The Ministry of Communications of Iraq announced this Monday that it has submitted a request to the Council of Ministers to block the application TikTok by “contribute greatly to disintegrating the Iraqi social fabric”The head of the department, Hiyam al Yasiri, said at a press conference. “The Ministry of Communications submitted a request to the […]
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The world’s largest virtual food brand expands to Mexico
Global food chain MrBeast Burger, considered the world’s largest virtual brand, expands to Mexicowhere in its first month of operation it plans to sell more than 300,000 hamburgers. This is the first step of the chain of American origin in Latin America and it will take place hand in hand with the emerging company or […]
Spotify loses 225 million euros in the first quarter of 2023 despite record users
Swedish music platform Spotify presented this Tuesday, April 25 net losses of 225 million euros in the first quarter of the year, despite breaking its record of users and subscribers. Spotify, which in the same period last year had earned 131 million thanks to additional financial income, posted an operating loss of 156 million euros […]
Donald Trump publishes first message on Facebook and YouTube since suspension in 2021
donald trump posted messages on their accounts Facebook and Youtubefor the first time more than two years after they were suspended as a result of the assault on the Capitol by supporters of the former US president. “I’M BACK!”wrote Trump, who is running for the 2024 Republican nomination, along with a 12-second video of his […]
US adults will spend more time watching online video than TV by 2023
For the first time, in 2023 adults Americans will spend more time watching video on the internet than on what is known as traditional television, thanks in part to platforms like Youtube, Netflix and TikTokaccording to a study published this Wednesday by Insider Intelligence. “People are spending more and more time watching video on their […]
YouTube blocks official Russian media channels around the world
Updated on 03/11/2022 03:35 pm The online video platform YouTube (owned by Google) blocked this Friday the channels of Russian official media that receive funds from the Government, considering that they violate their use policies in relation to not minimizing violent events such as the war in Ukraine. In a statement, YouTube spokesman Farshad Shadloo […]
EU asks Google and YouTube to suspend RT and Sputnik for being part of the Russian war machine
Updated on 02/28/2022 03:22 pm The European Commission (EC) was able to Google and YouTube (dependent on the first) to suspend the accounts of Russia Today, Sputnik and other media related to the Kremlin to comply with the sanctions that the European Union (EU) has approved before the invasion of Ukraine, among them the veto […]
Google suspends monetization of Russian state media on its platforms
The latest of the tech giants to join the sanctions against state digital media outlets in Russia Google has been when announcing this Sunday, February 27, that it will prevent them from monetizing content in their platforms like the web in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “In response to the war in Ukraine, […]
World fact-checkers urge YouTube to fight misinformation
Updated on 01/12/2022 09:45 am More than 80 fact-checking organizations around the world sent an open letter to YouTube calling for more effective measures to combat misinformation. “Every day we see that YouTube it is one of the main vectors of online disinformation in the world”Denounce these media and NGOs based in some 40 countries, […]