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YouTube Holds Spending for TV, Films While Rivals Bulk Up

As Netflix Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. pour ever-larger sums into TV and movie production, Google is holding spending at current levels for its YouTube Red streaming service for the next two years, people with knowledge of the matter said. That's leading producers to question the company's strategy. Read More

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“System Misfires” and “False Positives”: Why YouTube Is Struggling to End Its Fake-News Crisis

Just a week ago, YouTube C.E.O. Susan Wojcicki offered some advice to Facebook, which has tried and failed to tamp down on the scourge of fake news that regularly spreads across its platform: “They should get back to baby pictures.” Those who live in glass content platforms, however, should … Read …

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YouTube reportedly caps spending on original content with music service in the pipeline

YouTube has been undergoing a lot of expansion in the past couple of years with the arrival of things such as YouTube Red and YouTube TV. Now, a new report is claiming that while a third service is in development, spending on original content is being capped. Read More

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Ex-Liverpool ace Alvaro Arbeloa gets first managerial role as YouTube club Mambo FC boss

ALVARO ARBELOA has been appointed the manager of YouTube club Mambo FC in what will be the former Liverpool defender's first managerial role. The 35-year-old will coach a side of 10 football freestylers and their exploits will be documented in a 12-part web series. Alvaro Arbeloa has been … Read More

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This YouTube beauty tutorial is a sharp satire of political indifference to tragedy

She's pointing at an empty spot on her carpet. The invisible beauty products, from a nonexistent cosmetics brand called “Thoughts & Prayers,” are a reference to the promises of “thoughts and prayers”—instead of substantive policy-making—following national gun-related tragedies. “You probably see a … Read More

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InfoWars is two strikes away from being banned from YouTube

The Alex Jones Channel, Infowar's biggest YouTube channel, received one strike for that video, a source with knowledge of the account told CNN. YouTube's community guidelines say if an account receives three strikes in three months, the account is terminated. That video focused on David Hogg, … Read More

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JuJu Smith-Schuster goes back to school in YouTube video

JuJu Smith-Schuster goes back to school in YouTube video. Joe Rutter | Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, 4:36 … He did that – sort of – by filming a 17-minute video for his JuJu TV channel on YouTube in which he paraded around campus wearing his NFL gear. Not since Rodney …

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YouTube algorithm promotes fake news on Florida shooting

YouTube's has unwittingly promoted conspiracy theory videos claiming that survivors of last week's Florida school shooting are “crisis actors”, raising further concerns about the platform's ability to prevent fake news and misinformation from spreading. Many of YouTube's top search results for real life … Read More

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YouTube star who claimed veganism healed her breast cancer dies from disease

A YouTube star who had claimed a vegan diet and spiritual lifestyle cured her of breast cancer died of the disease, her niece confirmed. Liz Johnson said her aunt Mari Lopez died in December after the cancer recurred. The two women hosted a YouTube channel together titled “Liz & Mari.” …

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YouTube Fanfest to go to five cities in its fifth year in 2018

YouTube has announced the fifth edition of Fanfest, which will be expanded to four other cities, in addition to Mumbai where the event will be held on March 23. Leading up to the Mumbai event, YouTube will kick off the festival with a five-city tour across Hyderabad (March 3), Chennai …