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RMG industry welcomes YouTube’s crackdown on illegal gambling content

This update builds on YouTube’s existing policy prohibiting links to external sites that violate its rules, including unapproved gambling websites.

YouTube announced that from March 19, it will no longer permit content that directs users to “unapproved” gambling websites through links, images, text, logos, or verbal references.

Russia fines Google for YouTube video on surrendering soldiers

In December, President Vladimir Putin accused Google of being a tool used by the U.S. government to push its own political agenda.

For years, Russia has been pressuring foreign tech platforms to remove content it considers illegal.

Zepto outshines Blinkit in YouTube campaign reach, achieves 2.9x more impressions

Comscore study revealed that Zepto and Blinkit were India's fastest-growing retail entities in 2024

Zepto outperformed Blinkit on all key metrics, cementing its position as the leader in the quick commerce category.

‘Meta, YouTube and TikTok engaged in vast surveillance’, says FTC

The report states that the sites, which mostly offer free services, profited from the data by using it for advertising that targets specific users based on demographics.

Miscreants hack Supreme Court’s official YouTube channel

The program will roll-out starting with Flipkart and Myntra.

This hacking incident comes at a time when senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing West Bengal government requested to halt live proceedings of the RG Kar medical college rape and murder case.

EXCLUSIVE: YouTube under MIB’s scrutiny for violating content policy

Over the past ten years, the Indian government has requested Google to remove approximately 115,500 pieces of content from its platforms, including YouTube, web browser, etc.

From January to June 2023, Google received 2191 content removal requests from the government and 1677 content removal requests were received between July and December 2023.

Google leadership discusses setting up YouTube Academy in Andhra Pradesh

In India, the referee owns the game and the ad market runs through a single gatekeeper - Google.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has also revealed plans for a comprehensive partnership with Google under the ‘AI for Andhra Pradesh, Powered by Google’ initiative.

YouTube keeps a close watch on Broadcasting Bill, ‘analysing it’, says Neal Mohan, CEO

India being one of the largest market for YouTube, has 11,000 Indian channels with over a million subscribers.

In its latest report, YouTube stated that it had taken down over 9 million videos in the December 2023 quarter, of which over 8 million were in violation.

YouTube steps up crackdown on ad blockers for mobile devices

CEO Neal Mohan confirmed that the service is now the most frequently used destination for listening to podcasts, marking a significant shift in the evolution of the medium.

In a recent community post, YouTube announces enhanced enforcement against third-party ad-blocking apps violating its terms of service.

EXCLUSIVE: What moves India has the potential to shape the world, says YouTube’s Ajay Vidyasagar

According to Vidyasagar, India continues to play a crucial role in shaping how storytelling, technology, and commerce converge on YouTube.

Ajay Vidyasagar, Regional Director, APAC, YouTube Partnerships, on Shorts’ story in India and more.