The Indian government has given an ultimatum to social media companies The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has issued notices to X, YouTube and Telegram.

Social media companies at risk of losing 'safe harbor protection'

YouTube is being challenged by a bug which is enabling people to upload pornographic videos on the platform. Although YouTube says it has removed the bug, many videos still remain active on the platform. Is YouTube's security wall collapsing? Priyanka Sharma brings you a report.

Gravitas: New bug lets users upload adult content on YouTube | Is YT becoming adult content shop?

According to a media report, the person who found the exploit and outlined how it works in a video posted that the bug was fixed by the company. However, the videos continue to be there on the platform. One of the videos was scrapped when 404 author Emanuel Maiberg shared the link to YouTube.

YouTube bug exploited to upload 'undeletable' adult videos on the platform: Report

People looking for adult content on YouTube have discovered that they were able to view and host porn videos on the platform, which is scrambling to delete them.

YouTube bug is allowing people to upload ‘undeletable’ porn videos

YouTube has blocked British comedian Russell Brand from making money off its platform and BBC also pulled some of his shows from its online streaming service after he was accused of rape and sexual assault.

Russell Brand faces new allegations, woman accuses Brand of misconduct

Video streaming platform YouTube has suspended Russel Brand's ability to earn revenues through his channel on the platform after the comedian was accused of rape and sexual assault by multiple women.

Russell Brand sexual assault case: YouTube suspends the comedian's channel from earning revenues

Social media platform YouTube is experimenting with its latest feature that allows its users to search for songs by humming or recording them for three seconds or more.

YouTube tests new Android hum-to-search song in 3 seconds feature

YouTube which is one of the most popular video streaming platforms has become an easy target for Content Creators who post misleading or even often inaccurate videos. In a bid to protect users from the harmful content YouTube is now updating its policy to crack down on medical misinformation on its platform.

YouTube aims to fight medical misinformation

American YouTuber IShowSpeed has landed himself in another controversy after accidentally flashing his private parts during a live stream on Wednesday (Aug 16). IShowSpeed, real name Darren Watkins Jr, live-streams reaction videos, often of video games.

American YouTuber IShowSpeed accidently flashes his privates on live stream

YouTube has announced a change in its guidelines on medical misinformation. The Google-owned video-sharing platform said in an attempt to tackle medical misinformation on COVID-19, vaccines, reproductive health, harmful substances, and more, it will remove content that contradicts local health authorities or the World Health Organization (WHO).

YouTube updates its medical misinformation policy, says content contradicting WHO will be removed

In response to complaints following the recent communal violence in Mewat, Haryana, YouTube has taken down a Pakistani channel known as "Ahsan Mewati Pakistani" that was under scrutiny for its role in inciting violence.

Pakistani channel inciting Mewat violence taken down by YouTube

In a patriarchal society, a woman's worth has long been attached to her vagina and its "purity". This obsession has, for years, given way to harmful methods to maintain the so-called purity.

Facebook, Google, YouTube pushing harmful 'misogynistic' trends like 'yoni pearls' to Kenyan women

A 26-year-old man who was going through unbearable toothache died after watching YouTube videos that supposedly recommended a quick fix. The incident took place in India’s eastern Jharkhand state on Saturday.

India: Man dies after following a quick fix for toothache he saw on YouTube

Outage tracking website Downdetector.com was on Thursday flooded with thousand of users reporting that Alphabet Inc's YouTube and YouTube TV were down. As per the website, there were more than 13,000 incidents of users reporting issues with YouTube as of 12 am (00:00 GMT on Friday), and over 3,000 reports for YouTube TV.

YouTube, YouTube TV down for thousands of users: Report

YouTube on Friday (June 2) said that it will stop removing content that falsely claims US presidential election was full of "fraud, errors or glitches'. The decision attracted criticism from anti-misinformation advocates.

YouTube dumps policy against 2020 US election misinformation

A lawsuit was filed by the loved ones of those killed in the 2022 Buffalo grocery store mass shooting, on Friday (May 12) against a number of social media companies for allegedly, facilitating the convicted shooter’s “racist, antisemitic, and white supremacist propaganda.

US: Social media companies sued over Buffalo grocery store mass shooting

We live in the times of social media. We chase numbers and we run behind getting more views. YouTuber Trevor Jacob crashed a plane on purpose to get more views and earn revenue. How far could one possibly go to get more views?

Gravitas: How far will you go for online views?

What length a content creator can go to generate views and earn revenue? In California, a YouTuber literally staged a plane crash to attract more viewers to his channel.

YouTuber pleads guilty over deliberate crashing of plane, faces up to 20 years in jail

Vietnam's deputy minister of information and communications said on Tuesday (May 9) that the country plans to ask all social media users to verify their identities.

Vietnam will ban anonymous accounts on social media, government decree likely

Xi Jinping has reportedly presented a plan to Vladimir Putin to block YouTube in Russia. Chinese experts are going to help Russia achieve this feat. Molly Gambhir reports.

Gravitas: China & Russia v/s western tech | Jinping's proposal to Putin to block YouTube in Russia

Donald Trump is again back on YouTube and Facebook! Returning back on these platforms after two years, Trump now has access to key online platforms. He can use this for political fundraising and reaching out to millions of his followers online as he runs for U.S. Presidency again.

Donald Trump posts 'I am back' on Facebook and YouTube after two years

In this episode of Tech It Out, we focus on the Silicon Valley Bank Collapse and its impact on Indian Startups. We also tell you about improvements in ChatGPT's upgraded version, GPT 4. Find out why it is super important to be careful while watching videos on YouTube.

Hacking on YouTube, GPT-4, drone technologies, and more | Tech It Out: Ep 102 | Full show

United States former president Donald Trump on Friday uploaded his first post on his Facebook and YouTube accounts which were reinstated after being banned for more than two years over the US Capitol insurrection.

‘I’M BACK’: Trump writes first post on his reinstated Facebook, YouTube accounts

Former U.S. President Donald Trump returns to YouTube, Facebook; posts 'I am back' | WION

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