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YouTube Removes Some Demographics Data From Creator Analytics To Protect Viewer Privacy

YouTube is removing certain points of demographic data that it previously provided to creators in their analytics reports “to further protect the privacy of viewers,” the company wrote in a Help Forums post. YouTube's demographics reports provide creators with the age range and gender distribution of … Read More

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YouTube To Spend Few Hundred Million On TV Shows & Movies In 2018

These days it's starting to become more common to see online video platforms invest in original content of their own. In fact according to a report from Bloomberg, YouTube is expected to spend a few hundred million on TV shows and movies for 2018, but it seems that that wasn't …

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YouTube censures Alex Jones for harassing Florida school shooting survivor: Report

A YouTube account operated by far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is reportedly close to being shut down upon running afoul of the platform's harassment policies after last week's school shooting in Parkland, Florida. The Alex Jones Channel was cited this week for violating YouTube's rules against … Read More

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YouTube Star Bull1trc Goes Shopping With NBA Players In New Web Series

The NBA's best players recently descended upon Los Angeles for the league's annual All-Star Weekend, and that gathering of basketball talent provided the perfect opportunity to launch a sporting goods-themed web series. BroadbandTV, which is partnered with the NBA on YouTube, teamed up with … Read More

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YouTube star Canna Campbell reveals how to save $32k in just 12 months

CANNA Campbell, the star of popular YouTube channel Sugar Mamma, saved $32,000 in just 12 months without dipping into her savings or salary. “I am not on a huge salary, and I did it,” the 37-year-old financial planner said. “Sell furniture you don't need, enrol in market research and rent …

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One of America’s Most Notorious Neo-Nazi Extremist Groups Is Posting Freely to YouTube, Steam

Friday, ProPublica published an inside look at Atomwaffen Division, a neo-Nazi organization the nonprofit publication called "one of the country's most notorious extremist groups.” In January, Atomwaffen Division member Samuel Woodward allegedly murdered 19-year-old Blaze Bernstein, who was gay … Read More

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YouTube’s #DemonetizationDay could mean big trouble for gamers

The day marked a seismic shift in the requirements for YouTube's Partner Program, which is the platform's means of "cutting in" its creators on the ad revenue generated by their videos. Now, instead of the traditional 10,000 channel views required to apply for the program, channels will be required to … …

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Facebook and Google Struggle to Squelch ‘Crisis Actor’ Posts

SAN FRANCISCO — On Wednesday, one week after the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., Facebook and YouTube vowed to crack down on the trolls. Thousands of posts and videos had popped up on the sites, falsely claiming that survivors of the shooting were paid actors or part of various conspiracy … …

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InfoWars YouTube Channel Gets Strike for School Shooting Conspiracy Video

A YouTube channel run by far right news website InfoWars has received a strike against it after posting a conspiracy theory video about the survivors of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, a source has confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. This week, the Alex Jones Channel on … Read …

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Pierce County sheriff disputes YouTube video showing arrest at Parkland pot shop

PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. – A group calling itself Tyrant Alert posted a YouTube video claiming to show the use of excessive force by a Pierce County Sheriff's Office deputy. But investigators with the Sheriff's Office said there is more to the story than what is shown in the post. The …