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YouTube removed an extremely racist video from conservative commentator Steven Crowder this week, citing violations of the platform’s COVID-19 misinformation policy — not its hate speech policy — as the reason for the removal. Inexplicably, though, the video did not violate the company’s hate speech policies at all, the company told OneZero, despite Crowder and his co-hosts making numerous racist comments about Black farmers. “Our hate speech policy prohibits content promoting hatred against groups based on their race,” a YouTube spokesperson tells OneZero. “While offensive, this video from the Steven Crowder channel does not violate this policy.” If you were curious, here is YouTube’s full hate speech policy. And if you want to hear the offensive comments from Crowder’s show, Media Matters clipped them in this tweet. I will warn you that they are awful. This means YouTube has a ridiculously high bar for hate speech, as OneZero’s Will Oremus points out: You’re free to mock, caricature, and belittle people based on their race, just as long as you don’t come right out and say you literally hate them. While you could argue that YouTube’s just enforcing the policies it has, not the policies you might want, remember that YouTube…

YouTube stars are set to take on TikTok stars in what's being billed as a "battle of the platforms" boxing event. Here's what you need to know. A number of YouTube stars are set to take on TikTok stars in a boxing event that’s being advertised as a battle of the platforms. In recent times, social media stars and influencers have been stepping out of their usual comfort zones to take on new challenges, with stepping into a boxing ring seemingly proving to be a popular option. YouTube and TikTok are arguably two of the most popular platforms right now for creators. While Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter continue to make their mark, YouTube and TikTok have proven to be great ways to advance a profile, creating highly popular stars in the process and opening the door to lucrative revenue streams. However, there has been somewhat of a recent trend where YouTube stars have turning to boxing to settle their differences with other YouTube stars. A trend that now appears to be entering a phase where entire platforms are competing with each other. LiveXLive confirmed via a press release that the PPV boxing event is due to take place in June.…

Valhalla Entertainment, Trouper Productions and Zipper Bros. Films have kicked off production on upcoming documentary Mass Effect: The Story of YouTube, Deadline hears. Directed and produced by Alex Winter (Bill & Ted Face The Music, Showbiz Kids), with Gale Anne Hurd and Glen Zipper also on board as producers, Mass Effect will be a gripping, frightening and, at times, hilarious look at the video-streaming platform, examining its humble origins within a pizzeria attic, and how it went on to become the largest media platform in history. While looking at cultural phenomena like cat videos, the doc will also dig into weighty issues associated with YouTube. Offering access to key players in technology, business, media and politics, it will specifically tackle such subjects as surveillance, algorithmic capitalism, online radicalization, and the spread of fake news. Related Story YouTube Shorts, A Response To TikTok, Launches Beta In U.S. “I’m very excited to be partnering with Gale Anne Hurd and my long-time producing partner Glen Zipper on this film,” said Winter. “I’ve been eager to make another tech-related documentary, and the rise of YouTube is one of the most significant cultural and business stories of our time.” “Mass Effect is both an inspirational and cautionary tale…

Twitter is testing a way to let you watch YouTube videos right from your timeline. Typically, when someone includes a YouTube link in a tweet, clicking that link sends you to YouTube, which can be frustrating if you didn’t want to leave Twitter to watch the video. This new feature, which is in testing today on iOS, means you won’t be sent away from Twitter, which will make it easier to watch a video and then keep on scrolling if you so choose. Twitter shared how the feature works in a GIF: Starting today on iOS, we’re testing a way to watch YouTube videos directly in your Home timeline, without leaving the conversation on Twitter. pic.twitter.com/V4qzMJMEBs— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) March 18, 2021 The test will be available to “a very small group of users” in Canada, the US, Japan, and Saudi Arabia, Twitter said in a statement shared with The Verge after we first published this story. “The current test on iOS will be a four-week experiment,” a Twitter spokesperson said. We plan to take a look at the results and will scale accordingly.” This new test arrives alongside two others announced last week for iOS and Android that are…

Premium Courtesy of Kat Jones; Courtesy of Paul Panday; Icon PR; Metro PR; Samantha Lee/Insider This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Insider is recognizing the top PR pros who work with influencers and digital creators. We chose these power-player publicists based on their responsibilities and impact on the industry. They represent creators on platforms like YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok. See more stories on Insider's business page. From talk shows to award ceremonies, 16-year-old TikTok star Charli D'Amelio seems to be everywhere.D'Amelio, who is TikTok's top creator with 105 million followers, has appeared on the "Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" several times, won "Favorite Social Star" at the 2021 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, and is on TIME100 Next list.To help land and manage all of these media appearances, from television to magazines, digital stars like D'Amelio often hire a publicist. For D'Amelio and her internet famous family, opportunities like these are secured by her publicist, Nicole Perez-Krueger, who is the founder of Align Public Relations. Perez-Krueger and her team work to help their digital-focused clients build brand awareness through features in a range of outlets from print to digital to broadcast. Many top social-media…

POLAND - 2021/02/09: In this photo illustration, a YouTube logo seen displayed on a smartphone with a pen, key, book and headsets in the background. (Photo Illustration by Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)YouTube has rolled out a YouTube Studio tool that checks for possible copyright violations during the video upload process. According to a screenshot shared by social media consultant Matt Navarra (by way of XDA Developers), the tool, which is called Checks, examines a video for "any copyright issues that may restrict its visibility." Creators can address any issues that emerge before the video is published. They'll see details about the problem, including the timecode and the impact it will have on the video.The Checks system is about reducing the number of videos that have copyright claims or issues that limit ads, according to YouTube. The copyright checks usually take under three minutes and ad suitability checks are typically wrapped up within two minutes. Checks will allow creators to avoid having to upload videos as unlisted to find out if visibility or monetization will be restricted when it's made public. Creators can publish their video while checks are running but they run the risk of their video being limited if…

The golden voice vocalist, Blackpink's Queen Rosé, 24, has finally launched her much-awaited first single solo album R, with its title track 'On The Ground' on March 12. Rosé's album consists of two songs namely the title track 'On the Ground' and the 'Gone.' New Zealand-born Rosé is the second Blackpink member to make a solo debut. First Jennie released her solo album 'Solo' in 2018. The members of the South Korean girl group Blackpink congratulate her and set flowers for her solo debut. The song track became popular and received positive reviews throughout the world. The song 'On The Ground' streams by 39 million people within 24 hrs just after the release and broke the records of YouTube. The song is trending as the most-watched K-pop song in 2021 on YouTube. Rosé's song already topped on many music charts of different countries and more than 51 regions including Singapore. 'On The Ground' reached No.1 in iTunes. Also Read: Momoland's Nancy's manipulated snaps on Internet, MLD Entertainment to take actions Even before its release, the album with two sets of the song had already made a record for making pre-stock orders by a female South Korean soloist. More than 400,000…

The defending ALCS Champion Tampa Bay Rays will face the Boston Red Sox as the first of 21 games ... that will air for free on YouTube for 2021 (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images) Getty Images On Monday, Major League Baseball and YouTube announced that for the third year, the two will embark on showing an exclusive MLB Game Of The Week Live on YouTube that will give fans free access to games around the world. As the league broadcasts games across regional sports networks, national television broadcast partners, and its MLB.TV Premium streaming service, can MLB continue to balance it all so that subscribers and media partners remain happy? The deal will see 21 games shown exclusively worldwide throughout the course of the 2021 season, starting with the defending American League champion Tampa Bay Rays facing the Boston Red Sox on April 7 at 1 pm ET. The partnership between the Alphabet-owned YouTube and MLB is now a decade long. Since that time, Google GOOG has become entrenched with the league, most notably after taking over for Amazon AMZN Web Services to host the league’s massive IT infrastructure. The additional games on YouTube are bound to satisfy a…

The Lady Rockstars have been learning instruments and playing in a band during the pandemic, all online. It's connecting women across continents. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A Charlotte musician is helping women connect in an unusual way thanks to a business plan that was actually in place years ago, but is perfectly suited for the pandemic. They're called Lady Rockstars. It's become a source of unexpected connection in a year when that's been hard to find. If you search YouTube for guitar lessons, Krystle Baller said the instructors all look pretty similar. "You go online and type in guitar tutorial you’re going to get 95% are white men," Baller said. "I feel like it's important that as many instruments are available to women as possible because we often don’t see ourselves reflected in the music industry." Krystle Baller teaches music lessons and is also the creator of Lady Rockstars through her company Pachyderm Music Lab. "The premise before the pandemic was that we would learn a couple songs together and then go play as a band at an open mic," she said. Like many people, she had to switch gears and start teaching the classes and hosting performances online. But her…

LOS ANGELES, March 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- YouTube, Island Records, Interscope, UMe, and UMC today announce U2: The Virtual Road, a series of four concerts broadcast for the first time exclusively on the band's YouTube channel, for 48 hours only. U2: The Virtual Road also marks the first time that three of these concerts – Slane, Red Rocks and Mexico – have been made available digitally. The first concert will broadcast on St. Patrick's Day, March 17th 2021. U2 Go Home: Live From Slane Castle celebrates the band's return to the legendary Irish concert site on September 1st 2001 for their first performance on the banks of the River Boyne in over twenty years. And in an exclusive YouTube performance, Dermot Kennedy will open the show with a solo performance recorded last week outside Los Angeles. On March 25th fans can tune in to see U2: Live At Red Rocks recorded on June 5th 1983 at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado, United States on the band's War Tour. A career defining show, the rain-soaked performance at the iconic venue helped establish U2's reputation as one of the greatest live acts in the world. And another Grammy-nominated Dublin band, Fontaines D.C. will open the show with a performance recorded in their…