It's been a while since YouTube revealed its total number of paid subscribers: 30 million in October 2020. Now there's an update: YouTube now has over 50 million users that pay for YouTube Music, YouTube Premium (which includes YouTube Music), or are on a trial for YouTube Music.

YouTube reaches 50 million premium subscribers

The Taliban has understood the power of social media. But the question is - will tech giants like Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter recognise the Taliban as the legitimate government and let them host content on their services? We explore that in this video.

How social media platforms are dealing with the Taliban

YouTube said on Thursday it had suspended payments to content producers from 14 channels accused of spreading fake news about next year's election by the country's federal electoral court, the TSE.

YouTube suspends payments to Brazilian accounts over election disinformation

The Taliban's rapid takeover of Afghanistan poses challenges for multiple major social media and messaging platforms on what and who should be allowed on their platforms.

What are social media giants doing to curb Taliban amid Afghanistan crisis?

Prajakta Koli, Indian digital content creator and actor, has joined the likes of Shakira, Naomi Osaka and others for Google's impact challege for women and girls, confirms the content creator.

Prajakta Koli, Indian YouTuber, joins Shakira, Naomi Osaka for impact challenge for women

According to a YouTube spokesman, US Senator Rand Paul has been banned for seven days after releasing a video stating that masks are useless against COVID-19. "This resulted in a first strike on the channel, which means it can't upload content for a week, per our longstanding three-strikes policy," the spokesperson said.

YouTube suspends Republican Senator Rand Paul for 7 days over mask claims

Parents, educators, child safety and privacy professionals, and policymakers are rightfully concerned about how to keep children and teenagers safe online as they spend more time online.

Children and minors can now request Google to remove their images from Google Search

Google unveiled a set of measures Tuesday to keep children safe online, including a way for teens to upload videos in a private setting and a safeguard for ads shown to minors.

Google and YouTube update their child safety features; Under-18s to be aggressively protected

A few weeks ago YouTube banned the channel of Sky News Australia from uploading any new content on the online video platform as it alleged that the media house was posting misinformation about coronavirus.

Western media group Sky News Australia deletes videos of Covid misinformation after YouTube bans channel

Online video platform, YouTube, has announced that it has banned Sky News Australia from uploading any new content on the website for a week after it allegedly posted misinformation about coronavirus.

Western media channel banned from YouTube for Covid misinformation

We all have our fields of mastery. We may or may not have a degree in it but there are some areas in which we are so confident that we debate with ANYONE to prove our point.

Youtuber wins USD 10K bet with scientist over physics problem

Social media giant Facebook will pay the creators of popular posts, from fashionistas to comedians and video gamers, $1 billion through 2022. It is the strongest signal yet that Facebook now recognises the strategic importance of the "creator economy".

What is Facebook's $1 billion gamble to regain lost users?

YouTube said on Wednesday it had removed videos from Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's channel for spreading misinformation about the coronavirus outbreak, becoming the latest tech giant to pull his pandemic pronouncements.

YouTube says it pulled Bolsonaro videos for COVID-19 misinformation

India restricted the entry of New Zealand YouTuber Karl Edward Rice, also known as Karl Rock after he was found indulging in several visa violations, which includes participating in the anti-CAA protests in the country and also hurting religious sentiments through his YouTube video.

New Zealand YouTuber Karl Rock restricted from entering India over visa violations

Europe's top court on Tuesday said that Google's YouTube and other online platforms are not liable for copyright-infringing works uploaded by users onto their platforms under certain conditions.

EU top court hands win to YouTube in user copyright fight

Russian authorities on Monday backed away from threats to block Twitter, saying that the social media platform deleted most of the banned content identified by Moscow and expressed readiness and interest in building a constructive dialogue.

Russia won't block Twitter, but partial slowdown to continue

One of YouTube's most viral video 'Charlie Bit My Finger' is being auctioned by its creators as an NFT(non-fungible token). The auction will take place on May 22 which marks as the 14th anniversary of the video and eventually it will be taken off YouTube.

Viral video 'Charlie Bit My Finger' to be auctioned as NFT before being taken offline

With awareness for climate change and sustainability in mind, YouTube is launching a slate of originals including a Leonardo DiCaprio-produced wildlife adventure series.

Leonardo DiCaprio-produced wildlife adventure series to stream on YouTube

Russia has launched a probe against YouTube for "abusing" its dominant position in the market by making "biased" decisions about comment moderation, a government regulator said on Monday.

Russia probes YouTube for 'abusing' dominant position

Four Republican U.S. lawmakers requested on Tuesday that Facebook Inc, Twitter Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google turn over any studies they have done on how their services affect children’s mental health.

US lawmakers press Big Tech for internal research on kids' mental health

Former US president Donald Trump will be allowed back on YouTube but only when the threat of his inciting violence abates, the head of the popular online video sharing platform said Thursday.

Trump to be allowed back on YouTube when 'risk of violence' falls

YouTube chief said on Thursday that former US president Donald Trump will be allowed back on the video-sharing platform once the "risk of violence" has reduced. Trump's channel was suspended from YouTube in late January when social media platforms including Twitter and Facebook took similar action in the wake of the assault on the US Capitol on January 6.

Donald Trump's account will be back on YouTube once 'risk of violence' reduces

Alphabet Inc's YouTube has removed five channels of Myanmar's military-run television networks hosted on its platform in the wake of the coup in the Southeast Asian country.

YouTube removes five Myanmar TV channels from platform

YouTube on Wednesday announced that it will allow tweens or young teens to open their accounts within guidelines set by their parents to restrict inappropriate content.

YouTube brings 'tweens-only' accounts with parental controls

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