Tag: YouTube
YouTube settles social media addiction lawsuit with Florida teenager
Google’s YouTube has settled a high-profile social media addiction lawsuit brought by a 15-year-old Florida teenager, marking the latest legal setback for tech giants accused of fuelling a youth mental […]
Passivity, AI companionship and side hustles: the new digital reality for UK adults
UK adults are increasingly turning away from permanent social media posting and embracing AI for companionship, according to the latest research from Ofcom. The regulator’s 2026 Adults’ Media Use and […]
Google experiments with putting YouTube Music lyrics behind paywall
YouTube Music is testing a new paywall that restricts how many times free users can view song lyrics. The move, which began as a limited trial in late 2025, has […]
Grok still allowing deepfakes of women in bikinis, Starlink now cheaper than BT broadband
X has continued to allow users to post highly sexualised videos of women in bikinis generated by its AI tool Grok, despite the company’s claim to have cracked down on […]
Reddit added to social media ban for Under-16s in Australia
Australia has expanded its world-first social media ban for children under 16 to include popular forum site Reddit and live-streaming platform Kick, bringing the total number of restricted platforms to […]
YouTubers contributed £2.2bn to the UK economy last year,
YouTube content creators contributed £2.2bn to the UK economy in 2024 and supported 45,000 jobs, according to an impact report carried out by Oxford Economics. It comes as an all-party […]
OpenAI launches freely available AI models, Unitree unveils new Quadruped Robot
OpenAI is taking on Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta and Chinese rival DeepSeek by launching its own freely available artificial intelligence models. The ChatGPT developer has announced two “open weight” large language […]
YouTube’s dominance grows as broadcast TV declines across all age groups
Ofcom’s latest annual report on the nation’s media habits reveals a significant shift in viewing trends, with YouTube emerging as a primary destination for audiences of all ages. Young viewers, […]
Which? investigation reveals how smartphone apps ask for shocking levels of data
A new investigation by Which? reveals the alarming extent to which popular smartphone applications are collecting user data, often requesting access to sensitive information such as location, microphone and device […]
Public service content should be findable on YouTube, Ofcom insists
Ofcom, the UK’s communications regulator, is calling for urgent action to ensure public service media (PSM) content remains easily discoverable on major online platforms like YouTube. In a stark warning, […]
