YouTube has updated its impersonation policy which will roll out later this year. As per the new policy, fan channels should make it obvious that they don't represent the original creator or entity.
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TikTok has been fined a huge sum of money by the Dutch DPA, a sum total of €750,000, for not appropriately communicating its app's data privacy and usage policy, in accordance with the EU's GDPR.
TikTok today announced that it is rolling out the ability to create and upload videos up to three minutes in length over the coming weeks after experimenting with that capability since late last year.
YouTube will soon let parents set the type of videos their teens and tweens can watch on the platform with a new experience it announced today along with new features to control how they use the app.
YouTube announced today a new feature called chapters that will make it easier for users to navigate long videos. It is rolling out from today on the web and YouTube's app for Android and iOS.
Instagram announced that its IGTV video platform is receiving support for landscape videos, making it easier for creators to share content without having to tailor videos for portrait viewing.
Google is said to be conducting a test in which it is displaying product prices and recommendations under specific YouTube videos, with links that bring users to a Google Express page for checkout.
YouTube Premium and YouTube Music are now available in more territories including India, South Africa, and Latin America. Plus, the premium service comes with a free subscription for a limited period.
YouTube has renewed its efforts to ban videos containing dangerous stunts like the Bird Box challenge and Tide pod challenge. The policy also applies to pranks that may traumatize children.
YouTube has acknowledged an issue with its video recommendation algorithm, which served up irrelevant suggestions to users over the last couple of months. It said the problem has been fixed now.
YouTube's dark mode is arriving on a number of devices running Android as part of the feature's phased rollout. The update can be found in the Settings' general section of an Android device.
Egypt's top administrative court has upheld a ruling in 2013 ordering regulators to block access to YouTube in the country over a film posted on the site portraying the prophet Mohammad negatively.
Citing the dominance of Facebook and YouTube in the user-created content space along with unsustainable costs, Vidme will wind up its site and focus on a new product to be announced next year.
YouTube Kids has received a new update that introduces a customized profile for children, more security control options for parents, a new setup process, passcode for kids, and an overall new look.
Instagram has announced a couple of new features today, the most notable of which is the ability to upload videos up to 60 seconds in length to the Facebook-owned social network.
It's hard to imagine that YouTube, as ubiquitous and gigantic as it is, has never turned a profit. But that's exactly what a new report explains, alongside the myriad challenges that the site faces.
Facebook Messenger has been updated to enable instant sharing of photos and videos by initiating the camera right from the conversation window, similar to WhatsApp and Snapchat.
