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The Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI) has urged companies to take urgent steps like temporarily switching to SD (standard definition) from HD (hi definition) streaming, removing high bandwidth-consuming advertisements and pop-ups, and replacing them with public announcements on awareness regarding the virus

Telecom body tells Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hotstar to ease pressure on network

COAI has also written to YouTube, Zee5, Alt Balaji, Voot, Sony Liv, Viuclip, Hoichoi, Netflix, SunNXT and Voot seeking their cooperation

22 Mar 2020 6:04 PM

Pop-up messages directing users to credible coronavirus COVID-19 resources are displayed when one opens YouTube.

After Facebook, now YouTube takes measures to promote authoritative coronavirus content

The move is the latest by technology platforms to curb rumours and hoaxes about the pandemic

20 Mar 2020 9:05 PM

Netflix and YouTube lower video quality to ease pressure on internet

Netflix will begin reducing bit rates across all our streams in Europe for 30 days

20 Mar 2020 4:50 PM

RiderGirl Vishakha: 'It's exciting to see how a man’s ego is hurt when I overtake him on the road.'

YouTube motorbike sensation talks about her 4600 km bike ride along the Narmada for water awareness

18 Mar 2020 10:59 AM

Indian users will of course have to go through a VPN to log on to YouTube TV to watch US TV shows

Now you can ‘mark as watched’ shows on YouTube TV

The YouTube algorithm will now stop annoying you with suggestions for episodes you’ve already watched

15 Mar 2020 8:12 PM

Individual users on social media, rather than rogue state players, are the ones driving the spread of misinformation. (Photo | howtostartablogonline.net)

Beware of fake news, you can't self-test for coronavirus

Social media is filling up with fake news on COVID-19 despite steps taken by Facebook, Google, and Twitter to curb misleading information

13 Mar 2020 7:20 PM

YouTube will also tell you if the browser you are using is too old to support the modern interface.

YouTube is ditching classic web interface

Given the legacy versions are now missing the new features and tweaks, YouTube has decided to let go of the older web interface

07 Feb 2020 8:02 AM

Modi bhakt YouTuber Gunja Kapoor caught in burqa at Shaheen Bagh

The disguise was meant to make herself more acceptable to the protesters, she says

05 Feb 2020 8:59 PM

Pichai had sought to counter slowing revenue growth in the company’s main advertising business by pointing to the Silicon Valley firm’s younger units.

Alphabet shares fall as Google misses on sales

Alphabet has blamed currency exchange rates and its constant tweaking of features, saying that it is not focused on quarterly marks.

04 Feb 2020 12:02 PM

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Travel safe, not sorry

Unfortunately, another traveller, Tanmay Sharma, was not as lucky as Rittam’s solo-traveller friend.

26 Jan 2020 1:05 AM

These topics are optional and are currently rolling out on the YouTube app for iOS.

YouTube adds new 'Topics' search tool for subscriptions feed on iOS

The new feature will be rolled out to Android in the future.

16 Jan 2020 8:01 AM

This basically means YouTube will no longer serve personalised ads on kids' content or support features such as comments, live chat, notification bell, stories, save to playlist, and others.

YouTube doubles-down on privacy; new changes kids

YouTube restricts data collection from kids' content.

08 Jan 2020 9:16 AM

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‘High’ Notes

If one goes by the latest trends, it is indeed easy to ‘get a kick’ if one gets hooked on to binaural beats aka “digital drugs”.

24 Dec 2019 12:55 AM

To make your music consumption pattern more personalised, YouTube Music has introduced a shelf of three new mixes

YouTube rolls out new personalised playlists

The platform will make use of your listening history to curate playlists to specific tastes.

19 Dec 2019 2:20 PM

Kaji, whose real name is Ryan Guan, was already the video platform's highest earner in 2018, with USD 22 million, according to Forbes. (Photo: Twitter)

This 8-yr-old is highest paid YouTuber, earns USD 26 million in year

His channel "Ryan's World," launched in 2015 by Ryan's parents, is only three years old but already has 22.9 million subscribers.

19 Dec 2019 10:45 AM

In 2016, there was just one woman creator with over a million subscriber base, that figure is now at 120 women creators with over a million followers.

YouTube Rewind: This is what Indians watched the most in 2019

The top trending video in India was Khandeshi Movies- Chotu Ke Golgappe.

07 Dec 2019 8:00 AM

As YouTube's algorithm helps direct people to newer content, it often ends up in a controversy for leading people towards objectionable content.

YouTube CEO defends content recommendation mechanism

She said that YouTube is an open platform & if held liable for every content, users would get a smaller set of information to discover from.

03 Dec 2019 11:19 AM

Prepaid plans launched for YouTube Premium, Music Premium users in India

The users will also be able to purchase additional top-ups for their membership.

19 Nov 2019 7:53 AM

The wave of Minimalism hasn’t missed India — in fact, in a culture that is often associated with elaborate extravaganza, the minimalist lifestyle has found takers who have managed to adopt it while also retaining the essence of the Indian life.

Less is more

Use only what is necessary and discard the rest — Minimalism is a trend that is washing over the masses both online and offline.

17 Nov 2019 12:50 AM

Ameya Nagarajan and Pallavi Nath (Pic credit: Suraaj Ajithakumar)

Sharing the big fat truth

When everyone is joining the YouTube bandwagon to get their voices heard, the duo has taken a more nuanced approach.

17 Nov 2019 12:46 AM

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