It may’ve been designed to let people playfully pelt YouTube celebs with water balloons, but it looks like YouTube’s live Super Chat feature is now being used to spread hate speech. A report this week from The Wall Street Journal reveals that in the wake of the mass shooting at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue, …
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Two of baseball’s classic teams are set to square off in the Fall Classic. Founded in 1901 as one of the charter franchises in the American League, the Boston Red Sox play in Fenway Park, baseball’s oldest stadium. The Dodger franchise began playing in Brooklyn in 1883 (as the Brooklyn Atlantics) before heading west to Los Angeles in 1958. Dodger …
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YouTube is investing $20 million in spreading knowledge through its Learning initiative. The video hosting site will put part of that money into the new Learning Fund, which supports education-focused video creators and expert groups, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki said Monday in a blog post. Videos on topics ranging from career skills (interviewing and resume building) to computer science (coding for game …
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YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki on Monday spoke out against a proposed copyright law in Europe, and she appealed to content creators on the platform to take the lead in the protest. The legislation, Article 13 of the EU’s Directive on Copyright, would impose tougher regulations on platforms like YouTube, Facebook and Twitter to make sure they aren’t in violation of …
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An intense Spotify commercial that aired on YouTube was banned by the UK ad industry’s self-policing group for “unduly distressing” children. The pre-roll ad shows a group of housemates playing Havana, a song by Camila Cabello. The song awakens a frightening, life-size doll sitting in a dilapidated room. It then appears to hunt them down, picking them off one by …
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FuboTV, which streams live-TV channels with subscriptions starting at $45 a month, said Monday it’s close to 250,000 subscribers, more than double from a year earlier. So is that a lot or not? Depends how much slack you give to a service going up against a wall of Goliaths. Most of FuboTV’s competitors are owned and operated by big tech …
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YouTube’s have a rough couple of years, but that’s just because it’s been growing up, its chief executive said Monday. CEO Susan Wojcicki, speaking at the Wired25 conference at SFJazz in San Francisco, called the past 18 months YouTube’s “growing-up years.” Now playing: Watch this: YouTube says it’s working on growing up 3:13 “We used to have to argue we’re important, we’re …
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NewTV, the closely watched Hollywood startup with $1 billion in funding from Hollywood studios, on Wednesday rechristened itself Quibi, a portmanteau of “quick bites” — its go-to descriptor for the high-end, short-form shows it hopes you’ll stream on your phone. NewTV has made bold promises about its ambitions, but it’s entering into a competitive field that’s only getting more crowded. …
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A new Verizon ad that touts the company’s help for firefighters hasn’t played well. On Monday, the carrier giant released a video on YouTube about helping first responders. It then quickly removed the video from the social network after it became the target of criticism on Reddit, where users pointed out that Verizon had throttled firefighters’ mobile data during the Mendocino Complex …
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The leaks keep on coming. Now playing: Watch this: Google unveils the Pixel 3, Pixel Slate and Home Hub 1:46 Even as Google kicked off its Made By Google event in New York City, Tuesday, a short video appearing to show upcoming product announcements like a new Pixel 3 phone, the Google Home Hub, and the Pixel Slate tablet surfaced …
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