In a document given to the House Judiciary Committee, tech giant Google admitted that it previously banned accounts that questioned official narratives during the COVID-19 pandemic at the behest of the Biden administration.
Read More Google offers to reinstate YouTube accounts previously banned for COVID-19 speech ‘violations’
Jimmy Kimmel’s first monologue since returning to U.S. late-night television has been seen more than 14 million times on YouTube and Instagram.
Read More Jimmy Kimmel’s return monologue racks up 17 million views on social media
On its 20th birthday, YouTube is unrecognizable as the scrappy video site that began as the domain of young amateur users publishing unpolished, low-budget clips.
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Spotify will start rolling out a messaging feature to both free and premium subscription tiers as the music streaming giant seeks to attract more users and fend off competition.
Read More Spotify announces messaging feature for free, premium users
Google will pay $30 million to settle a lawsuit claiming it violated for collecting children’s personal information without parental consent, and using it to send targeted ads.
Read More Google settles YouTube children’s privacy lawsuit
YouTube was also last month added to an Australian ban admitting users aged under 16, reversing an earlier decision to exempt the video-sharing site.
Read More Google agrees $36 million fine for anti-competitive deals with Australia telcos