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No CSAM content on platform, govt didn't share any evidence: YouTube

The company has submitted its formal response to the government on the issue

Govt to YouTube, X: Remove child abuse content or lose safe harbour

As reported earlier, law enforcement agencies have recorded an uptick in cybercrime against children with an increasing use of artificial intelligence

Remove child sexual abuse material: Centre warns X, YouTube, Telegram

The government has issued notices to social media platforms X, formerly Twitter, YouTube and Telegram to remove child sexual abuse material from their platforms in India, an official statement said on Friday. Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Rajiv Chandrasekhar said if social media intermediaries do not act swiftly, their 'safe harbour' under section 79 of the IT Act would be withdrawn, implying that the platforms can be directly prosecuted under the applicable laws and rules even though the content may have not been uploaded by them. "Ministry of Electronics and IT has issued notices to social media intermediaries X, Youtube and Teleram, warning them to remove Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) from their platforms on the Indian internet. "The notices served to these platforms emphasize the importance of prompt and permanent removal or disabling of access to any CSAM on their platforms," the statement said. The notices also call for the implementation of proactive measure

House panel calls social media cos for meeting on content, monopoly

This move coincides with news of the government's preparation of the Digital India Bill (DIB) which aims to supersede the Information Technology Act, 2000

Four out of five Internet Users in India consume YouTube, show report

GenZ users prefer to consume content on YouTube over linear TVs, with 50 per cent of them willing to give up TV over YouTube for a year

Decoded: All that Google's Bard Extensions does and guide on how to use it

With Extensions, Bard can help you multitask without the need to open multiple windows and apps

Google's 'smart' move: Connects Bard chatbot with its popular apps

The new features allow users to use Bard as a one-stop solution for purposes like double-checking its responses and summarising emails

YouTube Playables: Everything about Google's upcoming online gaming service

Playables are games that can be played directly on YouTube on both desktop and mobile devices

Film studios uploading older titles on YouTube to maximise reach, revenue

Movies like Bhool Bhulaiyaa and Ready are available to watch for free on the T-Series YouTube channel, just as Jhonny Gaddaar can be watched on Reliance Entertainment's channel

YouTube India removed 1.9 mn videos in Jan-Mar 2023 for community violation

Over 1.9 million videos were removed between January and March 2023 in India for violating YouTube's community guidelines, marking the highest removals among nations, according to a report released by the popular video streaming platform. During the same period, globally, YouTube removed over 6.48 million videos for violating community guidelines. The Community Guidelines Enforcement report provides global data on the flags YouTube receives and how YouTube enforces policies. Between January and March 2023, in India, over 1.9 million videos were removed for violating YouTube's Community Guidelines. In comparison, in the US, 6,54,968 videos were removed, Russia (4,91,933), and Brazil (4,49,759). "Since the earliest days as a company, our Community Guidelines have protected the YouTube community from harmful content. We enforce our policies using a combination of machine learning and human reviewers," YouTube said.

YouTube to show video recommendations only if watch history feature is on

YouTube has the watch history toggle available in a dedicated section on the My Google Activity settings page

Curbing misinformation critical as AI-powered tools come in: YouTube

YouTube on Wednesday said curbing misinformation is critical for platforms and society as tech evolves and AI powered tools come in, and asserted that the video streaming platform will act swiftly against technically manipulated content that aims to mislead users and cause real world harm. YouTube has has well established community guidelines in place that determine what kind of content is allowed on the platform, Ishan John Chatterjee, Director, India, YouTube, said at a media briefing. "Content moderation is a critical challenge for YouTube and also for society as whole as tech evolves," he said to a question on YouTube's content moderation approach in the backdrop of AI moving to point where humans on screen are being replaced by AI avatars and powerful newage tools. "One of the policies besides different things like violence and graphic content is...about misinformation and content that is technically manipulated to mislead users and cause real world harm...That is not allowed o

TV screen consumption, short videos to drive growth in India: YouTube

As per some estimates, YouTube users in India grew from 122 million in 2017 to around 567 million in 2022

YouTube now offers high quality 1080p video on web for premium subscribers

Premium subscribers can also freely download video, stream offline and host Google Meet session to watch videos in groups

Google's YouTube Shorts platform launches new features for creators

YouTube Shorts, short-version video sharing platform of YouTube, has crossed 2 billion views by logged-in users monthly, the company said in a blogpost on Tuesday. Seeing the rise in short-format portrait videos, the Google-owned online video sharing platform has launched new features to lure more creators on its platform. The company is testing a mobile-first vertical live experience for creators to get discovered on the Shorts feed, it said. YouTube Shorts has also launched six new tools such as collab for remixing videos in side-by-side format, suggestions for remixing videos and replying to comments with a "Shorts" video and saving them to playlists, among others, according to the blogpost. Last month, Meta-owned Instagram announced enhancements to Reel templates like text, transitions and AR effects, Instagram head Adam Mosseri shared in a reel.

YouTube hikes prices on US premium plans; annual subscription up $20

It has also hiked prices for YouTube Music by $1 to $10.99 in the U.S. The move follows similar price increases by Amazon Music, Apple Music and Tidal

NCLT starts live streaming proceedings of principal bench on YouTube

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Thursday started live streaming of the proceedings on YouTube. The live streaming of the proceedings of the principal bench headed by NCLT President Justice S Ramalingam was started on a pilot basis. This initiative to livestream has been taken by the NCLT and the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) to "promote transparency in the court proceedings for the benefit of litigants and stakeholders. "As a pilot, the proceedings of the Principal Bench of NCLT presided by Justice Sudhakar Ramalingam and Member Avinash Srivastava were on live broadcast on YouTube today," MCA said in a tweet. After the pandemic, several high courts, tribunals, including NCLT and NCLAT and the Supreme court, went for virtual proceedings. In late 2022, the Supreme Court started live streaming for the first time. Set up under section 408 of the Companies Act, 2013 in June 2016, the NCLT has eleven benches, including the principal bench in the national capital. It h

I-T dept issues notices to 15 social media influencers over low tax payment

The social media influencers came under the radar of the I-T department after posting their travel to exotic locations and luxury shopping on social media platforms

Finfluencer advertisement using govt logo by YouTube stirs a hornets' nest

Not an endorsement by the government, clarifies MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Piyush Goyal holds interaction with 50 top-performing Youtubers in India

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has held an interaction with over 50 top-performing Youtubers in India on various issues like popularising handicrafts, benefits of millets and consumer awareness, an official said. The interaction was held on June 23. Youtubers who participated in the discussions include Vivek Bindra, Gaurav Chaudhary (Technical Guruji), Viraj Sheth (Co-founder Monk Entertainment), Ganesh Prasad (Think School), Shlok Srivastava (Tech burner), Prafull Billore (MBA Chai Wala), and Anushka Rathod (Anushka Rathod Finance), among others, the commerce and industry ministry official said. "Minister Piyush Goyal held a fruitful interaction 'SAMPARK SE SAMVAD' with an interesting group of top-performing Youtubers in India, from diverse genres who are experts at demystifying content of any nature," the official said. The issues discussed during the interaction included consumer awareness and protection (with a special focus on fake websites), cyber security, ways