The extremist jihadist cleric Anwar al-Awlaki was killed in a U.S. drone strike six years ago. But until this month, he was the leading English-speaking jihadist recruiter through more than 70,000 videos posted on YouTube.
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I watched 1,000 hours of YouTube Kids’ content and this is what happened…
What do you get if you endlessly recombine Spiderman and the Joker with Elsa from Frozen and lashings of product placement for junk food brands like McDonalds? Read More
View More I watched 1,000 hours of YouTube Kids’ content and this is what happened…Youtube Kids implements new policy to flag inappropriate videos targeted at children
A New York Times piece and a subsequent Medium post this week highlighted an ongoing problem with Youtube Kids — bizarre and disturbing videos aimed at young children using key words and popular children’s characters. Now Youtube says it is putting in place a new process to age-restrict these types of videos in the main Youtube app. “Age-restricted content is automatically… Read More
View More Youtube Kids implements new policy to flag inappropriate videos targeted at childrenYouTube is now taking further measures to moderate content on its kids app
YouTube is finally taking bigger steps to combat inappropriate videos targeted toward children.
In October, Mashable first reported that weird, creepy, and downright inappropriate videos were slipping through filters on YouTube Kids, an app geared to…
Seth Meyers found a special way to tell Trump to resign
On Monday night’s Late Night with Seth Meyers, the host poked fun at Donald Trump’s recent Asian trip by mocking his clueless reactions in interviews and impersonating what his silly conversations are probably like.
He especially targeted Trump’s…
YouTube Kids update gives kids their own profiles, expands controls
YouTube Kids, the kid-friendly, more filtered version of YouTube first introduced in 2015, is getting a notable upgrade. The updated app is adding several new features designed to reflect the app’s now aging user base, including profiles that are customized based on the kid’s date of birth, as well as additional security controls for parents and kids. Read More
View More YouTube Kids update gives kids their own profiles, expands controlsNostalgic dude rebuilt his friends’ middle school conversations to plot out the origin of his sister’s first date
We all get nostalgic from time to time. Sometimes we look at old photos, cringe over old Facebook statuses, or listen to music that brings us back to different moments of our lives. If you cherish memories, you may even find old conversations wit…
View More Nostalgic dude rebuilt his friends’ middle school conversations to plot out the origin of his sister’s first dateNostalgic dude rebuilt his friends’ middle school conversations to plot out the origin of his sister’s first date
We all get nostalgic from time to time. Sometimes we look at old photos, cringe over old Facebook statuses, or listen to music that brings us back to different moments of our lives. If you cherish memories, you may even find old conversations wit…
View More Nostalgic dude rebuilt his friends’ middle school conversations to plot out the origin of his sister’s first dateOsama bin Laden had that ‘Charlie bit my finger’ video in his compound
Osama bin Laden — yes, that Osama bin Laden — had a lot of strange, terrifying, and depressing stuff on the electronic devices in his compound when they were seized by Navy SEALs during the 2011 raid that left him dead. Now, thanks to a CIA’s November 1 release, the general public is free to browse at its leisure the contents of those various electronic gadgets.
And, well, it turns out that at least someone in the Abbottabad compound was fond of child-centric viral videos. And not just any child-centric viral video, but the one and only Charlie bit my finger.
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View More Osama bin Laden had that ‘Charlie bit my finger’ video in his compoundThe ‘Stranger Things’ theme song plus Ariana Grande equals your fall anthem
Only a 2016 song of the summer could warm up the (un)official song of fall 2017.
In this mashup from YouTube musician Kaskobi, the Stranger Things theme song gets a dose of top 40 pop, courtesy of Ariana Grande’s “Into You.”
The combination – that ’80s thriller synth paired with Grande’s silky vocals – is a little spooky, but a lot of fun.
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View More The ‘Stranger Things’ theme song plus Ariana Grande equals your fall anthemThe ‘Stranger Things’ theme song plus Ariana Grande equals your fall anthem
Only a 2016 song of the summer could warm up the (un)official song of fall 2017.
In this mashup from YouTube musician Kaskobi, the Stranger Things theme song gets a dose of top 40 pop, courtesy of Ariana Grande’s “Into You.”
The combination – that ’80s thriller synth paired with Grande’s silky vocals – is a little spooky, but a lot of fun.
[H/T: Digg] Read more…
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