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U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Valley International Airport after visiting the U.S.-Mexico border wall, in Harlingen, Texas, January 12, 2021.Carlos Barria | ReutersGoogle has suspended President Donald Trump's account and issued the White House a warning on YouTube, which is the world's largest video platform.The Google-owned company said Tuesday night that Trump uploaded content that violated its policies, giving it an automatic one-strike, which leads to a minimum seven-day suspension from uploading new content. It said it is also disabling the comments section.The company did not specify which videos violated its policies but said that it was "content" that included comments Trump made at a press conference Tuesday morning. YouTube said it violated policies that prohibit content for inciting violence.Donald J. Trump's YouTube account has 2.77 million subscribers and it typically posts several videos a day from himself and from right-wing media stations.Under YouTube's three-strike system, a channel will be suspended for one week after the first strike, two after the second and terminated after a third strike within 90 days. The temporary suspension means Trump's account and existing videos will remain accessible but he won't be able to upload new content."After review, and in light…
Read moreDetailsPublished: Jan. 12, 2021 at 11:17 p.m. ET Alphabet Inc.'s GOOG, -1.14% GOOGL, -1.07% YouTube video streaming service suspended President Trump's account Tuesday evening, days after other large tech platforms responded to a deadly riot at the Capitol by banning the president. On Twitter Inc. TWTR, -2.37%, which banned the president from its service Friday, YouTube said that the president could not upload new content for a minimum of seven days. The suspension was in response to new content uploaded to Trump's account, "and in light of concerns the ongoing potential for violence," YouTube said. Facebook Inc. FB, -2.24% banned the president until at least the end of his term within 24 hours of Wednesday's insurrection attempt at the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters, and other services followed. YouTube took down a video the president posted to multiple services in which he professed love for the attackers, but it said Tuesday that the most recent removal was Trump's "first strike." YouTube would not disclose the nature of the video that caused Tuesday's suspension when asked by CNN. The company said commenting would also be disabled on the president's videos.
Read moreDetailsYouTube overnight announced a first round of winners for its YouTube Black Voices Class of 2021, an initiative to invest in fresh narratives on the video platform “that emphasize the intellectual power, authenticity, dignity, and joy of Black voices.” The 132 creators and artists are from the U.S., U.K., Kenya, Brazil, Australia, South Africa and Nigeria and include musicians, beauty entrepreneurs, comedians, activists, poets, personal trainers, teachers and photographers. All have participated in previous YouTube Black events, were invited to apply and evaluated on channel performance and engagement metrics. YouTube said it will open the application process for the next round of grants to a broader range of candidates over the next few months. Related Story Twitter, Social Media Stocks Tumble After Trump Ban; Move Sparks Debate On Internet Regulation Ideal applicants in music – 21 were chosen this year – were interested in establishing a long-term channel strategy and releasing music by the middle of 2021, YouTube said. The company will offer seed funding for the channel development, partner support, training, workshops and networking program. It plans to partner with more than 500 creators and artists globally through 2023. The seed money comes from the $100 million YouTube Black…
Read moreDetailsThis coming Friday sees the long-awaited return of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with the debut of WandaVision. There are some other pretty cool debuts on Friday as well though, and they even come from the very first shared cinematic universe we ever had. As first reported by NME, Universal will be premiering a selection of its classic monster movie library to watch on the studio’s “Fear: The Home of Horror” YouTube channel. And it’s all for free! There will be seven classics in the lineup, starting with the debuts of Dracula (1931) and The Mummy (1932) on Friday, 15 January. This will then be followed by Frankenstein (1931) and Bride Of Frankenstein (1935) on Saturday, 16 January, and The Invisible Man (1933), The Wolf Man (1941), and Abbott And Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) on Sunday, 17 January. all the films will debut on their respective days at 8pm GMT, which is 10pm here in South Africa. The films will each only be available for free viewing for one week from the date of their respective debuts, so you will need to make sure you check them out quickly. However, if you want more time, Universal will also be offering these…
Read moreDetailsIPOH: M. Sugu (pic) has pleaded guilty to a charge of possessing a sickle at Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun in July last year. Sugu – one half of the “Sugu Pavithra” Youtube cooking channel along with his 28-year-old wife S. Pavithra – was sentenced to a three-year good behaviour bond of RM8,000 by Sessions Court judge Norashima Khalid on Monday (Jan 11). Lawyer Mohamad Hafiz Jalaludin, who represented the 29-year-old former estate worker, thanked the court for the decision. "We are relieved that the court has agreed to sentence our client with such an order. We believe Sugu's wife will pay for the bond," he said when met outside the courtroom. He added that Sugu will also have to pay an additional RM3,000 to bear the cost of the investigation into the case. Sugu was charged with assaulting Pavithra with a mobile phone and a sickle at the parking lot of the hospital on July 21 last year. He has since been given a discharge not amounting to an acquittal by the Sessions Court here over the assault charge. In proceedings earlier, lawyer Muhammad Shahrul Nizam Mohd Radi, who also represented Sugu, pleaded to the court for a lighter sentence.…
Read moreDetailsModel Natasha Hudson (left) and YouTube cooking sensation S. Pavithra in the much-discussed Rizman Ruzaini creation. — Picture via Instagram/Natasha Hudson, Pepatung PETALING JAYA, Jan 11 — Malaysian designer duo Rizman Ruzaini revealed that the white shoulder-baring gown that made headlines last week was previously worn by the YouTube cooking personality S. Pavithra. The one half of the YouTube channel Sugu Pavithra was spotted in the dress for a photoshoot with fashion magazine Pepatung during last year’s movement control order (MCO). In an Instagram post yesterday, Rizman Ruzaini said the magazine also brought a stylist to the photoshoot, adding that Pavithra found the outfit to be too exposed. “Unfortunately, this dress was a bit too revealing for Pavithra (a bared one shoulder drape sleeve using thin see-through tulle fabric) which does not conform with Pavithra’s personal liking. “She later personally requested that her shoulder be covered up properly,” the post read. While the post didn’t mention names, the designers appeared to be referring to last week’s kerfuffle involving the Malay-Australian model Natasha Hudson who was lambasted for wearing the dress at a Crystal C White product launch. Many, including the dress’s designers said it was inappropriate for a hijabi to…
Read moreDetailsThe Weeknd - Save Your Tears Video screen | Republic It may have arrived late in the January 1-7 tracking period, but The Weeknd’s “Save Your Tears” still attracted big interest on YouTube. Credited with 18.0 million views, the buzzy video arrives at #12 on the Global YouTube Music Videos Chart. “Save Your Tears” received 3.9 million tracking period views from other official/eligible uploads, bringing its total tracking period play count to 21.9 million. The count thrusts “Save Your Tears” onto the Global YouTube Songs Chart at #21. “Save Your Tears” fared proportionately well in Canada and the United States. It debuts at #3 on the Canada YouTube Videos Chart and #2 on the Canada YouTube Songs Chart. It flips positions in the US, earning #2 on the Videos Chart and #3 on the Songs Chart. save your tearsthe weeknd Written by Brian Cantor Brian Cantor is the editor-in-chief for Headline Planet. He has been a leading reporter in the music, movie, television and sporting spaces since 2002. Brian's reporting has been cited by major websites like BuzzFeed, Billboard, the New Yorker and The Fader -- and shared by celebrities like Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj. Contact Brian…
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Read moreDetailsIn another pathbreaking initiative, the Gujarat High Court has notified that it will be uploading a live display of its cases on its YouTube channel.The High Court, already having made history as the first court to livestream proceedings from the Chief Justice's Court on YouTube, creates another milestone with its latest initiative.The YouTube display is expected to help overcome server issues/ malfunctioning of the regular display board at the Court, a Press Release issued by the Gujarat High Court states."This new Display Board, being on public live streaming platform, is expected to ensure optimum uptime and would serve the purpose even when the website is inaccessible for any reasons", reads the statement.Read the Court's Press Statement here:AttachmentPDFPress Note - New Display Board of Gujarat High Court Live on Youtube.pdfPreview
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