacy with young users, as part of a White House summit on fighting hate-fueled violence. Platforms like Alphabet's YouTube and Meta Platforms' Facebook have come under fire for years from critics who say the companies have allowed hate …

YouTube, Meta will expand policies, research to fight online extremism
2 years, 6 months ago

YouTube, Meta will expand policies, research to fight online extremism

Live Mint  

Major tech companies on Thursday committed to taking fresh steps to combat online extremism by removing more violent content and promoting media literacy with young users, as part of a White House summit on fighting hate-fueled violence. Platforms like Alphabet's YouTube and Meta Platforms' Facebook have come under fire for years from critics who say the companies have allowed hate …

India accounts for over 25% of videos removed by YouTube in June quarter
2 years, 6 months ago

India accounts for over 25% of videos removed by YouTube in June quarter

Live Mint  

India accounted for the highest number of videos removed by YouTube for violating community guidelines in the quarter ending June, shows YouTube’s Community Guidelines Enforcement report for Q2 2022, released September 8. YouTube removed 1.3 million videos in India during the quarter, followed by 445,148 in the US, 427,748 in Indonesia, 222,826 in Brazil, and 192,382 in Russia. In total, …

YouTube blocked over a million videos in India between January and March this year
2 years, 9 months ago

YouTube blocked over a million videos in India between January and March this year

The Hindu  

Video sharing platform YouTube blocked over a million videos in India during the first three months of this year – more than any other country in the world, according to its Community Guidelines Enforcement report released on Tuesday. As per the data shared, YouTube removed 1,175,859 videos in India for violating its Community Guidelines during January-March 2022 quarter. “A YouTube …

Fact checkers say YouTube lets its platform be ‘weaponized’
3 years, 2 months ago

Fact checkers say YouTube lets its platform be ‘weaponized’

Associated Press  

More than 80 fact checking organizations are calling on YouTube to address what they say is rampant misinformation on the platform. In a letter to CEO Susan Wojcicki published Wednesday, the groups say the Google-owned video platform is “one of the major conduits of online disinformation and misinformation worldwide.” YouTube’s efforts to address the problem, they say, are proving insufficient. …

An Open Letter to YouTube’s CEO From the World’s Fact-Checkers
3 years, 2 months ago

An Open Letter to YouTube’s CEO From the World’s Fact-Checkers

The Quint  

January 12, 2022 Ms. Susan Wojcicki, It’s been almost two years since the COVID-19 pandemic started. As an international network of fact-checking organizations, we monitor how lies spread online — and everyday, we see that YouTube is one of the major conduits of online disinformation and misinformation worldwide. And given that a large proportion of views on YouTube come from …

YouTube blocks all anti-vaccine content
3 years, 5 months ago

YouTube blocks all anti-vaccine content

The Hindu  

YouTube will block all anti-vaccine content, moving beyond its ban on false information about the COVID vaccines to include content that contains misinformation about other approved vaccines, it said in a blog post on Wednesday. The online video company owned by Alphabet Inc is also banning channels associated with several prominent anti-vaccine activists including Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Joseph …

YouTube expands COVID move to block all anti-vaccine content
3 years, 5 months ago

YouTube expands COVID move to block all anti-vaccine content

Al Jazeera  

Aside from anti-COVID-19 misinformation, video-sharing giant will also bar erroneous claims about flu and measles jabs. YouTube will block all anti-vaccine content, moving beyond its ban on false information about COVID-19 vaccines to include material that contains misinformation about other approved vaccines, the social media giant has announced. YouTube said on Wednesday the expanded policy will apply to “currently administered …

YouTube is cracking down on anti-vaccine misinformation
3 years, 5 months ago

YouTube is cracking down on anti-vaccine misinformation

CNN  

New York CNN Business — YouTube will remove videos spreading misinformation about any approved vaccine, not only those aimed at preventing Covid-19, the company announced in a blog post Wednesday. In a statement provided to CNN Business, YouTube also confirmed it would remove the channels of “several well-known vaccine misinformation spreaders” under the new policy, including one belonging to the …

YouTube Is Banning All Content That Spreads Vaccine Misinformation
3 years, 5 months ago

YouTube Is Banning All Content That Spreads Vaccine Misinformation

NPR  

YouTube Is Banning All Content That Spreads Vaccine Misinformation Enlarge this image toggle caption Danny Moloshok/AP Danny Moloshok/AP YouTube is cracking down on the spread of misinformation by banning misleading and inaccurate content about vaccines. The platform announced the change in a blog post Wednesday, explaining that its current community guidelines, which already prohibit the sharing of medical misinformation, have …

YouTube says it removed one million ‘dangerous’ COVID-19 misinformation videos
3 years, 7 months ago

YouTube says it removed one million ‘dangerous’ COVID-19 misinformation videos

The Hindu  

YouTube on Wednesday said it has removed over a million videos related to ‘dangerous’ coronavirus information since February 2020. The Google-owned company added that it removes nearly 10 million videos a quarter, the majority of which don’t even reach 10 views. The data on videos removed comes at a time when social media platforms have been questioned for failing to …

YouTube removes 1 mn videos for dangerous COVID misinformation
3 years, 7 months ago

YouTube removes 1 mn videos for dangerous COVID misinformation

India TV News  

YouTube has removed 1 million videos related to dangerous Covid-19 misinformation, like false cures or claims of a hoax, since February 2020. According to YouTube's Chief Product Officer Neal Mohan, if we only focus on what we remove, we're missing the massive amount of content that people actually see. "Bad content represents only a tiny percentage of the billions of …

YouTube Still Lets Advertisers Run Campaigns on Hateful, Violative Videos, Despite Blocking Techniques
3 years, 11 months ago

YouTube Still Lets Advertisers Run Campaigns on Hateful, Violative Videos, Despite Blocking Techniques

News 18  

Google-owned video streaming platform YouTube has techniques in place that block ads on videos that contain hate speech and White nationalist terms and slogans. Google Ads showed The Markup millions of YouTube videos for advertisers who are purchasing ads related to the terms “White Power,” and Fascist slogan “blood and soil,” and the far-right call to violence “racial holy war.” …

Lawmakers call YouTube Kids a ‘wasteland of vapid’ content
3 years, 11 months ago

Lawmakers call YouTube Kids a ‘wasteland of vapid’ content

Associated Press  

A House subcommittee is investigating YouTube Kids, saying the Google-owned video service feeds children inappropriate material in “a wasteland of vapid, consumerist content” so it can serve them ads. “We’ve made significant investments in the YouTube Kids app to make it safer and to serve more educational and enriching content for kids, based on principles developed with experts and parents,” …

Lawmakers call YouTube Kids a ‘wasteland of vapid’ content
3 years, 11 months ago

Lawmakers call YouTube Kids a ‘wasteland of vapid’ content

LA Times  

A congressional investigation into YouTube Kids comes a year into the pandemic that has shuttered schools and left parents who are working from home increasingly reliant on internet services to keep kids occupied. A House subcommittee is investigating YouTube Kids, saying the Google-owned video service feeds children inappropriate material in “a wasteland of vapid, consumerist content” so it can serve …

YouTube extends Trump ban over fears of US inauguration violence
4 years, 2 months ago

YouTube extends Trump ban over fears of US inauguration violence

Al Jazeera  

The CEO of YouTube’s parent company said it will not terminate Trump’s account unless he violates the service’s policies three times in 90 days. YouTube said on Tuesday it was extending a one-week ban on outgoing United States President Donald Trump that prevents him from uploading videos or live-streaming to his channel for at least an additional seven days. Alphabet …

Civil rights groups plan YouTube boycott if site won’t ban Trump
4 years, 2 months ago

Civil rights groups plan YouTube boycott if site won’t ban Trump

Al Jazeera  

YouTube is the last major tech company that has not banned US President Donald Trump from posting on its platforms after last week’s Capitol riot. United States civil rights groups will organise an advertiser boycott against Alphabet’s YouTube if it does not remove President Donald Trump’s channel, the groups told the Reuters news agency. Jim Steyer, one of the organisers …

YouTube removes several videos posted on Trump’s channel
4 years, 2 months ago

YouTube removes several videos posted on Trump’s channel

India TV News  

YouTube has removed several videos that US President Donald Trump has posted on his channel and warned that any channel found to be posting three times within 90 days with false claims on US election results will be permanently removed from the Google-owned video platform. “Over the last month, we've removed thousands of videos which spread misinformation claiming widespread voter …

YouTube suspends OAN after network shares fake coronavirus cure
4 years, 4 months ago

YouTube suspends OAN after network shares fake coronavirus cure

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “After careful review, we removed a video from …

Parents, what are your kids watching on YouTube? Ads, study finds
4 years, 4 months ago

Parents, what are your kids watching on YouTube? Ads, study finds

Al Jazeera  

A new study finds that one in five YouTube videos watched by kids age eight and under contained ads that were not age-appropriate. Some 95 percent of videos aimed at children ages eight and younger on YouTube contain ads, and many of those are hawking products for a much older audience, including whiskey, lingerie and violent video games, according to …

YouTube channels making money from ads, memberships amplify Trump voting fraud claims
4 years, 4 months ago

YouTube channels making money from ads, memberships amplify Trump voting fraud claims

The Hindu  

At least nine popular YouTube channels were promoting on Thursday debunked accusations about voting fraud in the U.S. presidential race, conspiratorial content that could jeopardize advertising and memberships revenue they get from the video service. YouTube, owned by Alphabet Inc's Google, has rules that forbid channels using its revenue-generation tools from making “claims that are demonstrably false and could significantly …

Google Removes 3,000 YouTube Channels Of China-Linked Spam Network Running Influence Campaigns
4 years, 5 months ago

Google Removes 3,000 YouTube Channels Of China-Linked Spam Network Running Influence Campaigns

ABP News  

Google has revealed that it has terminated over 3,000 fake YouTube channels in the period of July to September. These channels were a part of a large spam network linked to China which focuses on creating an influence operation on YouTube.Because of the measures undertaken, this large China-operated network has not been able to build a real audience base. "Most …

YouTube follows Twitter and Facebook with QAnon crackdown
4 years, 5 months ago

YouTube follows Twitter and Facebook with QAnon crackdown

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy YouTube is following the lead …

YouTube follows Twitter and Facebook with QAnon crackdown
4 years, 5 months ago

YouTube follows Twitter and Facebook with QAnon crackdown

Associated Press  

OAKLAND, Calif. — YouTube is following the lead of Twitter and Facebook, saying that it is taking more steps to limit QAnon and other baseless conspiracy theories that can lead to real-world violence. Facebook’s move came two months after it announced softer crackdown, saying said it would stop promoting the group and its adherents. “All of this work has been …

YouTube to auto-block videos violating age restrictions
4 years, 6 months ago

YouTube to auto-block videos violating age restrictions

The Hindu  

YouTube on Tuesday said it will use machine learning to automatically restrict videos that are not appropriate for a section of its users. “Going forward, we will build on our approach of using machine learning to detect content for review, by developing and adapting our technology to help us automatically apply age-restrictions,” YouTube said in a blog post. Creators need …

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