Controversial YouTube video still a hot issue in Marin supervisors’ race
It has been nearly four years since Toni Shroyer challenged Supervisor Judy Arnold in the June 2014 primary election and in all that time, Shroyer has been unsuccessful in getting Google to remove a YouTube video and accompanying text posted during the campaign that Shroyer says is false and … Read …
Sick of ‘Despacito’? Apparently billions are not, because it just set a new record
Luis Fonsi's hit reggaeton/Latin pop song “Despacito (Featuring Daddy Yankee)" was already the most viewed video in YouTube's 13-year history when it topped 3 billion views in August 2017. Since then, the inescapable hit by the Puerto Rican star has now surpassed 5 billion views on YouTube, … Read More
Rumored new version of YouTube Kids will block content not curated by humans
According to a report published yesterday, a new version of the YouTube Kids app is rumored to be coming. Unlike the current version of the app, the new one will do away with the use of algorithms to select its inventory of videos. All clips selected for the new YouTube …
Big Social Sites Are Cracking Down on Controversial Content. What Does that Mean for Society …
The latest sign of the trend towards tighter control is a report that YouTube plans to release a new version of its YouTube Kids app that will rely entirely on human curation. The current version of YouTube Kids, which relies primarily on algorithmic suggestions, has been found to occasionally display … …
24/7 YouTube Radio Streams You Should Be Tuning Into!
YouTube offers a unique opportunity for “creators” to curate music via the “live” feature – a streamer's delight re-purposed to bring beats, melodies, and vocals into the audience's ears. Intrigue your senses a little more? Many of these outlets feature some sort of animation or video feed that offers a …
Victoria harpist celebrates 1 million YouTube views with a concert in Saanich
Vancouver Island harpist and composer Josh Layne has surpassed 1 million views on his YouTube channel, but those in Victoria will have the opportunity to hear him live later this year. Layne performs a program of French and German music on the harp April 15. Read More
YouTube may handpick videos for its Kids app
Over the past months, it became increasingly clear that YouTube isn't the friendliest place for kids even with filters on. It doesn't just have a problem with vile videos pretending to be family-friendly content, but also with conspiracy theories popping up as suggestions in its Kids app. According to BuzzFeed … …
Vicar’s son from Lowestoft, DJ Tim Westwood, faces claim his YouTube channel hosted videos …
An investigation by The Times alleged the Metropolitan Police database included 32 music videos hosted by Westwood's YouTube channel and identified as “potentially inciting violence”. Last week, Met commissioner Cressida Dick warned that gangs could provoke violence through rap videos. Read More
Tim Westwood’s YouTube channel named as a host of violent gang-related videos in leaked police …
DJ Tim Westwood has been named in a Metropolitan Police investigation as his YouTube channel is identified on a leaked police database as hosting videos with gang-related content. According to The Times, who has seen the confidential Metropolitan Police database monitoring gang-related videos, … Read More
Google reportedly working on non-algorithmic YouTube Kids app
If you're not familiar with it, YouTube Kids is a mobile and TV app designed to only show child-appropriate content. However, YouTube Kids filters content using algorithms, so inappropriate content sometimes slips through. Conspiracy theories, suggestive videos depicting superhero/Disney characters, … Read More