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YouTube mystery ban on hacking videos has content creators puzzled
2019-07-03 20:27

Recent policy remains unclear about what's disallowed YouTube, under fire since inception for building a business on other people's copyrights and in recent years for its vacillating policies on...

YouTube’s antics with kids’ data prompts call for FTC to force change
2019-06-27 13:53

Sen. Markey and 2 consumer groups said the Google-owned service must comply with COPPA and should be held accountable for not doing so.

YouTube bans kids’ live-streaming without an adult present
2019-06-06 11:11

In another step to scrape pedophiles off the bottom of its shoe YouTube is banning youngsters from live-streaming without adult supervision.

Man drives 3,300 miles to talk to YouTube about deleted video
2019-03-14 14:19

It turns out that his wife deleted his "rambling", get-rich-quick video. The man was arrested for alleged threats.

YouTube disables comments on millions of videos of children
2019-03-04 12:18

After big brands pulled ads, YouTube banned millions of comments, closed hundreds of accounts, and sped up development of a predator filter.

Pedos pollute YouTube comments on kids’ videos, advertisers flee
2019-02-22 13:18

Can YouTube ever keep video comments under control, or it is time to kill off comments altogether?

YouTube subscribers getting spammed by celebrity imposters
2019-01-28 11:39

YouTube personality Philip DeFranco warned that the messages pretending to be from him and other top influencers are scams.

YouTube bans dangerous and harmful pranks and challenges
2019-01-18 10:33

The platform can't keep us from driving while blindfolded, but at least it can remove videos that glorify our more brainless moments.

Google is reading text in YouTube videos for search crawling without user consent
2018-12-14 13:55

Videos uploaded as private or unlisted are subject to being crawled, but Google's documentation does not acknowledge this behavior at all.

YouTube is reading text in users’ videos
2018-12-14 12:23

Google keeps tabs on much of your activity. Now, it turns out that its YouTube service is also reading what’s in your videos too.