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Video apps retreat from Android store as illegal content disturbs public

ChinesevideoapplicationsKuaishouandHuoshanquietlyretreatedfromAndroidappstoreonThursdayforincreasingpubliccriticismontheirfailuretocensorillegalcontent,includin

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YouTube will link directly to Wikipedia to fight conspiracy theories

YouTubeCEOSusanWojcickiannouncedapartnershipwithonlineencyclopediaWikipediaonTuesday,astepthattheGoogle-ownedvideowebsitehopeswillhelpcombatthefloodofvideosprom

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Facebook will try running ads in front of Watch videos

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YouTube’s Fung Bros. on breaking Asian stereotypes

Midwayintotheirtwo-monthAsiatour,AndrewFung–halfofpopularChinese-AmericanYouTubeduotheFungBrothers–foundhimselfinChina’scapitalforthesecondtime.Infrontofhimsatp

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10,000 Google staff set to police YouTube content: chief

Googleistodeployastaffof10,000tohuntdownextremistcontentonitsYouTubeplatformfollowingrecentcriticism,thevideo-sharingsite'schiefexecutivetoldBritain'sDailyTeleg

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Trump's social media posts straining ties with Britain, experts say

U.S.PresidentDonaldTrump'slatestsocialmediaposts,whichtriggeredaheatedquarrelbetweenWashingtonandLondon,haveputstrainonbilateralties.Trumpsparkedglobalcontrover

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Trump account retweets incendiary videos

DonaldTrump'sTwitteraccounthasretweetedthreeinflammatoryvideosfromaBritishfar-rightgroup.ThefirsttweetfromJaydaFransen,thedeputyleaderofBritainFirst,claimstosho

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YouTube updates video recommendations amid userbase fears

Ignoringconcernsthatsuchanapproachcantrappeopleinbubblesofmisinformationandlike-mindedopinions,‍YouTubehasupdateditsrecommendationfeaturetospotlightvideosusersa

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Companies pull ads from YouTube over comments in child videos

YouTubeisonceagainfacinganadvertiserfallout.HP,candygiantMarsandotherbig-namebrandsarepullingtheiradsfromthestreamingsiteafterBuzzFeedandTimesstoriesrevealedtha

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YouTube bans all videos from an extremist cleric

YouTube'seffortstocatchandtakedownterroristvideosincludesomefar-reachingmeasures.TheNewYorkTimeshaslearnedthatYouTuberecentlyremovedandblockedallvideosfromAnwar

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Couple who screamed at their kids in YouTube sentenced to probation

Ahusbandandwifewhoposted“prank”videosonYouTubeofthemselvesscreamingatthecouple’schildrenandbreakingtheirtoyshavebeensentencedtofiveyearsofprobationforchildnegle

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Facebook testing Instant Videos that download over Wi-Fi

Facebookistestinganewfeaturethatmakessureyou’llalwayshavevideosreadytowatch—andyouwon’thavetowasteyourdataplandownloadingthem.ThefeatureiscalledInstantVideos,an

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YouTube and Syria: Tech's role as archivist

NewsthatYouTuberemovedvideosfromwar-ravagedSyriatroubledadvocatesworkingtopreservedigitalrecordsofoneoftheworld'sworsthumanitariancrises.Italsoraisedfreshquesti

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Twitter for Xbox One now lets you watch your timeline alongside videos

TwitterisupdatingitsXboxOneapptodaytomakeitalotmorefunctional.TheupdatedappwillnowletyouactuallylogintoTwittertoseeyourowntimelinealongsidevideos,orrelevanttwee

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Google brings auto-playing video previews to mobile

GoogleintroducedamajorupdateSaturday,withthenewfeatureofallowinguserstowatchsix-secondvideopreviewsauto-playedinsearchresultsonGoogleappandChrome,bothunderiOSan

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Promotional videos with African kids sparking heat debate in China

Controversial promotional videos and photos featuring African children holding ad signs went viral on Chinese social media.

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Promotional videos with African kids sparking heat debate in China

ControversialpromotionalvideosandphotosfeaturingAfricanchildrenholdingadsignswentviralonChinesesocialmedia.FilmedmostlybyChineseinAfrica,theseadvertisementswere