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Google reportedly sent identifying info of extremist users to law enforcement
Google may have shared identifying information of certain users with law enforcement, according to a report from The Guardian.
YouTuber’s DIY gun shoots masks onto people’s faces
YouTuber Allen Pan created a DIY mask gun that launches masks onto people's faces.
Google says Australian pay-for-news ruling puts 'free services at risk'
In an open letter, Google has warned users in Australia that free search and YouTube services are “at risk” if Australia implements a proposed law compelling it to pay to link to news services. Google has also paused a news licensing system it started earlier this year.
YouTube will remove videos that encourage election meddling
It'll also yank ones containing hacked information that could interfere with elections.
Shroud returns to Twitch under a new, exclusive deal
Shroud is coming home.
YouTube Music makes collaborative playlists available to everyone
In May, Google launched a solution that will let you transfer Play songs to the YT Music app in one click, and it’s a feature you may want to take advantage of before the Play Music app starts shutting down in September.
Google Play Music will start shutting down in September
It’s been a long time coming, but Google is in the final stages of shutting down its longstanding Google Play Music app and service in favor of YouTube Music. At that point, you won’t be able to stream from the Google Play Music app at all; streaming on the web will stop then as well. While Google Play Music will stop functioning sometime in October, former users will have until December of this year to transfer all their music and data out of the service.
Google tightens its ad misinformation policies ahead of the election
Google has announced it’s strengthening its ad policy in an attempt to counter inaccurate information ahead of the November election. Under the policy changes, advertisers who work together to conceal their identities and distribute misinformation and those who use illegally obtained information will be banned on Google and YouTube, said Google spokeswoman Charlotte Smith. "Over the past few years, we’ve introduced political ads safeguards to prevent foreign interference, limit targeting, and increase transparency in the election ads users see,” Smith said in a statement.
YouTube is removing its community captions feature in September
YouTube users will have to say goodbye to Community Contributions soon. Google announced that it will be shutting down the feature on September 28th this year, citing a lack of use and reports of “spam and abuse.” The tool was predominantly used to let anyone contribute translations for video titles or submit descriptions, closed captions or subtitles.
Alphabet saw its revenue dip due to the pandemic
It hasn’t been a good quarter for most people and Google parent company Alphabet is no exception. After sitting through a grueling five-hour grilling yesterday, CEO Sundar Pichai said today in the company’s earnings release, “We’re working to help people, businesses and communities in these uncertain times.” Alphabet saw its revenue for the second quarter of 2020 fall 2 percent compared to the same period last year.
'The Mandalorian' scores a best drama Emmy nomination for Disney+
Netflix dominated the list of nominees and, uh, Quibi got 10 nods.
YouTube will offer 100 kids movies and specials for free
YouTube is throwing parents who can’t take watching Frozen over and over anymore a lifeline. In an announcement, Don Anderson, YouTube’s Head of Family & Learning Partnerships, explained that the service wants to help parents who are juggling work, life and their children at the same time due to work-from-home arrangements caused by the coronavirus pandemic. There will also be educational specials, such as Sesame Street’s Elmo’s World News, and brand new movies and shows debuting on the platform.
Lollapalooza 2020 will be online with new and old performances
Perhaps also unsurprising is the fact that there will be a massive Lollapalooza livestream in its place. As reported by the Chicago Tribune, Lolla2020 will take place over the same four days as the original festival, Thursday July 30th through Sunday August 2nd, but it’ll all be streaming on YouTube. Past Lollapaloozas have also been livestreamed on YouTube, but this is naturally the first that has no in-person event at all.
Steve Wozniak sues Google for not acting on YouTube Bitcoin scams
Steve Wozniak has filed a lawsuit against YouTube, saying the site has repeatedly ignored his requests to take down phony bitcoin giveaways that use his name.
Mozilla project exposes YouTube's recommendation 'bubbles'
Through these different personas, Mozilla hopes to demonstrate how YouTube’s recommendation algorithm could confirm certain biases. The six personas were created after Kihara conducted interviews with real YouTube users who experienced similar recommendation bubbles.
YouTube Kids app is now on Amazon’s Fire TV
There’s a new way to watch YouTube’s kid-friendly service on your TV.
Ninja's return to streaming on YouTube shows he still has star power
He's looking for a new home after Microsoft shut down Mixer.
YouTube wants you to film your day for a Ridley Scott documentary
They're working with director Kevin Macdonald on a sequel to 2010's 'Life in a Day.'
YouTube bans Richard Spencer and David Duke over hate speech
YouTube has banned several high-profile alt-right figures.
Blackpink breaks YouTube's 24-hour viewing record
Blackpink has broken a YouTube 24-hour viewership record set over a year ago by BTS.

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