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Gmail has more than one billion users

Google's YouTube, Gmail recover after global outage

World • 14 Dec 20

The song was first uploaded to YouTube four years ago

Baby Shark snaps up seven billion views on YouTube

News Lens • 02 Nov 20

YouTuber Fitzsimons twins share €7.4m over five years

Business • 20 Oct 20

The study said while good quality accurate information put out by government bodies is widely available on YouTube, it is often hard to understand and lacks popular appeal

25% of Covid-19 videos on YouTube 'have false details'

Coronavirus • 14 May 20

Streaming platforms have been urged to cooperate with telecom providers and temporarily downgrade the quality of video streaming by offering standard definition rather than high definition

EU wants streaming platforms to ease internet gridlock

Business • 19 Mar 20

The policy also bans content which aims to mislead people about voting or the census processes

YouTube to remove doctored videos relating to elections

News Lens • 03 Feb 20

US law requires child-directed websites to obtain parental consent before collecting personal information from under 13s

Google fined $170m for sharing children's YouTube data

Business • 04 Sep 19

Social media companies have faced criticism about the spread of misinformation on their sites

YouTube disables 200 videos over Hong Kong demos

World • 23 Aug 19

The meeting will be co-chaired by French President Emmanuel Macron and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

Paris summit aims to banish extremism on social media

World • 24 Apr 19

Tullamore Circuit Court heard Joe Joyce posted a video challenging another person to a fight

Bareknuckle fighter ordered not to post YouTube videos

News • 28 Feb 19

YouTuber Jake Paul is among a number of influencers under fire for promoting the mystery box website to his followers

Bills set to tackle online gambling targeting children

Ireland • 11 Jan 19

Internet platforms will also be required to take proactive measures, such as developing new tools to weed out abuse

EU pushes internet firms to remove extremist content

technology • 12 Sep 18

Instagram, which was founded in 2010 as a photo-sharing app, has surpassed 1 billion users

Instagram expands into long videos

Business • 21 Jun 18

A Google spokesman said 'protecting kids and families has always been a top priority for us'

YouTube accused of collecting information on minors

News Lens • 09 Apr 18

US media have named the shooting suspect as Nasim Aghdam

Woman accused YouTube of discrimination before shooting

US • 04 Apr 18

Police in San Bruno warned people in to stay away from the address where YouTube is based

Three injured in shooting at YouTube offices

World • 04 Apr 18

Google's adjusted quarterly profit of $6.8 billion, or $9.70 per share, missed estimates of $7 billion

Alphabet's Q4 earnings miss profit estimates

Business • 02 Feb 18

YouTube said 2017 was a difficult year as a result of the controversy around how it handles advertising

YouTube tightens ad rules in a bid to address concerns

Technology • 17 Jan 18

Facebook is initially paying content creators for shows to drive interest on its Watch service

Facebook Watch steps up competition with YouTube

Business • 31 Aug 17

The couple were filming a video for YouTube

Man shot dead after YouTube stunt goes wrong

Technology • 29 Jun 17

YouTube has had a torrid week

Will Goodbody: YouTube ads mess is of its own making

Analysis and Comment • 04 Jul 17

Some analysts also believe that departing advertisers, eager to reach YouTube's millennial audience, will quickly return

YouTube ad controversy could threaten site's strategy

Business • 24 Mar 17

Verizon and AT&T joined a list of well-known British brands such as retailer Marks and Spencer Group Plc deserting Alphabet's Google

US brands pull ads from Google over offensive videos

Business • 23 Mar 17

Britain is the largest market for Alphabet's Google outside the US, generating $7.8 billion mainly from advertising last year

Google to revamp policies, hire staff after ad scandal

Business • 21 Mar 17

YouTube TV will cost about €33 a month when it launches in the US

YouTube to launch TV streaming service in US

Technology • 28 Feb 17

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