By Wendy Lee From Los Angeles Times YouTube on Monday named Tara Walpert Levy as its new vice president of Americas, a key role at the Google-owned video platform overseeing global content verticals including influencers, shopping, gaming and news. Walpert Levy, who has worked for Google since 2014, will start her new role on Nov….
Senators Put YouTube, TikTok, Snap on Defensive on Kids’ Use
October 26, 2021
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WASHINGTON—Senators put executives from YouTube, TikTok, and Snapchat on the defensive Tuesday, questioning them about what they’re doing to ensure young users’ safety on their platforms. Citing the harm that can come to vulnerable young people from the sites—ranging from eating disorders to exposure to sexually explicit content and material promoting addictive drugs—the lawmakers also…
Senators Put YouTube, TikTok, Snap on Defensive on Children’s Use
October 26, 2021
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WASHINGTON—Senators put executives from YouTube, TikTok, and Snapchat on the defensive Tuesday, questioning them about what they’re doing to ensure young users’ safety on their platforms. Citing the harm that can come to vulnerable young people from the sites—ranging from eating disorders to exposure to sexually explicit content and material promoting addictive drugs—the lawmakers also…
LIVE: Tik Tok, Snapchat, YouTube Testify to US Senate on Protecting Kids Online
Senate Commerce Consumer Protection Subcommittee holds a hearing on protecting kids online, focusing on Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube. Witnesses: Jennifer Stout, VP Global Public Policy, Snap Inc; Michael Beckerman, VP & Head of Public Policy, Americas, Tik Tok; Leslie Miller, VP, Government Affairs and Public Policy, You Tube.
LIVE: Tik Tok, Snapchat, YouTube Testify to US Senate Subcommittee on Protecting Kids Online
Senate Commerce Consumer Protection Subcommittee holds a hearing on protecting kids online, focusing on Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube. Witnesses: Jennifer Stout, VP Global Public Policy, Snap Inc; Michael Beckerman, VP & Head of Public Policy, Americas, Tik Tok; Leslie Miller, VP, Government Affairs and Public Policy, You Tube.
YouTube Deletes Bryson Gray’s ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ Music Video
October 25, 2021
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Rapper Bryson Gray announced on Twitter Thursday that his anti-Biden music video “Let’s Go Brandon” was banned by YouTube due to “medical misinformation.” “YouTube has banned ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ song from YouTube due to ‘medical information.’ What medical misinformation is in the song? Whoa,” Gray posted on Twitter. The policy reason noted in Gray’s post…
Google Uncovers Hackers Hijacking YouTube Accounts: Report
Google’s Threat Analysis Group has recently published a report detailing how over the past few years phishing hackers have hijacked popular YouTube accounts to make money through cryptocurrency scams and other methods. Since late 2019, Google has tracked and disrupted the scammers, described as “a group of hackers recruited in a Russian-speaking forum.” Combining cookie-based…
YouTube Shuts German Channels of Russian Broadcaster RT
BERLIN—YouTube says it has shut two German channels of Russian state broadcaster RT in a move centering on alleged COVID-19 misinformation, a decision that drew threats of retaliation from Russia on Wednesday. YouTube, which is owned by Google, said RT’s German branch had received a “strike” for uploading material that violated YouTube’s standards on COVID-19…
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YouTube is expanding its crackdown on videos that question the safety and efficacy of vaccines, Pentagon officials testify on the Afghanistan withdrawal before a House panel, and New York’s healthcare workers have to get vaccinated or they’ll lose their jobs.
YouTube Bans All ‘Harmful Vaccine Content’ From Its Platform
September 29, 2021
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Google-owned YouTube announced Wednesday it will ban all “harmful vaccine content” from its platform, including claims that vaccines are ineffective at reducing transmission of disease, prompting concerns that the firm will escalate censorship of dissenting viewpoints. “We’ve steadily seen false claims about the coronavirus vaccines spill over into misinformation about vaccines in general, and we’re…
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