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YouTube says it will flag AI-generated content
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YouTube says it will flag AI-generated content
May 27, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — YouTube will in future automatically detect artificial intelligence (AI) generated content and flag the information to viewers o...
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YouTube suspends pro-Iran channel posting Lego-style clips mocking Trump
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YouTube suspends pro-Iran channel posting Lego-style clips mocking Trump
April 15, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — YouTube has terminated a channel belonging to a pro-Iran group producing viral Lego-themed AI videos that ridicule U...
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US jury finds Meta, YouTube liable in social media addiction trial
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US jury finds Meta, YouTube liable in social media addiction trial
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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP)—A California jury on Wednesday found Meta and YouTube liable for harming a young woman through the addictive design o...
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Jury signals tech titans on hook for social media addiction
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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) —A question by jurors in a landmark social media addiction trial on Friday signalled Meta or YouTube may have to pay ...
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Masicka rebuffs copyright infringement claims as songs removed from YouTube
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Masicka rebuffs copyright infringement claims as songs removed from YouTube
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Recording artiste Masicka is reiterating that he writes his own music, following the removal of several of his songs from YouTube....
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YouTube suffers widespread outage
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YouTube suffers widespread outage
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Video sharing site YouTube suffered a widespread outage late Tuesday, with hundreds of thousands of users reporting ...
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YouTube says it is not social media in landmark addiction trial
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YouTube says it is not social media in landmark addiction trial
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LOS ANGELES, United States — A lawyer for YouTube insisted Tuesday that the Google-owned video platform was neither intentionally addictive nor techni...
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Main trial begins in landmark US addiction case against Meta, YouTube
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Main trial begins in landmark US addiction case against Meta, YouTube
February 9, 2026
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — A landmark social media trial began in earnest on Monday that could establish a legal precedent on whether Meta or ...
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BBC announces landmark ‘partnership’ with YouTube
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BBC announces landmark ‘partnership’ with YouTube
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The BBC announced Wednesday a landmark new deal with American video platform YouTube which it said will showcase "the b...
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‘My mission is done’: Popular crime vlogger Sir P says he’s signing off
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‘My mission is done’: Popular crime vlogger Sir P says he’s signing off
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Popular crime vlogger Sir P of Politricks Watch has announced that he is stepping away from YouTube. Sir P shared the news in a vi...
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Yung Ras scores a double on Jamaica YouTube Trending chart
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Recording artiste Yung Ras has scored a double on the Jamaica YouTube Trending chart with Confident and We Shall Rise. Last weekend, Confident rose to...
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EU grills Apple, Snapchat, YouTube over risks to children
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EU grills Apple, Snapchat, YouTube over risks to children
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BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — The European Union (EU) Friday demanded digital giants including Snapchat and YouTube explain how they are protecting childr...
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YouTube to pay $22 million in settlement with Trump
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YouTube to pay $22 million in settlement with Trump
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NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — YouTube has agreed to pay $22 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump after it suspended his accou...
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YouTube to reinstate creators banned over misinformation
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YouTube to reinstate creators banned over misinformation
September 23, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — YouTube is set to reinstate creators previously banned for promoting Covid-19 misinformation and false election-rela...
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At least 16 killed in Nepal protest over social media ban
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At least 16 killed in Nepal protest over social media ban
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KATHmandu, Nepal (AFP) -- At least 16 protesters were killed Monday when Nepal police dispersed young demonstrators in Kathmandu demanding the governm...
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YouTube turns to AI to spot children posing as adults
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YouTube turns to AI to spot children posing as adults
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SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) - YouTube has started using artificial intelligence (AI) to figure out when users are children pretending to be adu...
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial offers fodder for influencers and YouTubers
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June 18, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- The criminal trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs is now in its sixth week of testimony -- and interest among influencers and ...
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YouTube, the online video powerhouse, turns 20
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YouTube, the online video powerhouse, turns 20
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SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — YouTube has evolved from a dinner party lark 20 years ago into a modern lifestyle staple poised to overtake Unite...
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YouTube launches new TV-focused tools for creators
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YouTube launches new TV-focused tools for creators
September 18, 2024
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — YouTube beefed up tools for creators on Wednesday as it competes with streaming rivals such as Netflix on the biggest ...
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Mr Beast builds houses in Jamaica
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June 30, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — YouTube sensation and philanthropist James Donaldson, more popularly known as ‘Mr Beast’ recently built and gave away homes to vul...
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