S1deload Stealer uses social media posts to infect unsuspecting users Getting your Facebook hacked is bad enough as it is but a newly discovered malware campaign is making the rounds online that not only hijacks your Facebook and YouTube accounts but also steals your passwords. The malware in question has been dubbed S1deload Stealer by researchers at […]
A new report from WithSecure Inc. details a growing network of cryptocurrency scams using thousands of YouTube videos to lure in potential victims. The thousands of videos often appear legitimate, with some receiving inauthentic engagement from hundreds of other YouTube channels within the scam network. The network is said to be managed by a small group of […]
After its 17th birthday, YouTube is revamping its interface and switching up its viewing experience. The update includes a new viewing mode i.e. the Ambient mode, a darkened version of its Dark theme, and a few changes to action buttons such as subscribe and like buttons on the video player across different devices and systems. […]
YouTube announced this week that dislike counts on all videos across all platforms would be private. The change starts rolling out right away. YouTube says it’s an attempt to discourage dislike mobs, which it has been trying to deal with for a while. On Wednesday, YouTube announced that it would gradually roll out a change that makes […]
YouTube is banning a wide range of anti-vaccine misinformation, saying it will remove videos that falsely claim vaccines cause diseases or alter people’s genetic makeup, that vaccines are used to track people, or that vaccines “are part of a depopulation agenda.” “Specifically, content that falsely alleges that approved vaccines are dangerous and cause chronic health […]
YouTube will pay out $100 million to influencers who use its new short-form video product, it said Tuesday. YouTube Shorts, which was launched in March in the United States, lets creators post videos up to 60 seconds long with accompanying sounds and music. It is an attempt to compete with TikTok, which has exploded in […]
Trump’s “free speech” case is likely doomed by First Amendment and Section 230. Former President Donald Trump today sued Twitter, Facebook, Google subsidiary YouTube, and their CEOs, claiming that all three companies are guilty of “impermissible censorship” that violates “the First Amendment right to free speech.” Trump’s lawsuits are almost certainly doomed. The First Amendment […]
It’s pretty much the standard around the world where as long as you earn an income, you’ll need to declare it to your local tax agency. How much you get taxed will vary from country to country, but taxes are something which is pretty much inescapable. However, it can get a bit complicated if you […]
Trump’s YouTube channel will be suspended for at least another week. engadget.com YouTube will continue blocking Donald Trump’s official channel from uploading new videos and livestreams for a minimum of seven more days. The Google—owned video platform told CNBC and Bloomberg that it extended the channel’s suspension “[i]n light of concerns about the ongoing potential for violence.” Further, “comments will continue […]
sky.com Mr Trump will be unable to post on YouTube for the rest of his presidency. Donald Trump has been banned from uploading videos on YouTube “in light of concerns about the ongoing potential for violence”, the platform said. YouTube, which is owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, said it had removed new content from […]
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