[aggregation-styles] Axios YouTube has barred One America News Network from posting new videos for a week and stripped it of its ability to make money off existing content after the Trump-friendly channel uploaded a video promoting a phony cure for COVID-19, YouTube spokesperson Ivy Choi tells Axios. Why it matters:...
Newsom Mask Order Takes Pressure off Retailers, but Debate Rages
Who would have thought that something as insignificant as a few square inches of cloth could cause such a big brouhaha? Listen to this article: Gov. Gavin Newsom's order last Thursday mandates face masks for most people over the age of 2 when they are indoors or near other people...
YouTube to Pay $170M Fine After Violating Kids’ Privacy Law
WASHINGTON — Google's video site YouTube has been fined $170 million to settle allegations it collected children's personal data without their parents' consent. The Federal Trade Commission fined Google $136 million. The company will pay an additional $34 million to New York state to resolve similar allegations. The fine is...
Ocasio-Cortez Reacts, Says Hateful Messages Inspire Death Threats
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez responded Tuesday to reports about a video shown at a Fresno Grizzlies game that compared her to North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un and the late Cuban strongman Fidel Castro. "What people don’t (maybe do) realize is when orgs air these hateful messages, my life changes bc of...
Fresno Grizzlies Apologize for Video That Rips Ocasio-Cortez
The Fresno Grizzlies apologized to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez after it played a video on its scoreboard that included a picture of the New York congresswoman among “enemies of freedom.” The minor-league baseball team posted on Twitter late Monday that the video, based on a Memorial Day speech by President Ronald...
State Workers Misspent $427,000 in Taxpayer Money, Audit Finds. One Binged on YouTube at Work.
SACRAMENTO — A California Department of Transportation manager commuted some 450 miles to work — from San Diego to Sacramento — for two years and the state paid for it, according to an audit released Tuesday. An administrator at Valley State Prison in Chowchilla watched thousands of YouTube videos at...
Live Online TV, Once a Bargain, Is Getting More Expensive
NEW YORK — If you signed up to stream live TV in hopes of saving money over traditional cable, you may be in for a rude surprise. Live online-TV providers like YouTube TV, DirecTV Now and Hulu with Live TV lured users with digital "skinny bundles" that were cheaper than...
YouTube Suspends Comments on Videos of Kids
SAN FRANCISCO — YouTube said Thursday it will turn off comments on nearly all videos featuring kids — potentially affecting millions of posts on the site — after reports last week that pedophiles were leaving inappropriate comments on innocuous videos of children. The change comes as YouTube grapples with moderating...
Want To Understand Gun Owners? Watch Their Videos.
It was an ordinary day in 2011, when I found myself watching a YouTube video of a gun owner making a semi-automatic rifle discharge bullets rapidly, as if it were an automatic weapon. My husband, a gun owner, watched firearms videos like this one. But I had never seen one....
Roe's Video Pick: Husky Says No to Kennel
Does your dog talk back to you? I have a Siberian Husky that always has something to say. Her name is Nike and she is about four years old. I rescued her when she was 11-months and she has been my companion since. She makes it very clear to me...