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YouTuber Notes Swelling Battery Issue In Samsung Phones
YouTuber notes batteries in some older and not so old Samsung phones are swelling up, but it is unclear if there is a systemic flaw
Florida Seeks Supreme Court Ruling On Social Media Law
US state of Florida seeks Supreme Court ruling on its controversial social media law that stops platforms from banning political candidates
Google To Rollout Anti Disinformation Campaign In Eastern Europe
'Inoculate' trial. Campaign to tackle disinformation will be launched next week in Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic
Russia Fines Google $34m, After Last Week’s $358m Penalty
But will Google actual bother to pay? Russian watchdog claims Google abuses its dominant position in the video hosting market
British Army Twitter, YouTube Accounts Hacked
British Army Twitter, Youtube accounts hacked and rebranded with imagery and posts related to NFTs in latest high-profile social media attack
Australian Court Orders Google To Pay Politician Over ‘Abusive’ YouTube Videos
Google ordered to pay Australian politician $515,000, after it allegedly profited from abusive and defamatory YouTube videos
Russia ‘Not Planning To Block YouTube’ Says Minister
Digital minister says Russia not planning to block YouTube in the country as Russian users would suffer, amidst mounting tensions with West
Elon Musk To Reverse ‘Stupid’ Twitter Ban Of Donald Trump
Former President Donald Trump could be returning to Twitter, after Elon Musk says he would reverse 'morally wrong' Twitter ban
Alphabet Profit Slides As YouTube Misses Expectations
Tech giant posts mixed first quarter results, as Alphabet contends with rising inflation, increased YouTube competition, and falling ad spend
YouTuber Deliberately Crashed Plane For Views, FAA Rules
How far will you go for views? FAA says YouTuber intentionally parachuted out and filmed his own aeroplane crashing into forest
Russia Retaliates Against YouTube Over Ukraine Invasion ‘Fakes’
Pot calling kettle black? Roskomnadzor to take punitive measures against YouTube over 'fake' images about Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Russian Bailiffs Seize $12m From Google – Report
A 'patriotic' Russian TV channel alleges that bailiffs have seized 1 billion roubles ($12 million) in unpaid fines from Google, over YouTube ban
Google, YouTube, Facebook Block Russia’s RT, Sputnik
After Google and Facebook blocks ad revenues for Russian state-owned media outlets, further restrictions by tech platforms announced
Meta Launches Short Video ‘Facebook Reels’ Feature
Watch out YouTube and TikTok? Facebook Reels has been launched in more than 150 countries to help content creators earn money
Donald Trump’s ‘Truth Social’ App Emerges For Beta Testing
Approximately 500 beta testers have begun using Donald Trump's 'Truth Social' app, which reportedly bears a striking resemblance to Twitter
YouTube ‘Major Conduit’ Of Misinformation, Fact-checkers Allege
Group of more than 80 fact-checking organisations write open letter to YouTube's CEO, calling platform a major conduit of misinformation
Google Faces French 150m Euro Fine For Cookie Breach
French regulator imposes 150 million euros ($169m) fine on Googe, and 60m euros fine on Meta, over complexity about refusing online cookies
YouTube Co-Founder Slams Removal Of Dislike Counts
YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim hits out at removal of public dislike counts on videos, and suggests it could 'break' the platform
YouTube To Hide Dislike Counts On Videos
Thumbs down? Anti-trolling measure for content creators on YouTube to stop online harassment by 'targetted dislike attacks'
YouTube To Block All Anti-Vaccine Content
Streaming platform will now block all anti-vaccine content, in a major expansion of its ban on misinformation on Coronavirus vaccines
YouTube ‘Terminates’ RT German Channels, Russia Threatens Retaliation
Russia threatens retaliation after German YouTube channels belonging to Russia's RT were deleted for Covid misinformation breaches
Age Appropriate Design Code Arrives To Protect Kids
Rules to protect youngsters come into effect in the UK today, governing how apps and online services should treat children’s data
YouTube Suspends Rand Paul Over Facemask Claims
Another social platform has banned yet another US Republican politician over false claims about facemask effectiveness during pandemic
YouTube Trials Cheaper Premium Lite Option
Not that much cheaper. Google's YouTube is trialing a more affordable premium subscription tier that doesn't display adverts
Rick Astley Video Rolls Up 1 Billion Views On YouTube
Rick Astley's 1987 single 'Never Gonna Give You Up' rolls up more than 1 billion views on YouTube as popularity of 'Rickrolling' meme continues
Trump Sues Twitter, Facebook, Google, And Their CEOs – Update
Former US President Donald Trump is expected to announce a lawsuit against Twitter, Facebook and Google, as well as their respective CEOs
Russia Threatens Google With Online Slowdown
Roskomnadzor watchdog says Google services will be slowed down in Russia if it fails to remove so called “unlawful content”
Trump Launches ‘Communications’ Website
Banned from social media for instigating US Capitol riot, Trump launches 'straight from the desk' website to publish his content
Data Centre Fire Blamed For Russia Google Outage
Fire in a French data centre causes outage of Google and YouTube services for people in Russia, as well as disruption for other online services