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Independent media frequently confront autocratic governments in nations such as Georgia.

YouTube is revising its policies to more clearly indicate when a video that appears realistic was created using artificial intelligence.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a "Be on the Lookout" alert to law enforcement agencies across the country, focusing on a comedian whose satire of US immigration enforcement became widely popular.

The difficulties of performing open-source research in China are well-known. Regularly considered one of the most digitally oppressive countries globally, China restricts access to some of the world’s largest social media platforms, including Facebook, Google, and YouTube.

American livestreamer Johnny Somali, who sparked outrage in South Korea by kissing a statue representing World War Two sex slaves, has been sentenced to six months in jail.

Google’s UK boss has cautioned that prohibiting social media for under-16s is not the "right approach" and might push children towards "more dangerous and unsupervised corners of the internet."

A California state jury determined that Meta and YouTube were liable in a significant social media case on Wednesday, granting $3 million in compensatory damages to a plaintiff who initiated the case, with the Instagram creator’s liability set at 70% and the Google company’s at 30%.

Matt Brittin, the former top executive at Google in Europe, has been appointed as the BBC’s next director general.

Cold-blooded, brutal, and bizarre - if the scheme Stephen McCullagh put into action to murder his pregnant partner were the storyline of one of his video games, it might have been rejected as too implausible.

Creators of viral content are promoting unlicensed gambling websites to their vast online followings throughout Europe and may be earning substantial profits from doing so, it can be revealed.

Mark Zuckerberg is set to testify in a groundbreaking social media trial that examines whether Meta’s platforms intentionally create addiction and harm among children.

Stephen Colbert criticized Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr after he pressured CBS into canceling the broadcast of an interview with Texas State Rep. James Talarico, who is running for the U.S. Senate.

Russia’s media censorship and communications watchdog, Roskomnadzor, plans to start slowing down the Telegram messaging app in Russia as early as Feb. 10, as reported by the business publication RBC, which cites one source in the IT industry and two sources from agencies overseeing the sector.

Following the release of additional files related to the case of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in late January 2026, a video reappeared online allegedly showing actor Kevin Spacey telling broadcaster Piers Morgan that "young girls" were on a flight he took with Clinton Foundation members on a plane belonging to the late financier.

The day following Christmas, far-right YouTuber Nick Shirley uploaded a video in which he claimed to have uncovered fraud at Somali-owned day care centers in Minnesota.

A man from Pennsylvania who uploaded a video on YouTube featuring his father's decapitated head was found guilty of murder on Friday and received a life sentence without the possibility of parole

Justin D. Mohn, 33, took the stand in a suburban Philadelphia courtroom on the third day of his trial on murder and other charges stemming from the Jan. 30, 2024, homicide of his father, Michael F. Mohn.

In-N-Out is suing a YouTube prankster who posed as an employee, making "inappropriate" and "racially insensitive" comments to unsuspecting customers

A veteran commercial airline pilot said he may have found a "total game-changer" in what led to the doomed Air India Boeing 787 to crash after analyzing new video.

The Mexican government is taking legal action against popular YouTuber MrBeast, accusing him of breaching the conditions of the archaeological permit granted for special access to the Mayan pyramids. They claim the permit didn't authorize him to profit from the "heritage that belongs to all Mexicans."

A notorious pimp who claimed responsibility for recruiting Ashley Dupré, the escort involved in a scandal with former Governor Eliot Spitzer that ended the "Luv Guv's" career, is alleging in a lawsuit that a YouTuber has damaged his reputation

Two sisters purchased a house together at an auction and saved more than $10,000 on renovations by doing the work themselves with the help of ChatGPT

YouTube’s top toddler whisperer, Ms. Rachel, should be investigated over whether she’s being paid to spread Hamas-aligned propaganda for her posts about the deaths of kids in Gaza, a major antisemitism group tells Attorney General Pam Bondi.

The American tourist was trying to reach out to a secluded tribe that is known for attacking outsiders