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Code red, primal fear & outsider: 3 regulatory challenges for OTT platforms

A kiss, a love story, meat on the table? It's not clear what can offend people's sensibilities. They are all over social media, filing public interest litigation (PILs) and are issuing calls to ban, maim or kill a film, show, or a celebrity every other day. Will a content code stop them? Should we be afraid that the regulation their clamour pushes through will inhibit the wonderfully different programming on offer by streaming brands such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video or Voot? Why aren’t Google, Facebook, YouTube et al a part of this regulatory sweep? The first part of a series looks at streaming video as a regulatory regime for online content is being put in place. As the government and industry frantically put together a regulatory architecture around digital (entertainment) content, Business Standard's Vanita Kohli-Khandekar analyses three main questions that arise.

YouTube Gaming hits 100bn watch-time hours, Minecraft leads the list

YouTube Gaming has revealed that 2020 has been its biggest year ever, with 100 billion watch-time hours -- double the number of hours watched in 2018 -- and over 40 million active gaming channels

YouTube will now warn users before posting offensive comments

To encourage respectful conversations, YouTube is launching a new feature that will warn users when their comment may be offensive to others, giving them the option to reflect before posting

YouTube brings limited support for 8K video playback on Android TV app

The latest YouTube for Android TV update has reportedly started rolling out limited support for 8K streaming.

Bihar YouTuber opposes Rs 500 crore defamation notice by Akshay Kumar

YouTuber Rashid Siddiquee has opposed the defamation notice issued against him by Akshay Kumar in connection with Sushant Singh Rajput death case

YouTube introduces audio ads for brands to expand reach, engagement

YouTube has introduced audio ads - its first ad format designed to connect brands with audiences in engaged and ambient listening

Baba Ka Dhaba' owner accuses YouTuber of misappropriation of funds

Kanta Prasad, the owner of popular eatery Baba Ka Dhaba' in south Delhi's Malviya Nagar, has filed a complaint against Instagram influencer Gaurav Wasan for misappropriation of funds

US elections 2020: YouTube can't place all the political ads it gets

Campaigns have flooded YouTube with commercials in search of voters they may not be reaching on television

Google chalks out a plan to turn YouTube into the next shopping destination

The moves have the potential to transform YouTube from an advertising giant into a new contender for e-commerce leaders such as Amazon and Alibaba

Instagram most preferred social media platform among Indian youth: Report

Instagram has emerged as the most preferred social media platform among the Indian youth while YouTube garnered most attention amid pandemic, with 98% of those surveyed installing it in their phones

As Covid-19 sweeps the world, people shift online to socialise, interact

In 2020, the way data is consumed changed fundamentally

YouTube Shorts: Five things to know about Google's short-form video service

Currently in beta, the early version of the YouTube Shorts is available in India for users with Android smartphones

Virtual campaigning: BJP replaces rath with Zoom for election rallies

EC norms for physical campaigning push leaders to switch to virtual platforms

Data of 235 million Instagram, YouTube, TikTok users exposed: Report

According to security researchers from pro-consumer website Comparitech, an unsecured database was behind this data breach

Can block access to AIMIM supporter if govt orders: Facebook, YouTube

Social media platforms Facebook and YouTube on Monday told the Bombay HC that they would block access of their websites to an AIMIM supporter

Google slams Australian antitrust law, says it will hit individual creators

Google's YouTube video service allows individuals and companies to create channels featuring advertisements that create revenue for both them and YouTube

Ups and downs of Indian video business: Covid-19 to hit revenue growth

The pandemic has accelerated the redrawing of the global media map

Why Tiktok is worth buying regardless of its pitfalls, unresolved questions

TikTok could try to lower the risk for an acquirer by striking multiyear exclusive deals with its most popular American creators, the way that platforms like YouTube and Twitch have done

Facebook to Amazon: What years of emails and texts reveal about tech firms

Big Tech companies insist that their rise to power has been the first story, a saga of ingenuity and courage, and that their market dominance is a byproduct of excellence

Google ad recovers, eases concerns of Alphabet's first-ever sales drop

Alphabet shares were barely changed at $1,552, above their pre-pandemic high, after it said revenue fell 2% in the second quarter, less than analysts' estimate of a 4% decline