In a series of online posts, a British YouTuber named Miles Routledge has caused massive outrage by joking about launching nuclear bombs to destroy entire countries, including India, over minor issues. The 25-year-old claimed that if he ever became the Prime Minister of the UK, he would threaten other nations
Russian users are facing major problems with YouTube lately. The site is either loading very slowly or not working at all for many people. Although YouTube isn’t officially banned in Russia, the outages have been increasing. Members of the ruling United Russia Party are threatening to further restrict access to
YouTube is tightening its grip on gun-related content by not only demonetizing firearms channels but also banning them from featuring any gun-related sponsors, even those not affiliated with Google. This move comes despite previous claims that advertiser complaints were behind the action. Instead, it appears that the crackdown is politically
Tech giants like Apple, Nvidia, and Salesforce have been secretly using subtitles from thousands of YouTube videos to train their AI models, despite YouTube’s rules against such practices. The dataset, named YouTube Subtitles, includes content from educational channels like Khan Academy and even popular shows like The Late Show and
According to The Moscow Times, YouTube is taking down content that features the Wagner Mercenary Group. The Moscow Times’ Russian service is reporting Tuesday that YouTube has begun removing videos about Russia’s Wagner mercenary group, with the the Google-owned video platform explaining in a statement its policies prohibit videos about “criminal and terrorist organizations”. “We
The CIA uploaded a short video in Russian on YouTube and the Telegram messaging app, using them as platforms to recruit Russian spies. After the US Central Intelligence Agency published a video encouraging Russians to make contact via a secure internet channel, the Kremlin said on Tuesday that its agencies
Youtuber Trevor Jacob pleaded guilty to deliberately crashing his plane in the California mountains for views in 2021. In December 2021 Trevor Jacob uploaded a video to YouTube titled “I Crashed My Airplane,” a 12-minute video depicting the moment the aircraft’s propellor seemingly stops working and Jacob, the pilot, is forced to
After a recent post on Twitter, the YouTube channel ‘Gold Janardhan Investor’ on finance, belonging to Janardhan, a 29-year-old auto driver from Bengaluru, has gone viral.
Subscribers of e-girls claim that the US military is utilizing YouTube and TikTok to enhance its image, in an effort to address the shortage of volunteers that has persisted for years.