Tag: Youtube

YouTube labels state-funded news channels as rules tighten

SAN FRANCISCO: YouTube on Friday began labelling news broadcasts that get government money as it vowed to be stricter about content at the globally...

YouTube toughens rules about video ads

SAN FRANCISCO: YouTube on Tuesday announced ramped-up rules regarding when it will run ads with videos as it scrambled to quell concerns by brands...

YouTube prankster thankful after rescue from microwave stunt

British YouTuber Jay Swingler recently made headlines after a prank, in which he tried cementing his head in a microwave oven, went south. He...

Google pulls YouTube from Amazon devices, escalating spat

A rare public spat in the technology industry escalated on Tuesday when Google said it would block its video streaming application YouTube from two...

Latest WhatsApp update integrates YouTube

CALIFORNIA: WhatsApp's newest update lets you play YouTube videos on the app. WhatsApp latest update for iOS users will bring two important and much-needed features; a...

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube blacked out in several cities as protests rage

Social media websites Facebook and Twitter and video-sharing sites YouTube and Dailymotion will remain blocked until the law and order situation is improved in...

‘Afreen Afreen’ becomes the second Coke Studio song to join the...

Following Tajdar-e-Haram, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Momina Mustehsan’s beautiful rendition of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s qawali Afreen Afreen becomes the second Pakistani song...

Amid escalating dispute, Google blocks YouTube on Amazon’s ‘Echo Show’

Owners of Amazon’s Echo Show device found themselves cut off from their favourite YouTube videos Tuesday, with the device instead telling them that Google was “currently not supporting” the...

Syrian war archives at risk as YouTube bans graphic content

Activists say crucial evidence of human rights violations risks being lost as well as an outlet to the world that is crucial for them.

Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft and YouTube team up to curb ‘terrorist content’

Major US tech firms announced Monday they would work together to curb the spread of online “terrorist content,” responding to pressure from governments around...

YouTube to officially launch in Pakistan

Tech Giant Google has announced to officially launch YouTube in Pakistan during an event in Karachi. Initial details suggest the event, aiming to bring together the...

Malala meets Youtube star Superwoman

Youtube star Lilly Singh, also known as Superwoman, launched a campaign called #GirlLove in December. The project aimed to encourage women to support and...

Skype now allows users to directly call mobile phones or landline

Courtesy Hindustan Times Now you can call mobile phones and landlines directly from Skype for Web using Skype credits or subscriptions, Microsoft officially confirmed in...

Petition to unban YouTube filed in Supreme Court

  Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Saturday filed apetition in Supreme Court to unban. According to details, PTA has filed a petition requesting formal removal of...

SC wants obscene, immoral programs on YouTube, TV blocked

Tells PEMRA, PTA to submit practical proposals for blocking obscene content within 15 days The Supreme Court (SC) has sought practicable proposals from senior lawyers,...

SC moved against ban on YouTube

A petition challenging long-standing ban on YouTube was Thursday filed in the Lahore Registry of the Supreme Court Barrister Zafarullah has moved the petition...

Draft bill facilitating ‘localisation’ of YouTube content underway

IT minister says govt will contact Google to give country rights to locally manage website in order to filter blasphemous content. Minister of State for...