YouTube’s plans to take down videos promoting hate speech and extremism – by removing thousands of videos promoting neo-Nazism, white supremacy and bigotry – continues Google’s modus operandi of taking action only when public dissent builds to a boil, according to the Digital Citizens Alliance (DCA), Speaking on the matter, Tom Galvin, executive director of […]
DLive, a disruptive live streaming platform that leverages blockchain technology to reward both creators and viewers, is now the exclusive live streaming platform for famed content creator, PewDiePie. As the world’s largest independent content creator with over 100 million fans across the globe, the partnership between PewDiePie (real name Felix Kjellberg) and DLive is one […]
Indian channel T-Series – which shares Bollywood movie trailers and music videos – has become the most subscribed-to channel on YouTube, overtaking Swedish gamer PewDiePie. T-Series curently boasts around 15,500 subscribers more than PewDiePie, who has in excess of 92 million subscribers. PewDiePie, real name Felix Kjellberg, had been battling T-Series to retain the top […]
BitMovio has launched an open beta for its next-generation gamified video entertainment marketplace. The launch delivers an expansive update on content creator and consumer interactivity as well as access to a growing array of gamified monetisation and reward models. Users are invited globally to participate in the open beta for watching and engaging with the […]
YouTube has confirmed it will switch off comments on almost all videos featuring under-18s, in an attempt to “better protect children and families”. A number of brands stopped advertising on YouTube after discovering that paedophiles and groomers were leaving predatory comments on videos featuring children. The Google-owned platform had originally disabled comments on videos that […]
A research study conducted by Texas Tech University has revealed that YouTube is the biggest culprit in the rise of “Flat Earthers” – a growing community of people who worryingly believe that the Earth is flat. The researchers interviewed 30 attendees at a Flat Earthers annual conference in North Carolina, US – and all but […]
The European Commission has reached an agreement on new copyright rules, including the controversial Article 13 requiring internet platfroms to obtain authorisation from rights holders at the point of posting. The EC stressed its objective is to “reinforce the position of creators and right holders,” in getting properly remunerated for the online use of their […]
Market research firm Kids Insights, who conduct regular surveys into the attitudes and preferences of children and tweens, has published its latest trend predictions for the next 12 months. The Future Forecast report, which is based on Kids Insights’ surveying more than
YouTube Enthusiasts have an inherent affection for the YouTube platform but that doesn’t mean they exclusively desire only digital-based, snackable, UGC content, according to a VAB study. In fact, YouTube Enthusiasts are video addicts that are highly engaged with content across platforms including long-form, professionally-produced episodic programming from ad-supported TV. When thinking about these viewers, […]
YouTube videos that feature dangerous or emotionally distressing pranks have been banned from the video-sharing platform. The move comes in response to so-called “challenges” that have sometimes resulted in death or injury – with the latest trend that has seemingly spawned the action seeing challengers attempt to complete every day tasks whilst completely blindfolded, inspired […]