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A YouTube Bug Is Allowing Users to Upload Hardcore Porn
A new investigation shows that YouTube has a bug that allows users to upload hardcore pornography to its platform. To make matters funnier, it isn’t exactly clear that YouTube knows how to fix the bug or that it is capable of taking down all the explicit material that has been uploaded. 404 Media reports that…
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YouTube Gives Creators an Extra Chance When Violating Company Policies
YouTube is changing its community guidelines to give creators more leeway for violating its content rules, the company announced on Tuesday. Content creators will now have the opportunity to take an educational training course that reviews why their video violated the guidelines. The move comes as social media companies appear to be less comfortable with…
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Twitch Will Finally Let You Ban Users From Your Streams
Twitch is finally letting streamers block out those viewers they’ve already banned from chat. However, these bans won’t be based on any user identifier beyond accounts, so the various kinds of insufferable Twitch-holes who are dedicated enough could still find ways to watch. As first reported by TechCrunch, Twitch execs said on the company’s official Patch Notes cast…
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Want Fewer Ads? You’ll Now Need to Pay More for YouTube Premium
Want to skip those annoying, long, repetitive ad breaks on YouTube? Well, Google-parent Alphabet is going to need you to pay more. The YouTube Premium subscription service has had a price increase in the U.S. – it now costs $US13.99, up $US2 from before. That’s $US139.99 for an annual sub, $US20 more than it was…