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YouTube making money off new breed of climate denial, monitoring group

The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) used artificial intelligence to review transcripts from 12,058 videos from the past six years on 96 of Alphabet Inc's YouTube channels

YouTube seeks more time to remove indecent acts involving mothers, children

YouTube on Monday sought more time from the National Commission For Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) to comply with the apex child rights body's directions to remove videos portraying indecent acts involving mothers and sons. The NCPCR had on January 10 summoned a YouTube official to physically appear before it on January 15 with a list of channels running such content on the platform. In a statement, the commission said it has observed an alarming trend of "Child sexual abuse material" on YouTube, where challenges were portraying potential sexual abuse acts among women and minor children. "These videos have viewership, including minors, which also raises significant concerns," the NCPCR said. In response, representatives of YouTube appeared before the commission on Monday, the NCPCR said, adding that deliberations at length were held and YouTube was granted time till January 29 to comply with the directions.

GenAI set to revolutionise video content, says YouTube India director

'I think the living-room consumption of YouTube will definitely continue to grow. This segment is going through the same phenomenon that made internet usage grow'

T-Series is making so many films, but margins are so low: Bhushan Kumar

'We are making so many films, [but] the margins are so low,' says Bhushan Kumar

Russian court fines Google $50.8 mn over 'fake' Ukraine information

A Russian court fined Alphabet's Google on Wednesday 4.6 billion roubles ($50.84 million) for failing to delete so-called "fake" information about the conflict in Ukraine

Twitch withdrawing from South Korean market over expensive network fees

Twitch, a popular video service, will shut down its struggling business in South Korea, a decision its chief executive blamed on allegedly prohibitively expensive costs for operating in the country. In a blog post announcing the company's plan this week, Dan Clancy said the network fees the company has been paying to South Korean internet operators were 10 times more than in most other markets. He did not provide specific numbers to back such claims. We've made the difficult decision to shut down the Twitch business in Korea on February 27, 2024, Clancy said in the post. Twitch was able to lower costs by limiting video quality, he said, but our network fees in Korea are still 10 times more expensive than in most other countries". A platform popular with video game fans, Twich downgraded the quality of its video services in South Korea to a resolution of 720 p from 1080 p in September 2022, citing a need to reduce costs. Later that year it blocked South Korean streamers from upload

PIB fact check unit busts nine YouTube channels spreading fake news

The Press Information Bureau's fact check unit has busted nine YouTube channels allegedly spreading fake news and misinformation in India, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said on Friday. These nine YouTube channels identified by the PIB's fact check unit are Bharat Ekta News', Bajrang Education', Bj News', Sansani Live TV', GVT News', Daily Study', Ab Bolega Bharat', Sarkari Yojana Official' and Aapke Guruji', according to a list released by the ministry. "The PIB Fact Check Unit (FCU) has busted nine YouTube channels spreading fake news and misinformation in India. The Fact Check Unit released multiple fact-checks in nine separate Twitter threads to counter the false information spread by these channels," the ministry said. Their subscribers' base ranges from 11,700 to 34.70 lakh. These YouTube channels misattributed derogatory statements to persons occupying constitutional positions, including the Chief Justice of India, Prime Minister, Chief Election Commissioner, t

Deepfake is not in our interest, firm complies with all local laws: YouTube

Deepfake videos are not in the interest of YouTube as none of the stakeholders want to associate themselves with platforms that allow fake news or misinformation, a senior company official has said. YouTube, India Director, Ishan John Chatterjee on Thursday said the firm complies with all local laws and continues to engage with the government on all emerging issues. "I want to reiterate that misinformation, in general, and deepfakes in AI is actually not in our interest at all. As a platform, if you look at the different stakeholders that we serve, and let us take the three broad ones i.e. users or viewers, creators and advertisers, none of them want to be associated with a platform that allows fake news (or) misinformation," Chatterjee said. YouTube's intentions are very aligned with the government and key stakeholders that it has to address, he added. "We comply with all local laws and continue to engage with the government and industry stakeholders on emerging issues." He was .

YouTube says it restricts misleading videos, removes harmful ones

According to a Google transparency report, YouTube removed over 14.06 million channels, totalling 86.76 million videos, between April and June this year

YouTube users have to disclose altered content that looks realistic: Google

In a bid to tighten norms to tackle deepfakes, Google on Wednesday said content creators on YouTube will have to disclose any altered or synthetic content that they post on the platform. Google said it will enable the removal of AI-generated or other synthetic or altered content on YouTube that simulates an identifiable individual, including their face or voice, using its privacy request process. "In the coming months, YouTube will require creators to disclose altered or synthetic content that is realistic, including using AI tools, and we'll inform viewers about such content through labels in the description panel and video player. We're committed to working with creators before this rolls out to make sure they understand the new requirements," Google said in a blog post. The development comes within a week of Union cabinet minister for electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw and minister of state for electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar directing social media platforms to strictly

YouTube rolls out Playables for Premium users with support for 30+ games

YouTube has not yet confirmed if the platform will be available for free users as well after its testing phase is over

Google Bard gets the ability to analyse YouTube video content: Details

If you're looking for videos on how to make olive oil cake, you can now ask Bard how many eggs the recipe in the first video requires

YouTuber's tiff with rivals could have led to Visakhapatnam harbour fire

Sources told NDTV that the YouTuber was involved in a fight with some people over money

Goyal meets YouTube CEO, discusses opportunity to collaborate in India

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Wednesday (local time) met YouTube CEO Neal Mohan. The two sides discussed how India presents a huge opportunity for YouTube to further expand its collaboration.Taking to X, Piyush Goyal stated, "Delighted to meet Mr. @NealMohan, CEO of YouTube. We discussed how India presents a huge opportunity for @YouTube to further expand collaboration & footprint in the country with its: Thriving digital ecosystem Growing content space Young & diverse demography."Meanwhile, Piyush Goyal, who is on a four-day visit to US, earlier held a meeting with the CEO of Micron Technology Sanjay Mehrotra and discussed how India's growing semiconductor ecosystem presents vast opportunities for company to collaborate and expand its footprint in India.Taking to X, he stated, "Met Mr. Sanjay Mehrotra, CEO & President of @MicronTech. Discussed how India's growing semiconductor ecosystem presents vast opportunities for the company to ...

JioPhone Prima 4G with YouTube, WhatsApp, more apps goes on sale at Rs 2599

Tough a feature phone, the JioPhone Prima is touted by the company as a 4G keypad smartphone since it comes with several apps built-in such as YouTube, WhatsApp, and Google Assistant

YouTube tests gen-AI tools and features with premium subscribers: Details

Currently in experimental stage and available to select premium users only, the generative-AI features on YouTube are expected to rollout soon

Robelinda2 fan hacks website responsible for striking his YouTube channel

Rob Moody's YouTube channel was recently shut down after being threatened with several strikes by an account @MarhabaCricketIndia, claiming to have exclusive digital rights in Bangladesh

YouTube cracks down on ad-blockers, encourages users to switch to paid tier

In June this year, YouTube started restricting usage on devices with ad-blockers enabled in experiment. It display a message to users asking them to turn-off the ad-blocker or buy premium subscription

Sebi bars finfluencer from securities market, asks to disgorge Rs 17 cr

'Baap of Chart' gave trade recos in the garb of education courses, mislead clients, alleges Sebi

YouTube to recommend videos from credible sources in coming months

Google-owned YouTube will list credible news sources on a "Watch Page" which it will roll out in the coming months in India, a senior company official said on Thursday. "Today, I am thrilled to introduce 'Watch Page' for news... the Watch Page will recommend videos available from credible sources," YouTube India, head of government affairs and Public Policy, Mira Chatt said at the Google for India event here. She said that the Watch Page will be rolled out in coming months in India. Recently, the government asked YouTube to identify fake news channels on its platform. Sources, however, said that the government has not defined "fake news" in its communication to YouTube. Chatt said the platform removed more than 2 million videos in India between April and June, 2023 that were violating its policies.