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Google owner Alphabet posts big gains after pandemic uncertainty
Google parent Alphabet reported today that it raked in a total of $55.3 billion in revenue over the past three months — that’s up 34 percent compared to this time last year. (In case you were curious, Wall Street types were expecting revenue growth of just around 25 percent.) The company’s net income jumped dramatically as well, from $6.8 billion in Q1 2020 to $17.9 billion in this year’s quarter.
YouTube starts airing COVID-19 vaccine PSAs
The service has been taking down videos containing vaccine misinformation.
Roku warns of standoff with Google over YouTube TV
Roku has accused Google of demanding special treatment for YouTube apps, warning that YouTube TV might leave the platform.
Senate hearing on algorithms will include Facebook, Twitter and YouTube execs
Early next week, executives from Facebook, Twitter and YouTube will participate in a Senate Judiciary hearing on algorithmic amplification.
YouTube adds more video quality settings to its mobile apps
'Data saver' and 'higher picture quality' modes have arrived.
YouTube makes it easier for creators to change channel name and profile picture
They can make the switch without affecting their Google account details.
FBI director: Social media is ‘key amplifier’ of domestic extremism
Social media platforms play a pivotal role in amplifying domestic extremism, according to FBI Director Christopher Wray. “
Twitch viewership more than doubled over the last year
Twitch viewership has doubled in the space of a year thanks to the pandemic, and rivals like YouTube have also grown.
YouTube is once again the most popular social media platform
Facebook and YouTube are still the most dominant social media platforms in the United States, but only YouTube is still growing.
YouTube says it's doing better at removing videos that go against its policies
Short for Violative View Rate, the stat details the percentage of views on YouTube that come from content that violates the company's community guidelines.
YouTube will try hiding video dislike counts from some users
Over the next few weeks, YouTube plans to test several new interface designs that won’t publicly display how many dislikes a video has earned.
No one agrees on how to fix Big Tech
Section 230 reform should be a delicate process, but everyone involved is wielding a hammer.
YouTube won't remove a livestream from outside the Boulder mass shooting
A man named Dean Schiller livestreamed more than three hours of the incident.
Twitter test plays YouTube videos directly in its iOS app
It's a welcome quality-of-life move.
YouTube's TikTok competitor Shorts expands to the US
Last fall, YouTube introduced Shorts, a short-form video platform that competes directly with TikTok (as well as other TikTok clones like Instagram’s Reels. While YouTube users from all around the world have been able to view Shorts, only people in India had initial access to the Shorts creation tools built into the YouTube app. That changes today, as the company announced the Shorts beta is expanding to the US.
YouTube Studio has a tool that checks for copyright violations during upload
The Checks system gives users the chance to address problems that could affect the video's reach and revenue.
YouTube has pulled 30,000 videos for making false claims about COVID-19 vaccines
YouTube has pulled 30,000 videos for sharing misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines, Axios reports.
Google tests a beefed-up YouTube Android app for Chromecast
Google might be working on a new version of YouTube for Android that significantly improves the Chromecast experience.
YouTube removes five TV channels run by Myanmar's military
Dozens of protesters were killed this week during anti-coup demonstrations.
House Democrats ask YouTube to explain extremism policies
House Democrats on the Energy and Commerce Committee are again pushing YouTube to explain its policies around extremist content.

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