What YouTube needs to do to clean up its thorny kid issues
For years, YouTube, the world's most popular video network, has been battling issues with "bad actors" wreaking havoc with the system.
For years, YouTube, the world's most popular video network, has been battling issues with "bad actors" wreaking havoc with the system.
Internet
Mar 4, 2019
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YouTube said Thursday it will disable user comments on a broad array of videos featuring children to thwart "predatory behavior" after revelations about a glitch exploited for sharing of child pornography.
Internet
Feb 28, 2019
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YouTube's year-in-review video is usually a celebration of video creators who upload free clips—sometimes wacky, sometimes personal, sometimes offensive—that the company then sells ads against.
Internet
Feb 22, 2019
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Google-owned YouTube said Thursday it was taking action to close a loophole that enabled users to share comments and links on child pornography over the video-sharing service.
Internet
Feb 21, 2019
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How many citizen scientists does it take to discover a new species? A recent expedition to the Ulu Temburong forest in Borneo proved that you only need 10 enthusiasts with no professional training, yet fueled with curiosity ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 31, 2019
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YouTube said Friday it will stop recommending specious videos such as those claiming the earth is flat or promoting bogus theories about the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Internet
Jan 25, 2019
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On Sunday, Nov. 25, the scientist He Jiankui claimed the birth of the world's first genetically engineered children: twins, created by IVF, their DNA altered at fertilization. Changes like these, because they're inheritable ...
Other
Dec 3, 2018
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Google has moved a step closer to transforming the historic Spruce Goose hangar in the Playa Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles into a state-of-the-art office and production facility, the latest sign of how tech giants are ...
Business
Nov 8, 2018
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As people with cancer use social media to find and develop support systems, a new study looks at YouTube content to determine what kinds of videos elicit an empathetic response from viewers. Researchers have pinpointed several ...
Internet
Sep 4, 2018
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Google's YouTube says it is taking several steps to ensure the veracity of news on its service by cracking down on misinformation and supporting news organizations.
Internet
Jul 10, 2018
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