The videos contain deceptive tactics that mislead users into downloading malware, making it challenging for the YouTube algorithm to identify and remove them
At least six YouTube channels allegedly promoting pro-Khalistan sentiments have been blocked at the instance of the government, a senior official said on Friday. Information and Broadcasting Secretary Apurva Chandra said six to eight YouTube channels, operating from foreign countries, have been blocked over the past 10 days. He said the channels with content in Punjabi language were trying to foment trouble in the border state. The government action came in the wake of supporters of radical preacher and Khalistan sympathiser Amritpal Singh storming a police station in Ajnala with swords and guns to demand the release of one of their aides. Singh was last year anointed head of 'Waris Punjab De', which was founded by actor and activist late Deep Sidhu, at an event held at Moga's Rode, the native village of slain militant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. Another senior official said YouTube has been taking action on the government's requests to block channels within 48 hours. The officia
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Arshad Warsi made a profit of Rs 29.43 lakh and his wife Maria Goretti of Rs 37.56 lakh using a YouTube-run pump and dump operation last year
Are among 31 banned for stock manipulation via YouTube
Meanwhile, YouTube Music will soon introduce podcasts to the application for users in the US
Sebi noted that Arshad Warsi has made a profit of Rs 29.43 lakh and his wife has earned a profit of Rs 37.56 lakh
The Sebi in preliminary investigations, identified 46 entities that used the video streaming platform to pump and dump stocks
He explained that YouTube creators will soon be able to virtually swap outfits in videos or create "fantastical film settings" through AI's generative capabilities in the coming months
The company further mentioned that "existing content in creators' catalogues can be updated with additional audio tracks as well"
Users can choose up to 30 artist when creating a custom station, and can also specify whether they want to hear music just from those artists or from artists that are similar to those they have chosen
From uploading to displaying analytical data, the new tools that YouTube is rolling out cover everything a creator would need to launch podcasts on the platform, reports 9To5Google
YouTube is now a mature product and a money machine but is no longer considered the hotbed of innovation
Former classmates and teachers recall Neal Mohan as a reserved but brilliant student
The video sharing platform mentioned that switching accounts on the main application across smart TVs, game consoles and more will launch a YouTube Kids experience for supervised accounts
Mohan will join an expanding club of prominent Indian-American executives who are running the show for some of the biggest tech giants in the world
Last month, Alphabet Inc, the parent company of Google, announced that as a measure to cut costs, 12,000 employees, or 6 per cent of its total headcount, would be sacked
Mohan has been Wojcicki's top deputy for years, moving over from Google's ads business to YouTube in 2015. He was widely seen as her natural successor
With this, those creators who don't want to buy a license upfront, they'll be able to use songs and share revenue with the track's artist and associated rights holders
Google-owned music streaming platform YouTube Music has rolled out the redesign of the "album view" for Android and iOS