As YouTube reels from a series of scandals related to its lack of policing around inappropriate content aimed at children, obscene comments on videos of children, horrifying search suggestions, and more, a new app called Jellies has arrived to offer parents a safer way to let their kids watch videos on mobile devices. Jellies was built by Ken Yarmosh, founder of Savvy Apps, which has been… Read More
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Jellies is a kid-friendly, parent-approved alternative to YouTube Kids
As YouTube reels from a series of scandals related to its lack of policing around inappropriate content aimed at children, obscene comments on videos of children, horrifying search suggestions, and more, a new app called Jellies has arrived to offer parents a safer way to let their kids watch videos on mobile devices. Jellies was built by Ken Yarmosh, founder of Savvy Apps, which has been… Read More
YouTube fixes bug that caused iPhone batteries to drain really fast
Do you own an iPhone? Have you noticed that the YouTube app is depleting your precious new phone’s battery life at an unusually quick pace?
Good news: YouTube says it’s fixed the battery bug in the latest version of the app.
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YouTube faces brand freeze over ads and obscene comments on videos of kids
YouTube is firefighting another child safety content moderation scandal which has led several major brands to suspend advertising on its platform. Read More
Pakistan reportedly blocks Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube amid protest crackdowns
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Pakistan has reportedly blocked Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter amid a broader crackdown on protests.
The blockages come after six people died and 200 others were injured after authorities attempted to clear Islamist protests from highways near the capital of Islamabad, according to the Associated Press.
Pakistan also instituted a media blackout, with many of its major TV stations going off the air.
We are aware of reports that the Pakistani government has taken action to block Twitter service, as well as other social media services, and that users are having difficulty using Twitter in Pakistan. We are monitoring the situation and hope service will be fully restored soon.
— Twitter Public Policy (@Policy) November 25, 2017 Read more…
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YouTube, that strange stew of the best and worst content on the web, is cracking down on abuse and error relating to kid-focused video. Jokers and questionably ethical creators who targeted kids or used them in their videos will have a harder tim…
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YouTube is making major changes after a wave of press exposed disturbing content targeted to kids on the video platform.
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YouTube returns to the Amazon Echo Show
When the Amazon Echo Show first debuted, it included a YouTube feature, as is right and proper for a device with a screen capable of playing video and connecting to the internet. But Google quickly nixed the Echo Show YouTube player, since it was a non-standard presentation of the company’s stuff which did not comply with their terms of use. Now, YouTube is back on Echo Show (via… Read More
YouTube TV gets picture-in-picture support
Google’s YouTube TV app has received a recent update that allows for picture-in-picture on Android phones running Nougat or Oreo. Google first announced YouTube TV back in February, and rolled the service out in April, launching in five major U.S. cities. YouTube TV is meant to kill the cable box, offering popular cable channels like ABC, Fox, CBS, CW, NBC, Disney, ESPN and 40+ more for… Read More
Fake news about Keanu Reeves and ‘blood of babies’ tops YouTube search
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Fake news is like a horrible weed: just when you think you’ve eradicated it, another pops up somewhere else.
The website YourNewsWire published a totally made-up story about actor Keanu Reeves, who allegedly said in Milan that Hollywood elites use “the blood of babies to get high”.
The story went viral on Facebook with 26,000+ engagements. It was posted on the verified Your News Wire and related The People’s Voice pages, as noticed by Media Matters researcher Alex Kaplan:
YourNewsWire (YNW), which published the fake viral Texas shooter antifa story, makes up blatantly fake story about Keanu Reeves that already has 12,500+ Facebook engagements and is being promoted on a verified Facebook page run by the same people as YNWpic.twitter.com/H2pHIh26q3
— Alex Kaplan (@AlKapDC) November 20, 2017 Read more…
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YouTube terminates the massive and super creepy kids channel ‘Toy Freaks’
YouTube has terminated the massive channel Toy Freaks in what appears to be a purge of questionable content aimed at kids.
With over 8.5 million subscribers, Toy Freaks was one of the largest channels to produce content aimed at children, though many…